News and Media Room
Seven Winter Activities to Enjoy on WPC Preserves
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Winter’s first fluffy snow beckoned you to enjoy the downy flakes as you cleared the driveway. (It was good exercise, right?) By the sixth or seventh round of shoveling and scraping, snow’s magic has likely faded…but you can’t stand the thought of firing up the treadmill and slogging even one. more. mile. Get outdoors for… Read More
Partners Collaborate, Celebrate Opening of New Natural Play Space and Outdoor Classroom at PPS’ Spring Garden Early Childhood Center
Pittsburgh, PA
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PITTSBURGH – October 30, 2025 – Officials from Pittsburgh Public Schools, the PNC Foundation and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, along with dozens of early childhood center students and their families, gathered yesterday to celebrate the completion of a new natural play space and outdoor classroom at PPS’ Spring Garden Early Childhood Center in Pittsburgh. The… Read More
Groups Collaborate to Revitalize a Community Garden, Advance Beautification Efforts in Indiana, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
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Indiana, Pa. – October 23, 2025 – Traffic, brisk air and the threat of rain didn’t seem to slow seven volunteers from the Democratic Women of Indiana County and Pennsylvania American Water Company, along with staff from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy on October 21 as they spruced up and planted shrubs, small trees and other… Read More
Franklin Blackstone, Jr.: In Memoriam
Pittsburgh, PA
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Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 20, 2025 – The board and staff of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy are deeply saddened by the passing of longtime Conservancy Board Member Franklin Blackstone, Jr., who passed away on October 11, 2025. Franklin served as a member of the Conservancy board for 50 years, joining in 1975, and was a… Read More
WPC, Elected Officials and Partners Collaborate to Remediate a Sinkhole in Westmoreland County
Pittsburgh, PA
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Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 7, 2025 – Staff from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and PennDOT District 12, along with State Representative Leslie Rossi and Unity Township officials, gathered on October 3 to acknowledge the important collaboration and hard work to remediate and close a sinkhole in Unity Township, Westmoreland County. In winter 2023, the Conservancy… Read More
WPC Seeks Fall Canoe Access Grant Applications
Pittsburgh, PA
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Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 2, 2025 –The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is seeking grant applications for its Canoe Access Development Fund (CADF), which supports projects that will improve canoe and kayak access to Western Pennsylvania’s waterways. The Conservancy’s CADF provides technical assistance and grants of up to $5,000 for the construction and enhancement of canoe and… Read More
WPC, Pennsylvania American Water Celebrate 25 Years of Sponsoring Community Gardens at Downtown Pittsburgh Event
Pittsburgh, PA
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PITTSBURGH, PA – September 30, 2025 – A beautiful, sunny fall day provided the perfect setting for about 30 volunteers from Pennsylvania American Water and staff from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy as they spruced up the Conservancy’s garden at the Point in downtown Pittsburgh with mulch and colorful chrysanthemums this morning. Pennsylvania American Water has… Read More
Learn How You Can Help Native Species Thrive
Pittsburgh, PA
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Home to an abundance of scenic rivers, mountain streams, wetlands, farmland and forestland, Western Pennsylvania is a beautiful and biodiverse landscape. Equally as picturesque and distinct are the native plants and animals, and their habitats, that call are region home and make it ecologically important and unique. In the 2025 Summer/Fall issue of Conserve, you’ll… Read More
Media Inquiries
Carmen Bray
Senior Director of Communications
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
800 Waterfront Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-586-2358
cbray@paconserve.org