The Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission will host its 11th Lupine Fest on Saturday, May 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Discovery Center. This year, the festival honors the diverse wildlife of the Albany Pine Bush as well as the wild blue lupine flower and its importance to the conservation of several rare butterflies.

The Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission released its Draft Management Plan Update for public review and comment on Oct. 4. The preserve, which covers over 3,200 acres, protects the globally rare pitch-pine scrub-oak barrens.