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Globally Rare

Globally Rare
Globally Rare
OPEN DAILY*
Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM

Saturday, Sunday &
Holidays: 10AM-4PM

*Closed New
Year's Day,
Thanksgiving,
Christmas Eve,
Christmas

Directions to APB
Discovery Center

From I-87 take exit 2W (Rt 5 West, Central Avenue). Follow Rt 5 for about 2 miles then turn left onto Rt 155 (New Karner Rd). Continue on Rt 155 for about 1.2 miles. The Discovery Center is located on the left at 195 New Karner Road.

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HAPPY TRAILS!

The preserve contains nearly 20 miles of official marked, multiple-use trails. Most trails are considered easy to moderate and vary from wide open sandy trails to narrow, grassy woodland passages. The topography is generally flat with gradual slopes up and down the natural sand dunes.

In the spring, summer and fall the Pine Bush can be very hot and dry. Remember to bring your drinking water and sunscreen. In the winter trails can get icy. Snowshoes or cramp-ons are a good idea at these times.
 

 

The preserve is open
year round, 24/7

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Become part of a community of friends that protect the unique habitat at the Albany Pine Bush. Friends of the Pine Bush Community help people get out to enjoy nature and seize opportunities to participate in local learning and scientific research.

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WHO'S WHO AT THE APB

I can ID almost every plant growing throughout the preserve!

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Nationally Significant

Nationally Significant

Nationally Significant

What's happening in the Pine Bush?

Did you know?
The Karner blue butterfly was first identified as a species by Russian novelist and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov in 1944. He named it after the hamlet of Karner in the town of Colonie, NY.

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Locally Distinct

Locally Distinct
Locally Distinct

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WHO KNOWS WHAT YOU'LL FIND

Inland Barrens Buckmoth
Inland Barrens Buckmoth
Eastern hognose
Eastern hognose
Prairie warbler
Prairie warbler