Venango Township, Pa. – Nov. 4, 2019–The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the permanent protection of 390 acres in Erie County that have been added to the Conservancy’s West Branch French Creek Conservation Area, expanding the natural area to nearly 1,000 acres. These newly protected acres are located within the 1,250-square mile French Creek watershed… Read More

Landowners and residents are invited to attend a community meeting Nov. 4 Waterford Township, Pa. – Oct. 12, 2019–Landowners, residents and business owners within the Trout Run watershed are invited to attend a community meeting Nov. 4 to discuss the start of a study to improve water quality and soil health along Trout Run, an… Read More

Indiana, Pa. – Oct. 12, 2019 –The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is celebrating 10 years of making the region’s rivers and streams more accessible for outdoor recreation through its Canoe Access Development Fund. The Conservancy is seeking applications for grants from the fund, which so far has supported 67 projects that are completed and open to… Read More

When outdoor enthusiasts Roy Weil and Mary Shaw established the Canoe Access Development Fund through the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in 2008, they assumed canoeists and kayakers would be the main beneficiaries of improved access sites on local waterways. More than 10 years and 67 access sites later, they’ve seen an unanticipated and even more positive… Read More

Pittsburgh – September 24, 2019 – Government and nonprofit leaders gathered today in Homewood to open the City of Pittsburgh’s second ADA-accessible community flower garden. This new Western Pennsylvania Conservancy community flower garden, located at Frankstown Road and Bennett Street, will expand gardening opportunities for people with disabilities or other physical limitations. The Conservancy’s first ADA-accessible… Read More

Prospective farmers can apply now to lease farmland in Mercer County Pittsburgh, Pa. – Sept. 20, 2019 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is seeking individuals interested in leasing land to grow crops or raise livestock as part of its Farmland Access Initiative. In January, the Conservancy acquired farmland, located an hour north of Pittsburgh off… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – Sept. 3, 2019 – Join the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and other partnering organizations for fun and learning about local farms, organic foods and sustainable living at the 2019 Mother Earth News Fair, September 13-15, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Seven Springs, Pa. The fair features more than 150 workshops and hands-on… Read More

Mill Run, Pa. – Sept. 3, 2019 – Fallingwater visitors can learn more about Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture and the Kaufmann family’s use of textiles through a recently opened exhibition – Eleanor Pritchard: Framing a View – on display through December in the Fallingwater Visitors Center Speyer Gallery.  London-based weave designer Eleanor Pritchard spent a… Read More