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Mountain Laurel and Rhododendron: What are the Differences?

May 28, 2025

Mountain laurel, (Kalmia latifolia) Pennsylvania’s state flower, and rhododendron (Rhododendron linnaeus) look very similar and are often mistaken for...

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Steve Grund, WPC Senior Botanist, Retires  

May 27, 2025

Steve Grund, senior botanist, recently retired after 29 years with the Natural Heritage Program at the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy....

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Forested Lands Along the West Branch Susquehanna River in Cambria County Now Protected, Available for Public Use

May 22, 2025

One of the property acquisitions creates WPC’s first nature preserve in Cambria County PITTSBURGH, PA. – May 20, 2025...

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water. land. life.

July 2025

  • Enjoy More Land in Mercer County

  • Planters, Baskets Brighten City

  • Attend Massasauga Webinar

  • Improve a Community Veggie Garden

  • Volunteer at Fallingwater

  • Congrats Mini Grant Awardees

  • Download Summer Images

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water. land. life.

July 2025

  • Enjoy More Land in Mercer County

  • Planters, Baskets Brighten City

  • Attend Massasauga Webinar

  • Improve a Community Veggie Garden

  • Volunteer at Fallingwater

  • Congrats Mini Grant Awardees

  • Download Summer Images

Read This Month's eNewsletter
  • 12 Bird Species you'll see at Toms Run Nature Reserve
  • Hope Takes Wing for Imperiled Bird Species
  • Birding for Beginners
  • Join WPC for Members' Day!
  • ...and more