The Woodlawn Preserve is a patch of the
Albany Pine Bush
The Albany Pine Bush, referred to locally as the Pine Bush, is one of the largest of the 20 inland pine barrens in the world. It is centrally located in New York's Capital District within Albany and Schenectady counties, between the cities of A ...
in the
Woodlawn neighborhood of the
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of
Schenectady
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,
New York.
It is the only remaining example of this rare ecosystem in that area, a combination of swamp, wetlands, water bodies, and dune vegetation,
[ and one of the most biologically diverse parcels in Schenectady County .
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Description
The low-lying areas of the preserve are wetlands while the higher portions are pitch pine-scrub oak barrens with some of the largest sand dunes found in the Albany Pine Bush.town
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Origin and use
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of Niskayuna
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are part of the Woodlawn Pine Barrens-Wetlands Complex, which is recognized by the state
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of New York's Open Space Conservation Plan as a priority conservation project.
History
The preserve was created by the city in 1969 as of forever wild land, and is home to the headwaters of the Lisha Kill
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and numerous rare plants.housing developments
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. In 1993 were requested, with an extra to be developed as a park.[ In 2003 the Forever Wild status was still intact on the but was again threatened by another offer of $196,000 for 196 plots.][
A Quality Communities Grant was awarded to Schenectady in 2007 to promote the "preservation and beautification" of the Preserve. This coincided with the Preserve being added to the New York Open Space Conservation Plan. In 2008, a five-year plan was developed between the city and the state to organize the improvement of the Preserve.
In 2009, Schenectady County created of protected parkland in Niskayuna within the Woodlawn Pine Barrens-Wetlands Complex, which was then deeded to the town. This was considered an important step in linking the Woodlawn Preserve and the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.]
See also
* List of pine barrens
Other notable pine barrens
*Long Island Central Pine Barrens
The Long Island Central Pine Barrens (also known as the Long Island Pine Barrens) is a large area of publicly protected pine barrens in Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island, covering more than .
The Barrens operates in a similar manner to ...
*Rome Sand Plains
Rome Sand Plains is a pine barrens about west of the city center of Rome in Oneida County in central New York. It consists of a mosaic of sand dunes rising about above low peat bogs that lie between the dunes. The barrens are covered with mix ...
*Pine Barrens (New Jersey)
The New Jersey Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands or simply the Pines, is the largest remaining example of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecosystem, stretching across more than seven counties of New Jersey. Two other large, contiguous ...
References
External links
Friends of Woodlawn Preserve
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Schenectady, New York
Protected areas of Schenectady County, New York
Nature reserves in New York (state)