Pittsburgh, Pa. – March 1, 2022 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the permanent protection of 105 forested acres, including approximately one mile of ridgeline along the western slope of Buffalo Mountain, in Londonderry Township, Bedford County. The land was immediately transferred to the Pennsylvania Game Commission as a new addition to State Game… Read More

The Lake Erie watershed is home to many sites of ecological importance. Unfortunately, countless invasive species of plants that threaten the ecological integrity of numerous habitats have also established themselves in the region. To identify and understand what invasive weeds could find their way to Erie, Brian Daggs, invasive plant ecologist at the Western Pennsylvania… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. — February 8, 2022 — The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is hosting an in-person Fallingwater hiring event scheduled for Tuesday, February 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., to fill vacancies for several part-time and full-time positions in advance of Fallingwater’s 59th tour season opening on March 5, 2022. The hiring event will take… Read More

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, signed into law November 15 by President Joe Biden, will not only help fix Pennsylvania’s crumbling roads and bridges but address cleaning up the state’s abandoned coal mine legacy. The legislation includes extending federal funding through the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program, which helps fund projects to address abandoned… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 25, 2021 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is seeking grant applicants for its Canoe Access Development Fund, which supports projects that will improve canoe and kayak access to the region’s waterways. Founded in 2008 by WPC donors and outdoor enthusiasts Roy Weil and Mary Shaw, WPC’s Canoe Access Development Fund provides… Read More

The board and staff of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy are saddened by the unfortunate news that longtime Conservancy board member James C. Finley, Ph.D. was tragically killed on Saturday, Oct. 2 while cutting down a tree on his property in Ridgway, Pa. He was 72. Jim had recently retired from Penn State University as a… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 1, 2021 – More wildlife habitat and scenic views in the Laurel Highlands along the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail will remain forever intact thanks to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s permanent protection of 50 acres in Black Township, Somerset County. The steep northern hardwood forested slopes contain a number of springs,… Read More

Conservationists and peregrine falcons received wonderful news in September 2021 when Pennsylvania removed the bird from its threatened species list! In 1989, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy staff members observed a pair of falcons hunting around Pittsburgh’s skyscrapers. Before that, it had been 33 years since peregrine falcons had been known to nest in the region. The… Read More