Save the Pine Bush Dinner Powerpoint - January 2015

The future of the The future of the Albany Pine BushAlbany Pine Bush

Lands still needing protectionLands still needing protection

Adirondack Northway at Thruway (1969)Adirondack Northway at Thruway (1969)(from Albany Archives on Flickr)(from Albany Archives on Flickr)

There are 3,273 acres of currentlyThere are 3,273 acres of currentlyProtected Albany Pine Bush.Protected Albany Pine Bush.

This is unchanged in over 5 years (!)This is unchanged in over 5 years (!)

Last major additions occurred in Last major additions occurred in 2010 as part of landfill mitigation.2010 as part of landfill mitigation.

Municipality Total

DEC

includes certain landowner agreements

TNC

Nature Conservancy

City

includes city-managed county properties

Guild-erland (T)

includes sub-agencies

State Parks

OPRHP park lands

Colonie (T)

includes sub-agencies

Agree-ment

Crossgates set-aside, rifle club backstop, developer set-asides

Albany 1,212 615 91 453 2 47 0 4

Guilder-land

1,184 511 227 43 237 100 23 41

Colonie 877 310 356 2 0 20 136 55

Total Acres

3,273 1,436 673 498 239 167 159 100

Note:

This is the Pine Bush CommissionsRankings from their 2011 Preserve Vision study. Save the Pine Bush doesnt necessarily agree with all conclusions.

Note:

This is the Pine Bush CommissionsRankings from their 2011 Preserve Vision study. Save the Pine Bush doesnt necessarily agree with all their conclusions.

2012 Trails2012 Trailsadjustedadjusted

2030 (?) - After 2030 (?) - After Landfill closure,Landfill closure,rehabilitationrehabilitation

2013 - 2013 - Slight changesSlight changes

Significant Significant acquisition acquisition neededneeded

Loop existsLoop exists

2014 Trail2014 Trailcompletedcompleted

To be completedTo be completed

Winter 2015 Minor Winter 2015 Minor changes (closed changes (closed for work)for work) 2011 Trails2011 Trails

adjustedadjusted

To be completedTo be completed

Crossing - Missing linkCrossing - Missing link

Northern Trail System:Northern Trail System:Land Acquisition Land Acquisition NeededNeeded

Southern Trail System:Southern Trail System:Largely Done (!)Largely Done (!)

Northern Trail System:Northern Trail System:Land Acquisition Land Acquisition NeededNeeded

Southern Trail System:Southern Trail System:Largely Done (!)Largely Done (!)

New Purple Trail New Purple Trail The Southern ConnectorThe Southern Connector

3.5 mile Hike from 3.5 mile Hike from Madison AvenueMadison AvenueExtension to DiCaprio ParkExtension to DiCaprio Park

(Madison Avenue Barrens(Madison Avenue BarrensClosed until spring)Closed until spring)

Future View of Pine Bush from Trail Over Landfill ?Future View of Pine Bush from Trail Over Landfill ?

Fake Pitch Pine tree added for illustration purposes by Applied Ecological Services and Albany DGS.

NYS Open Space Plan (2014 draft)ALBANY PINE BUSH {46.}

This area of Albany County and a small portion of eastern Schenectady County support a rare and endangered inland pine

barrens ecosystem. Protection guidelines for much of this area are established by the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission in their 2010 management plan, with the overall objective of establishing

an ecologically viable and manageable preserve. The plan included an expanded study area up to the Schenectady County border in response to public feedback. While tremendous success has

been achieved with the protection of over 3,200 acres to date, the commission currently estimates that an additional 2,180 acres must be secured to create a viable preserve of 5,380

acres. The Region 4 Advisory Committee supports the work of the commission toward meeting its goals, and encourages

conservation efforts directed at areas of existing and restorable Pine Bush habitat not included within the area designated.

NYS Open Space Plan (2014 draft)WOODLAWN PINE BARRENS-WETLANDS COMPLEX {59.}

This area of Schenectady County is situated immediately northwest of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve and includes several remnant features of the Pine Bush, including sand plain and dune formations, pitch pine-scrub oak barrens, and historic Karner blue

butterfly habitat which, while currently unoccupied, may be restored as a future reintroduction site. The area also supports several important wetlands forming a unique complex of pine

barrens and wetland habitats. Although this area is outside the protection area designated by the Albany Pine Bush Commission, its attributes have been recognized as complementary to the Pine Bush Preserve and protection worthy. Owners of public lands in

this area are encouraged to cooperate with state and other agencies to protect this habitat. Recent local efforts have included

creation of the 135-acre Woodlawn Preserve by the City of Schenectady and 24 acres of parkland in the Town of Niskayuna.

Potential Funding SourcesPotential Funding Sources P5 Landfill Mitigation

funds (part of the $18 million ?)

Federal funding - Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program

State open space EPF (part of $2 million ?), Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996, etc.

Pittsman-Robertson tax on guns, ammo to purchase public land for hunting purposes

Donations of undevelopable land (tax write-offs, etc.)

Our secret weapon:Our secret weapon:

Un-developable land Un-developable land is an asset that looses valueis an asset that looses value

Taxes: 3% of property value per year

Maintenance (litter removal, prevent timber theft, regulatory compliance): 1-5%

5% a year, over 10 years is a loss of 50% of value

Illegal dumping at 3 AM: asbestos, hazardous solvents, etc. Or kids getting drunk on your land, drive and killing a pedestrian your liability.

If you cant sell or develop land, your only only choice is to sell for choice is to sell for preservation or donate preservation or donate land for a tax-write offland for a tax-write off

Protected wetlands, steep ravines, endangered species, etc.

e.g. 40 Karner Rd abandoned in 2006 after 1993 SPB court decision

A Rant:A Rant:Albany County Tax MapsAlbany County Tax Maps

State law REQUIRES counties to post tax maps and tax rolls online

Albany County ignored state law, then complied with locked-down PDFs that cant be printed w/o breaking encryption

Colonie ignored state law on tax rolls until mid-2013

Properties should be searchable online, parcel data should be downloadable like NY City, Westchester County, Commonwealth of Vermont

Albany County should not be in the business of selling data to non-profits like SPB, especially when data was collected for a public purpose.

(a) Class I wetlands.(a) Class I wetlands.

A wetland shall be a Class I wetland if it has any of the following seven enumerated characteristics:A wetland shall be a Class I wetland if it has any of the following seven enumerated characteristics:

Ecological associationsEcological associations

(1) it is a classic kettlehole bog (664.6(b)(2));*(1) it is a classic kettlehole bog (664.6(b)(2));*

(* The reference in parentheses after each characteristic is to description of that characteristic and its associated (* The reference in parentheses after each characteristic is to description of that characteristic and its associated benefits in section 664.6.)benefits in section 664.6.)

Special featuresSpecial features

(2) it is resident habitat of an endangered or threatened animal species (664.6(c)(2) and (4));(2) it is resident habitat of an endangered or threatened animal species (664.6(c)(2) and (4));

(3) it contains an endangered or threatened plant species (664.6(c)(4));(3) it contains an endangered or threatened plant species (664.6(c)(4));

(4) it supports an animal species in abundance or diversity unusual for the state or for the major region of the state (4) it supports an animal species in abundance or diversity unusual for the state or for the major region of the state in which it is found (664.6(c)(1) and (6));in which it is found (664.6(c)(1) and (6));

Hydrological and pollution control featuresHydrological and pollution control features

(5) it is tributary to a body of water which could subject a substantially developed area to significant damage from (5) it is tributary to a body of water which could subject a substantially developed area to significant damage from flooding or from additional flooding should the wetland be modified, filled, or drained (664.6(d)(1));flooding or from additional flooding should the wetland be modified, filled, or drained (664.6(d)(1));

(6) it is adjacent or contiguous to a reservoir or other body of water that is used primarily for public water supply, or (6) it is adjacent or contiguous to a reservoir or other body of water that is used primarily for public water supply, or it is hydraulically connected to an aquifer which is used for public water supply (664.6(d)(2),(3), and (4)); orit is hydraulically connected to an aquifer which is used for public water supply (664.6(d)(2),(3), and (4)); or

OtherOther

(7) it contains four or more of the enumerated Class II characteristics. The department may, however, determine (7) it contains four or more of the enumerated Class II characteristics. The department may, however, determine that some of the characteristics are duplicativeof each other, therefore do not indicate enhanced benefits, and so that some of the characteristics are duplicativeof each other, therefore do not indicate enhanced benefits, and so do not warrant Class I classification. Each species to which paragraphs 664.5(b)(6) through (8) apply shall be do not warrant Class I classification. Each species to which paragraphs 664.5(b)(6) through (8) apply shall be considered a separate Class II characteristic for this purpose.considered a separate Class II characteristic for this purpose.

(b) Class II wetlands.(b) Class II wetlands.

A wetland shall be a Class II wetland if it has any of the following seventeen enumerated characteristics:

Covertype

(1) it is an emergent marsh in which purple loosestrife and/or reed (phragmites) constitutes less than two-thirds of the covertype (664.6(a)(2));

Ecological association

(2) it contains two or more wetland structural groups (664.6(b)(1));

(3) it is contiguous to a tidal wetland (664.6(b)(3));

(4) it is associated with permanent open water outside the wetland (664.6(b)(4));

(5) it is adjacent or contiguous to streams classified C(t) or higher under article 15 of the environmental conservation law (664.6(b)(5));

Special features

(6) it is traditional migration habitat of an endangered or threatened animal species (664.6(c)(3) and (4));

(7) it is resident habitat of an animal species vulnerable in the state (664.6(c)(2) and (5));

(8) it contains a plant species vulnerable in the state (664.6(c)(5));

(9) it supports an animal species in abundance or diversity unusual for the county in which it is found (664.6(c)(7));

(10) it has demonstrable archaeological or paleontological significance as a wetland (664.6(c)(8));

(11) it contains, is part of, owes its existence to, or is ecologically associated with, an unusual geological feature which is an excellent representation of its type (664.6(c)(9));

Hydrological and pollution control features

(12) it is tributary to a body of water which could subject a lightly developed area, an area used for growing crops for harvest, or an area planned for development by a local planning authority, to significant damage from flooding or from additional flooding should the wetland be modified, filled, or drained (664.6(d)(1));

(13) it is hydraulically connected to an aquifer which has been identified by a government agency as a potentially useful water supply (664.6(d)(4));

(14) it acts in a tertiary treatment capacity for a sewage disposal system (664.6(d)(3));

Distribution and location

(15) it is within an urbanized area (664.6 (e) (1));

(16) it is one of the three largest wetlands within a city, town, or New York City borough (664.6(e)(3)); or

(17) it is within a publicly owned recreation area (664.6(e)(4)).

Class Zero Wetlands:Class Zero Wetlands:

New York's freshwater wetlands maps only show the approximate location of the actual wetland

boundary. They are not precise, regardless of how closely you zoom in on the map. The "check

zone" is an area around the mapped wetland in which the actual wetland may occur. If you are proposing a project that may encroach into this area, you should check with your regional DEC office to make sure where the actual wetland boundary is. If necessary, they may have a

biologist come out and perform a field delineation for you to help you avoid impacts in the wetland or

the regulated 100-foot buffer zone.

City ofCity ofAlbanyAlbany

5 acre P5 Landfill 5 acre P5 Landfill ExpansionExpansion

Landfill MitigationLandfill MitigationRehabilitation AreaRehabilitation Area

Thruway ParcelThruway Parcel

365 Wash Ave Extension365 Wash Ave Extension

40 Karner Road40 Karner Road

96 Broderick Rd96 Broderick Rd

Arlene KehoeArlene KehoeProspect Hill CemeteryProspect Hill CemeteryGuilderland SchoolsGuilderland Schools

Albany Tax Map 40.00

40 Karner Road (aka Pine Bush Love Canal, formerly proposed Karner Office Park)

In city of Albany, County Tax Foreclosed

County is looking for a party to transfer this land, for conservation purposes

County Study: $2 million in remediation costs from historical waste dumping solvents, ash, solid waste

Headwaters to Guilderland Municipal Wells

Zoining: Residential w/ SPB Injunction on Pinewoods Office Proposal (1993)

6.3 acres 40 Karner (90: Pinewoods Office Proposal, SPB stopped rezoning), ID 40.00-3-13 $674,400 FAV, $10,047 FAV/acre

16.4 acres 40R Karner (90: Developer wants to add to Preserve ?), ID 40.00-3-14, missing from city tax rolls in 2014?

APBC, SPB agree clean up, give to preserve


Appropriate location Appropriate location for a Pitch Pinefor a Pitch Pine

Albany Tax Map 41.00

365 Washington Avenue

Greater AlbanyClosed landfill

Discovery CenterDiscovery Center

Former Clear

Former Clear

Channel Building

Channel Building

365 Washington Avenue Extension

8.6 acres $600,000 FAV $69,766 FAV/acre Albany 41.00-2-99 Owned by PThreeOrion LP,

owner of building next door Previously owned by 365

Wash Ave LLC Zoning: Commerical

Separated from rest of preserve

Burned in 1996 when a controlled burn jumped the Thruway

Small, but looks like good Pine Bush

SPB thinks deserves full protection vs APBC wants partial protection

View from New Karner Road (NY 155)View from New Karner Road (NY 155)

View from Front Road (Washington Ave Extension)View from Front Road (Washington Ave Extension)

(East Barrens)

This is 365 Karner Road as seen from This is 365 Karner Road as seen from the Thruway. Notice the Pitch Pines.the Thruway. Notice the Pitch Pines.

This parcel burned in 1996 during a This parcel burned in 1996 during a controlled burn at the East Barrens that controlled burn at the East Barrens that jumped the Thruway.jumped the Thruway.

(The real thing)(The real thing)

These 5 These 5 acres are acres are now P5 now P5 landfilllandfill

2012: Almost to final height of landfill,Final elevation: 440 feetAltamont village: 430 feetOverlook Dune: 372 feetTrailer park elevation: 288 feet

Former trailer park,Now farming Pine Bush speciesAnd undergoing rehabilitation

P5 Landfill now open, will cover 5 acres of P5 Landfill now open, will cover 5 acres of Pine Bush until it reaches this sand berm, Pine Bush until it reaches this sand berm, and go up over 150 feet to summitand go up over 150 feet to summitof landfill (closure: 2021)of landfill (closure: 2021)

One of 3-6 five acreTest plots on the GAL

Rapp Road Landfill - Final elevation, 440. Ten feet higher then Altamont. Expected Operation 1992-2021.

Greater Albany Landfill (here, operated 1969-1992) elevation is 404 feet above sea level

Apollo Rd Dune 383 elevOverlook Dune 372 elevThruway 299 elevTrailer Park 288 elev

FAKE: This pitch pine tree is notFAKE: This pitch pine tree is notactually located on the landfillactually located on the landfill

Village of ColonieVillage of Colonie

SPB wants full, not partial SPB wants full, not partial protection !!!protection !!!

50 ft high50 ft highSand dune remainsSand dune remains

Former Trailer ParkFormer Trailer ParkLandfill MitigationLandfill MitigationRehabilitationsRehabilitations

UnmappedUnmappedwetlandswetlands

96 Broderick Street

Village of Colonie 41-7-98

100 Broderick Street (Village of Colonie 41.11-2-1.1)

43.7 acres $321,168 FAV $7,349 FAV/acre Owned by Bianchine

Declaration of Trust of Maryland

50 ft sand dune remains, as do significant unmapped wetlands

Large parcel, but separated by railroad tracks from trailer park rehabilitation

SPB thinks deserves full protection vs APBC wants partial protection

96 Broedeck Place96 Broedeck Place

Electric lines climb Electric lines climb over remains of over remains of sand dune at end sand dune at end of Patria Laneof Patria Lane

96 Brodeck Lane96 Brodeck Lane

View fromView fromEnd of Patria LaneEnd of Patria Lane

Dumping appears Dumping appears to end beyond to end beyond roadroad

View fromView fromEnd of End of Broedeck Broedeck LaneLane

Notice sand Notice sand dune in dune in distancedistance

Town of Town of GuilderlandGuilderland

Kiakout Kill splits Kehoe property with a deep ravine.

Undeveloped portion of Prospect Hill Cemetery

Undeveloped portion of Prospect Hill Cemetery

Undeveloped Undeveloped portion of portion of Guilderland Guilderland High SchoolHigh School

Visiting Nurses Property steepSand dune behind it

Dirt path -Old Karner Road

Kehoe Property (Guilderland 40.00-2-18)

50.0 acres owned by Arlene and Martin Kehoe

$281,550 FAV $5,621 FAV/acre Kehoe Property divided

by a 70-foot deep ravine where the Kiakout Kill runs.

Abuts preserve and approximately 50 acres of wild land that belong to Prospect Hill Cemetery and Guilderland Schools

SPB, APBC agree that wild portions of these properties should be restored to Pine Bush habitat

Old RoadOld RoadLeading IntoLeading IntoKehoe ParcelKehoe Parcel

50.0 acres50.0 acresDivided in halfDivided in halfBy the Hunger KillBy the Hunger Kill


Charles Industrial ParkCharles Industrial ParkAnd Traffic LightAnd Traffic Light

Electric SubstationElectric Substation

Kehoe ParcelKehoe Parcel New Karner RoadNew Karner RoadNY Route 155NY Route 155Looking NorthLooking North

New Karner RoadNew Karner RoadAt Western AveAt Western Ave Mile Mile

Town of Town of ColonieColonie

Editorial Note:Editorial Note:Insert roughly 2,000 acres Insert roughly 2,000 acres of these here.of these here.

Lisha KillLisha Kill

Lisha Kill Horse Farm 71 Morris Rd (Colonie 16.4-4-14)

13.8 acres $284,672 FAV $20,628 FAV/acre Zoning: Single family

household zoning, Conservation Subdivsion Overlay

Former riding stable barns, horse track remains, Lisha Kill and Class 1 wetlands runs along the back

Likely to be redeveloped into housing

APBC wants partial protection, SPB wants full protection

Lisha Kill and Lisha Kill and WetlandsWetlandsBehind the Behind the Horse FarmHorse Farm

Colonie Town 16.01

1093 Kings Rd (Colonie Town 16.3-1-29)

27.7 acres, mostly flat sand, deciduous woods with mapped wetlands

$223,504 FAV $8,086 FAV/acre Owned by Benjamin

Valentine of Schenectady

For sale signs on property.

Zoning: Industrial, Conservation Subdivision Overlay

Bordered by preserve parcels 16.3-1-30 NYS DEC & 16.3-1-27 Latham Water District

APBC & SPB wants full protection

221 Morris Rd (Colonie Town 16.3-2-6.2)

10.7 acres, mostly flat sand, deciduous, mostly young woods, unmapped wetlands (?)

$52,555 FAV $5,255 FAV/acre Owned by Sophie M

Michalicki (LE) of Schenectady

Bordered by preserve parcels 16.3-2-4 NYS DEC & 16.3-4-3 Town of Colonie

Zoning: Single-Family Residential, Conservation Subdivsion Overlay

APBC & SPB wants full protection

Kings Highway Kings Highway at Morris Roadat Morris Road

Totally Totally undeveloped in undeveloped in this section.this section.

1093 Kings 1093 Kings Road (on left) Road (on left) is for sale.is for sale.

On the right is On the right is 221 Morris Rd.221 Morris Rd.

For sale signFor sale sign

at 1093 Kings Roadat 1093 Kings Road

(Hint, hint: If you have a (Hint, hint: If you have a quarter million sitting quarter million sitting around in your back pocket, around in your back pocket, please buy and dedicate to please buy and dedicate to the preserve.) the preserve.)

Granted its Granted its pretty flat herepretty flat here

But someBut someNice woodsNice woods

South ofSouth ofKings RoadKings RoadAt Morris RoadAt Morris Road

221 Morris Road221 Morris Road

This is close to This is close to the road. the road. Further back Further back the fairly young the fairly young woods is woods is undeveloped.undeveloped.

Note: Class 0 Wetlands are Note: Class 0 Wetlands are lands the DEC think are lands the DEC think are possible unmapped possible unmapped wetlandswetlands

A poorly sliced together version ofA poorly sliced together version ofColonie 16-1, 16-2, 16-4 (which shows 8 Lupe Way)Colonie 16-1, 16-2, 16-4 (which shows 8 Lupe Way)

8 Lupe Way 8 Lupe Way (Colonie 16.1-1-47.1)(Colonie 16.1-1-47.1) Owner: Lupe Owen Owner: Lupe Owen

Dev Co of AlbanyDev Co of Albany 56.4 acres56.4 acres $278,832 FAV$278,832 FAV $4,983 FAV/acre$4,983 FAV/acre Zoning: Industrial, Zoning: Industrial,

Conservation Conservation Subdivision OverlaySubdivision Overlay

Needs zoning change Needs zoning change for SFR, SEQRA reviewfor SFR, SEQRA review

Parcel moderately Parcel moderately sloped, heavily covered sloped, heavily covered with White Pines.with White Pines.

Unmapped wetlands (?)Unmapped wetlands (?) APBC & SPB Want Full APBC & SPB Want Full

ProtectionProtection

8 Lupe Way from end of Morocco Lane8 Lupe Way from end of Morocco Lane

8 Lupe Way from end of Lupe Way8 Lupe Way from end of Lupe Way

1014 Kings Road1014 Kings Road


1014 Kings Rd (Colonie 16.1-1-36.1)

38.6 acres Owner: Joseph

Yankovich Zoning: Industrial,

conservation subdivison overlay

Just east of 1010 Kings Road, this parcel is thinned out forest, about 50% is Class 1 wetlands

Borders preserve $219,182 FAV $5,678 FAV/acre


mile northeast is mile northeast is Woodlawn PreserveWoodlawn Preserve

1010 Kings Rd (Colonie 16.1-1-36.1)

32.7 acres Owner: Palma F

Realty Co Inc Zoning: Single Family

Residential, Conservation Subdivsion Overlay

$279,854 FAV $8,532 FAV/acre Just east of Michaels

Drive, 80% Class 1 Wetlands

4512 Albany St (Colonie 28.2-2-6)

108.7 acres Owner: SVP

Properties, LLC Zoning: Single Family


$411,679 FAV $3,787 FAV/acre Minor slopes,

hardwoods wetland 80% of parcel is DEC

Class 1 Wetlands, feeds Lisha Kill

124A Morris Rd (Colonie 28.2-1-1)

29.0 acres Owner: Walter Riddel

of Latham Zoning: Single Family


$84,672 FAV $2,919 FAV/acre Minor slopes,

hardwoods wetland 50% of parcel is DEC

Class 1 Wetlands, feeds Lisha Kill

4512 Albany St

As seenfrom

end of Thelma Street

Pull-off along Albany Street, Pull-off along Albany Street, old woods road back to old woods road back to 4512 Albany Street4512 Albany Street

4512 Albany St

FurtherEast on Albany Street

And finally, the end ...And finally, the end ...Your questions?

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