Schenectady County Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners

April 01, 2024

Prescribed Fire

We will be conducting a prescribed fire on Friday, May 3, 2024. We will start at 9am and will be finished by dark. We will be located near the intersection of Willow Street and Tera Ct in the Town of Guilderland. Trailhead #8 will be closed until 5/4/2024.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Fire Manager, Tyler Briggs at tbriggs@albanypinebush.org. 

March 01, 2024

Invasive Tree Removal: Preserve Area Closure

Starting in early March 2024, 18 acres of invasive and non-native black locust trees will be removed from a site located west of New Karner Road and just south of Pinehurst Blvd. The tree removal is the first step in restoring this site back to the pine barrens it once was.  After tree removal the site will be planted with native pine barrens plants. During this time this area is temporarily CLOSED to all public use.

Please view the interactive trail map to see the tree removal locations. 

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 
 

February 07, 2024

Prescribed Fire Notifications

We cannot provide a specific schedule for prescribed fires in a given area due to the unpredictability of weather and fuel conditions. If you would like to be notified the morning of a prescribed fire, please subscribe below.
 

November 30, 2022

Preserve Management: Pine Barrens Restoration

The Kings Highway Barrens, at trailhead #9, is temporarily CLOSED while habitat restoration work is being completed.  This site was cleared of invasive black locust trees in early 2024.  Next the site will be stumped, graded and then planted with native pine barrens plants.  This is the first phase of restoring these 38 acres back to a pine barrens.  Please view the interactive trail map to see the tree removal locations as well as other preserve areas you can visit during this time. 

Click here if you need a mobile friendly version of our trailmap.

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.

April 03, 2019

Tick Awareness

Please be aware that ticks, including deer ticks (also known as black-legged ticks), are present in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve as well as other natural areas in our region.