Pittsburgh, Pa. – June 28, 2019 – After 11 years of service to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Connie Eads, CPA, vice president and chief financial officer, will balance her last spreadsheet today. She’s retiring, having been instrumental in re-engineering the management of the Conservancy’s investments, jump-starting a major software system overhaul, maintaining WPC’s top rating from Charity… Read More

Confluence, Pa. – May 24, 2019 – A new hiking trail constructed within an undeveloped forested hillside near the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) trail in Confluence, Pa., in Somerset County was dedicated on May 23 honoring the conservation legacy of the late Joshua C. Whetzel, Jr. Whetzel served as president and chief executive officer of… Read More

Union Township, Pa. – May 6, 2019 – A 100-acre forested property that has significant frontage on Sideling Hill Creek and serves as a buffer for important habitat is now protected, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today. The Conservancy recently acquired the property and added it to its now 356-acre Sideling Hill Creek Conservation Area… Read More

Blairsville, Pa. – May 1, 2019 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation recently awarded $30,000 to 24 environmental organizations in 14 counties across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as part of their 2019 Watershed Mini Grant Program. Awardees included the following organizations, who received their awards at a reception in Blairsville, Pa…. Read More

Snyder and Tyrone Townships, Pa. – April 22, 2019 – The treasured land nature writer Marcia Bonta notably describes and chronicles in her Appalachian seasons books is now permanently protected, thanks to the donation today of a conservation easement to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy on her family’s 648-acre property in Southcentral Pennsylvania. This is among the… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 11 – For the 16th 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

Stewart Township, Pa. – April 1, 2019  – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the purchase of four acres in Stewart Township, Fayette County that are now part of the Conservancy’s 5,119-acre Bear Run Nature Reserve. The four-acre area is located across from the main entrance to Fallingwater, includes more than 600 feet of frontage… Read More

Mill Run, Pa. – March 7, 2019 – Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterwork located in the scenic Laurel Highlands, will offer its first free admission day of this season to Fayette County residents during its biannual Fayette County Appreciation Days on Sunday, March 17. In addition to touring the house, visitors of all ages are… Read More