A look at tree clearing in the Albany Pine Bush. A lot of the large recent cuts are actually part of restoration efforts for the Pine Bush, although some is development. An interesting exploration from the National Land Cover Dataset.

A look at the routing of Karner Road through two aerial photos.

LEFT - New Karner Road 2021 

RIGHT - Karner Road, 1952

One of the great things about the Albany Pine Bush is it's kind of a wilderness in a great urban area. This aerial of the northwest branch of Rensselaer Lake captures a mix of restoration efforts, timbering and wildlife only 5 miles from the Capitol of New York State.