Shopping

Get lupine and spring inspired items at the Discovery Center Gift Shop. There are special sales for the month of May. All purchases support the work of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.

Gift Shop

The Gift Shop offers a wide variety of guides and books about the wildlife, plants and history of Albany Pine Bush for adults and children.

Friends of the Pine Bush Community

The Friends will be offering prints from the artist Wayne Trimm at Night with the Arts on May 16, 5:30-7:30pm. Tickets are $25 per person and includes one print.

Kona Ice

FEATURED AT NATURE NIGHT OUT ON MAY 29: We are dedicated to providing a unique experience, spreading fun, and creating smiles while giving back to our local communities.

Native Plant Sale

Saturday, May 30, 2026 10am-12pm at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205

Naturelogues

FEATURED AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER GIFT SHOP: Naturelogues offer photo prints, note cards, photo workshops, and natural history slide presentations. Our work represents a wide variety of plants, animals and landscapes from the Albany Pine Bush and all over North America.

Thistledown Studio

FEATURED AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER GIFT SHOP: First comes a splashy, colorful background. This sets the composition and color palette. “Natural history” and “fine art”, come together. Aspects become representational. My art is purchased by entomologists -- it must be scientifically accurate.

Photo Station

photo booth
Try our new selfie station on the Karner Barrens blue trail.