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We’ve protected more than 290,000 acres of natural land.

Our members have helped to save exceptional places since 1932! Learn about land conservation.
Member support has helped restore more than 3,000 miles of rivers and streams.

Learn about watershed conservation.
Volunteers have helped plant 42,000 trees in cities and towns across the region since 2008.

Nearly 7,000 volunteers help to plant 130 gardens each year! Learn about community greening.
Western PA is home to incredible wildlife.

Our conservation scientists collect data on more than 10,900 types of plants, animals, fungi and natural communities! Learn about conservation science.
Fallingwater, on the UNESCO World Heritage List, now celebrating 90 years.

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Land Stewardship at Plain Grove Fens Natural Area

July 7, 2026

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Garden Planting – Chestnut St. and East Ohio St.

July 9, 2026

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Liberty Ave. and Commonwealth Pl. -Garden Maintenance Event

July 10, 2026

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Land Stewardship at Bear Run Nature Reserve

July 11, 2026

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Forbes at Carnegie Museum Garden Maintenance Event

July 22, 2026

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Land Stewardship at Bennett Branch Forest

August 22, 2026

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Land Stewardship at West Branch French Creek

September 12, 2026

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Land Stewardship at Wattsburg Fen Natural Area

October 17, 2026

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Land Stewardship at Toms Run Nature Reserve

November 7, 2026

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BHE GT&S, WPC Award 16 Grants to Groups to Help Improve Local Watersheds

June 24, 2026

Indiana, Pa.– June 24, 2026 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and BHE GT&S recently awarded 16 grants, totaling $34,000,...

WPC Receives a $25,000 West Penn Energy Fund Grant for Facility Energy Assessments

June 11, 2026

Pittsburgh, PA – June 11, 2026 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today a $25,000 grant from the West...

Forests at Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area Now Part of the Old-Growth Forest Network

June 4, 2026

Slippery Rock Township, PA – June 4, 2026 – Approximately 150 acres of forest at the 243-acre Wolf Creek...

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BHE GT&S, WPC Award 16 Grants to Groups to Help Improve Local Watersheds

June 24, 2026

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Press Release

WPC Receives a $25,000 West Penn Energy Fund Grant for Facility Energy Assessments

June 11, 2026

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Forests at Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area Now Part of the Old-Growth Forest Network

June 4, 2026

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Ligonier Valley Conservation Easement Protects More Forestland and Streams in Westmoreland County

June 1, 2026

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Featured Story

Cast Your Line at WPC Nature Preserves

May 12, 2026

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Celebrating 10 Years of the Pittsburgh Redbud Project: Eastern Redbud Trees Are Now Blooming Along Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers and Trails

April 13, 2026

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Featured Story

Is it Cherry or Eastern Redbud? How to Tell the Difference When You’re Seeing Pink

March 25, 2026

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WPC Seeks Spring Grant Applications for Canoe and Kayak Access Projects

March 16, 2026

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Fallingwater, Now Open For its 90th Anniversary and 63rd Tour Season

March 14, 2026

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