Pitch Pine Area
Pitch pines above with scrub oaks below. Reminds one a lot of the Albany Pine Bush.
Sunday September 29, 2019 — Louise Kerr Wildlife Management Area — Louise E. Keir Wildlife Management Area 🗺
East
New Cleared View from Blodgett Hill
Over the past year, they have been removing additional white pine trees to improve the Pitch Pine - Scrub Oak habitat on Blodgett Hill.
Saturday April 15, 2023 — Louise Kerr Wildlife Management Area — Louise E. Keir Wildlife Management Area 🗺
Evening Walk on Blodgett Hill
The “Other” Albany Pine Barriens
In recent years, through mechanical removal and burning, they have started to restore the Pitch Pine - Scrub Oak ecosystem on the top of Blodgett Hill in Coeymans. The results have been somewhat mixed but are quite stunning. It is thought as the climate warms, these higher elevations may become refuges for species no longer able to survive in the warmer Albany Pine Bush.
Monday April 18, 2022 — Louise Kerr Wildlife Management Area — Louise E. Keir Wildlife Management Area 🗺
