An annual milestone at the Albany Pine Push Preserve is set for Saturday. Lupine Fest — a hybrid of in-person and virtual events this year due to the pandemic — runs through June 5. The springtime ritual aligns with the blooming of stunning lupine flowers, the food source for the preserve’s endangered Karner Blue Butterfly.
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For more on the flora, fauna and festival, WAMC’s Ian Pickus spoke with India Futterman, science education specialist at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. And a disclosure: the organizationhas been a WAMC underwriter.