ALBANY — Nearly 100 well-wishers attended the official ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony last Saturday morning for Tin Mountain Conservation Center’s new accessible trail and the Lori Jean Kinsey Arboretum and Sanctuary off Albany Avenue.
Officiating at the celebration were Kinsey, executive director and past education director at the environmental education organization; board president Tom Albert; marketing coordinator Kat Ferguson; and ecologist Dr. Rick Van de Poll.
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