ALBANY — A rainy day didn’t dampen the energy or turnout at Tin Mountain Conservation Center’s emotional dedication of its Dr. Michael Cline Memorial Forest last Saturday.
The half-hour ceremony drew about 50 well-wishers and formally dedicated the 93-acre forested parcel, 1 mile before Tin Mountain’s center on Bald Hill Road, to the former executive director and widely loved conservationist.
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