Click on each section below to learn about this research project.
Introduction to the researcher - Neil
Introduction to the researcher - Neil
Neil Gifford, Conservation Director
Hi! I'm Neil.
As the Conservation Director, I'm the Commission’s lead scientist, providing oversight for all management and research activities, within the preserve. I’ve authored several scientific publications on various aspects of pine barrens conservation, and I am a licensed USGS master bird bander.
The videos in each section below are about our bird research. At the end you will see a poster with all of this information. We use the poster as a succinct, visual way to represent the work.
The Albany Pine Bush Preserve - Bird Research
The Albany Pine Bush Preserve - Bird Research
Point Counts - Bird Research
Point Counts - Bird Research
Bird Banding - Bird Research
Bird Banding - Bird Research
Prairie Warblers - Bird Research
Prairie Warblers - Bird Research
Nighthawks - Bird Research
Nighthawks - Bird Research
Poster Presentation - An Overview of Bird Research
Poster Presentation - An Overview of Bird Research
This poster is the tool scientists use to present their work about the project.
The Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center will be closed to the public on the following dates:
Thursday November 28, 2024- All day
Tuesday December 10, 2024- 11:30-4
Tuesday December 24, 2024- All day
Wednesday December 25, 2024- All day
Wednesday January 1, 2025- All day
Preserve trails will remain open on these dates.
October 16, 2023
Preserve Management: Mowing Treatments
Pine Barrens restoration mowing will be starting in the preserve on Monday, November 4. Various trails will be temporarily closed with signage for several days at a time. For your own safety please do not enter these areas while this work is taking place. Consider visiting a part of the preserve that you have maybe never visited before until the mowing is completed. Thank you.
If you have any questions or concerns about this management work, please contact Stewardship Director, Joel Hecht at 518-456-0655 or jhecht@albanypinebush.org
November 30, 2022
Preserve Management: Pine Barrens Restoration
Pine Barrens Habitat restoration is scheduled to begin the week of October 28 on 45 acres in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. This forested site, at the intersection of Kings Road and Morris Road, will be thinned in late 2024 and then stumped and planted in early 2025. The objective is to restore this site to the pine barrens it once was.
During this time this site is CLOSED to all public use. For your own safety please visit some of the many other parts of the preserve while this work is underway.
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Please contact Stewardship Director, Joel Hecht with any questions or concerns. 518-456-0655 or jhecht@albanypinebush.org
October 12, 2020
Hunting, Fishing & Trapping
Hunting, fishing and trapping are recreational activities that are carefully regulated in the preserve and across NYS.
