Lynda Waggoner first visited Fallingwater as a teenager in 1965 when interviewing to become a tour guide. “I arrived here to be a guide – an anxious teenager fearful of speaking in public,” recalled Waggoner of her feelings as a 17-year-old. Little did she know that this encounter was only the beginning of a long… Read More

TAKE ACTION TO STOP TAX SHELTER ABUSES The land conservation work of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, along with many land trusts, is made possible by the generosity of conservation-minded individuals, including our members and donors of conservation easements. Recently, bad actors in other parts of the country have been exploiting the rules and abusing conservation… Read More

Blairsville, Pa. – April 20 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation recently awarded $30,000 to 23 environmental organizations in 13 counties across the Commonwealth as part of their 2018 Watershed Mini Grant Program. Awardees included the following organizations, who received their awards at a reception in Blairsville, Pa. on… Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY – EVENT PHOTO, VIDEO AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES WHO: Allegheny Regional Asset District, The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh, First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy have partnered to create the first ADA-accessible community flower garden in Pittsburgh specifically designed for people with physical challenges and disabilities. WHAT: A ribbon-cutting ceremony… Read More

Pittsburgh – April 13, 2018 – Scientists from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Natural Heritage Program and Bucknell University recently discovered the rare and globally imperiled plant species, white alumroot (Heuchera alba), while surveying for other rare plant species on a steep cliffside in Shikellamy State Park in Union County. An unexpected find, the rare white… Read More

Pittsburgh – April 3 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy will plant more than 13,000 perennial flowers and other plants with the help of volunteers throughout April that will complete a new bioswale located at the corner of Centre and Herron avenues. The bioswale, installed by the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA), is predicted to… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – March 15 – For the 15th time since 2002, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has received a four-star rating for strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent evaluator of charities. According to Charity Navigator, the four-star rating is the highest possible rating it issues and… Read More

Mill Run, Pa. – March 14, 2018 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the appointment of Justin W. Gunther as the new director of Fallingwater and vice president of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. In April, Gunther will succeed Lynda Waggoner, who recently announced her retirement from the position after more than 40 years at… Read More