Nature Galleries

Foliage :

Foliage

Updated: Dec 03, 2009 1:03pm PST

Autumn in North Bethlehem Park : Late September in North Bethlehem Park, outside of Albany, New York.

Autumn in North Bethlehem Park

Late September in North Bethlehem Park, outside of Albany, New York.

Updated: Oct 02, 2009 11:57am PST

Plant macros :

Plant macros

Updated: Sep 05, 2009 3:58am PST

black and white: nature : Black and white nature photography. Several of these images can be found in color in other galleries.

black and white: nature

Black and white nature photography. Several of these images can be found in color in other galleries.

Updated: Sep 04, 2009 2:25pm PST

Albany Pine Bush : Photos from a visit to the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, a rare inland pine barrens in upstate New York. The Pine Bush is a sandy, hilly area with various pine and scrub habitats, and is home to a number of endangered or rare species of plants and animals. The area is especially interesting for being a fire-maintained ecology, and regular controlled burns are performed to safely replace the natural forest fires that the native plants depend on for clearing out fast-growing competitors and enriching the soil with mineral-rich ash. The Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission's primary goal is protecting the Pine Bush from development, which has already destroyed much of the habitat and fragmented the rest.

Albany Pine Bush

Photos from a visit to the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, a rare inland pine barrens in upstate New York. The Pine Bush is a sandy, hilly area with various pine and scrub habitats, and is home to a number of endangered or rare species of plants and animals. The area is especially interesting for being a fire-maintained ecology, and regular ...

Updated: Jul 21, 2009 9:57am PST