Albany Pine Bush Preserve
Upcoming Programs and Events
Check back often! We will be adding more events soon.
Make reservations online or you can call 518.456.0655. If you don't have an account, you will need to create one during the reservation process.
Reservations required. Visit AlbanyPineBush.org/events or call 518-456-0655.
All programs and events are free unless otherwise noted.
Friday, August 15, 2025 | 2:00 pm
It's Turtle Time! Join us for a brief introduction to one of our Discovery Center turtle ambassadors on select Wednesdays and Fridays this summer from 2:00-2:30pm. A maximum of 30 individuals will be allowed in the classroom for each program. Participants will be allowed in on a first come, first served basis. Suitable for all ages.
Monday, August 18, 2025 | 8:30 pm
Join Albany Pine Bush Preserve staff and Dr. Timothy McCabe, New York State Entomologist to spend an evening attracting, observing, and identifying moths in the preserve. Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.
Learn 10...Grasses in the Albany Pine Bush
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | 9:00 am
Join Botanists Steve Young and Laura Lehtonen at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve for a NY Flora Association Learn 10... program on grasses! We will spend time both inside the classroom and outdoors along the trail to learn the tricks of the trade when it comes to correctly identifying grasses. This program is suitable for adults.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | 10:00 am
Join us for an approximately one-mile summer morning walk over rolling sand dunes as we look, listen and draw, with the magnificent Pine Bush as our subject. Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | 2:00 pm
It's Turtle Time! Join us for a brief introduction to one of our Discovery Center turtle ambassadors on select Wednesdays and Fridays this summer from 2:00-2:30pm. A maximum of 30 individuals will be allowed in the classroom for each program. Participants will be allowed in on a first come, first served basis. Suitable for all ages.
Thursday, August 21, 2025 | 4:00 pm
The Albany Pine Bush Preserve presents "Nature Night Out", a series of evening events that invite everyone to drop everything and get into nature. The Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center will extend operations until 7:00pm on each of these days, capitalizing on those longer sunlit hours.
Friday, August 22, 2025 | 11:00 am
Come join Albany Pine Bush Preserve staff to explore the summer wildflowers of the Albany Pine Bush. Suitable for ages 6+
Friday, August 22, 2025 | 2:00 pm
It's Turtle Time! Join us for a brief introduction to one of our Discovery Center turtle ambassadors on select Wednesdays and Fridays this summer from 2:00-2:30pm. A maximum of 30 individuals will be allowed in the classroom for each program. Participants will be allowed in on a first come, first served basis. Suitable for all ages.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 | 6:00 pm
Stop by the Discovery Center to see science in action and help the Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club count Common Nighthawks flying over the preserve along their 6,000+ mile southward migration. Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.
Friday, August 29, 2025 | 11:00 am
Discover the amazing world of antlions, a secretive insect in the Pine Bush. This program is suitable for all ages.
Friday, August 29, 2025 | 2:00 pm
It's Turtle Time! Join us for a brief introduction to one of our Discovery Center turtle ambassadors on select Wednesdays and Fridays this summer from 2:00-2:30pm. A maximum of 30 individuals will be allowed in the classroom for each program. Participants will be allowed in on a first come, first served basis. Suitable for all ages.
Morning Meander: Schenectady Pine Barrens Preserve
Friday, September 5, 2025 | 10:00 am
Start your day outdoors and join us for a hike at the Schenectady Pine Barrens Preserve. Suitable for ages 6+
Saturday, September 13, 2025 | 10:00 am
Volunteer on a conservation project in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve!
Community Science: Buckmoth Survey Volunteer Training
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Join us to learn about the Inland barrens buckmoth, a giant silk moth that feeds exclusively on scrub oaks as a caterpillar, and how you can help survey them.
Science Lecture: Avian response to the restoration and management of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve
Thursday, September 18, 2025 | 7:00 pm
To understand the effects of our habitat management on birds, we have been monitoring bird response to our work at both the community and species level. Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.
Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 6:00 am
SAVE THE DATE Birdwatchers of all skill levels are invited to participate in a team birding competition in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve!
Community Science: Snowpack Monitoring Volunteer Training
Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Volunteers who live within a half mile of the preserve are invited to learn how your efforts monitoring snowpack around the preserve can help us understand wildlife population dynamics.
Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 10:00 am
Volunteer on a conservation project in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve!
Science Lecture: Why did they do that? Restoring Health to our Globally Rare Inland Pine Barrens
Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Applying a dual front approach to management while simultaneously tracking rare wildlife populations has helped us define and monitor ecosystem health. Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.
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