Apologies for cross-posting... An FYI for those who have not heard.... The news was announced during the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission and Audubon Society of the Capital Region’s Migration Celebration held on Saturday..... Audubon New York celebrated International Migratory Bird Day by naming the Albany Pine Bush an Important Bird Area! Links below: Albany Pine Bush News http://www.albanypinebush.org/discovery-center/albany-pine-bush-given-audubon-conservation-distinction Times Union http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/PHOTOS-Albany-Pine-Bush-named-Important-Bird-Area-5450934.php Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/APce3d91077e554c8dba83d99d07dc60ae.html Jeremy Jeremy Taylor Environmental Educator & Editor, Conservationist for Kids New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation Office of Communication Services 625 Broadway, 4th Floor Albany, NY 12233-4502 (518) 402-8018 voice (518) 402-9036 fax Conservationist for Kids ( http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/40248.html ) Connect with DEC on: Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/nysdec ) & Twitter ( http://twitter.com/NYSDEC )
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