| A | B |
|---|
| glacier | covered Pine Bush 20,000 years ago |
| Lake Albany | covered Pine Bush 15,000 years ago |
| glacial rivers | brought sand into Lake Albany |
| sand | soil deposited by glacial rivers, permeable |
| dunes | hills formed by wind |
| acquifer | water under the sand in the Pine Bush |
| controlled fire | fires set on purpose to maintain Pine Bush habitat |
| prescribed burns | used to maintain Pine Bush habitat |
| pitch pine | main tree in Pine Bush |
| pitch pine - fire adaptations | thick bark; cones release seeds after fire |
| scrub oak - fire adaptations | 7/8ths underground |
| Save The Pine Bush | group that supports the Pine Bush through court cases |
| Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission | oversees and manages the preservation of the Pine Bush |
| globally rare ecosystem | main reason for saving the Pine Bush |
| location and access | main reason for developing Pine Bush |
| Karner Blue | endangered butterfly in Pine Bush |
| habitat loss | main reason for loss of Karner Blues |
| lupine | food for caterpillar of Karner Blue |
| metamorphosis | change in form |
| stages of metamorphosis | egg, larva, pupa, adult |
| location of Pine Bush | between Albany and Schenectady |
| size of Pine Bush preserve | 3,000 acres |
| ants and Karner Blue larvae | mutualistic relationship |
| invasive species | non-native species taking over an area |
