At this level you will receive:
- Monthly Friends of the Pine Bush Community Newsletter
- 10% off in the Discovery Center Gift Shop
- Pine Bush bumper sticker
- and a Pine Bush pint glass or mug.
Because of the benefits that you will receive, this fee is not tax deductible.
JOIN AT THIS LEVEL
- Be a part of a local scientific community through our monthly Lecture Series and Citizen Science opportunities.
- Join us for social events like the Pine Bush Perspectives Photo Exhibit Opening, Smokey Bear Day, Lupine Festival and our annual meeting.
- Take part in fascinating programs designed to inform and delight yearround.
Volunteer with us! No experience required!
- Friends are needed to assist with information tables throughout the Capital District.
- Assist with a variety of special events.
- Help our Friends with conservation projects including trail maintenance, Earth Day and National Trails Day.
- You could even help us write a grant proposal to fund a unique project.
- Protect property through a partnership with Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy. The Land Protection Fund makes this possible.
- Help children from schools and community organizations travel to educational programs at the Discovery Center through the Ticket to Ride bus transportation project.
- Make funding possible for specialized projects in the preserve that include acquiring bird banding equipment, and sponsoring internships and training.
Rather mail a form and check in? Download a printable form. Thank you!
For more information contact us!
518.690.2764
The Friends of the Pine Bush Community, Inc., works cooperatively with the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission to support activities that further conservation & educational purposes in and for the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. A copy of the latest annual report of The Friends may be obtained, upon request, by contacting The Friends at 195 New Karner Rd., Albany, NY 12205, or from the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10271. The Friends of the Pine Bush Community, Inc., is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN #51-0560246.
A Karner blue butterfly perches on a hikers' fingertip. This endangered species is small in size but large in reputation!
The pitch pine is the flagship tree of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.
This tiny brown butterfly depends on wild blue lupine as its food source here in the Albany Pine Bush.
Wild blue lupine is a beautiful spring wildflower and host plant for rare butterflies including the Karner blue butterfly.
Don’t Forget to Check!
Ticks are found throughout the Capital Region, including in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Some ticks carry disease and can infect both people and their pets. Always remember to check for ticks after spending time outdoors.
This compact shrub supports a diversity of butterflies and moths.
Look for this tall prairie grass in late summer; the arrangement of its seeds resembles a turkey's foot!
One of two species of "scrub oak" in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.
One of two species of "scrub oak" in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.
The adaptability of the eastern coyote enables it to survive in a variety of habitats including inland pine barrens.
Watch for this bold and beautiful moth on sunny days in late September!
Eastern Towhees are a common summer resident of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.
A beautiful snake, reknown for its acting abilities!
These tiny migratory songbirds travel long distances to raise their young in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.