“Pyramid Management strongly disagrees with the decision,” Pyramid told The Enterprise in a statement. “We are very confident that we will have success in our appeal. We intend to take all appropriate actions to complete and finalize the governmental approval process for each project.​”

Lynne Jackson, Daniel W. Van Riper, Save the Pine Bush

Pine Bush trails remain open although the Pine Bush Preserve offices and Discovery Center are closed due to concerns about the coronavirus.

All scheduled programs, activities, and meetings have been cancelled but the preserve urges residents to use both its physical and virtual resources.

“Most people think the Pine Bush is done … They think the rest is all developed, that it’s all been lost,” says Christopher Hawver, executive director of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission. On the contrary, he said, There’s another 2,000 acres out there … We still have a lot of work to do.”

The Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission is thinning trees this fall and winter on 91 acres in the Rapp Barrens area of the preserve. This tree thinning at Trailhead 2 is being done now to lessen disruption to wildlife, avoiding the breeding season for species that inhabit the preserve.