News and Media Room
WPC Announces Protection and Restoration of the Historic Hickman Chapel in Fayette County
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Pittsburgh, Pa. – Sept., 22, 2017 – The historic Hickman Chapel, which has been a fixture on the Laurel Highlands landscape in Fayette County for more than 100 years, was donated yesterday to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy for restoration, preservation and eventual public use in keeping with its original purpose. Built in 1901, Hickman Chapel… Read More
Longtime Fallingwater Director Lynda Waggoner to Retire in Early 2018
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Lynda S. Waggoner started at Fallingwater in 1965 when she was just 17 years old. “I arrived here to be a guide – an anxious teenager fearful of speaking in public,” she said Now after more than 40 years of working at Fallingwater in various positions and capacities – from curator to site administrator –… Read More
Conservancy Earns Renewed Accreditation from Land Trust Accreditation Commission
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Pittsburgh, Pa. – Aug. 23, 2017 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy received its renewed land trust accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, the Conservancy announced today. “Achieving renewed land trust accreditation confirms that the Conservancy continues to protect Western Pennsylvania’s important natural areas, scenic landscapes, rivers… Read More
EYE Con Summer Camp Offers Science and Outdoor Experiences for High School Students
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Pittsburgh, Pa. – July 20, 2017 – High school students interested in biology, ecology and the outdoors are invited to join a four-day, hands-on science camp led by professional ecologists and biologists. Experiencing Your Environment through Conservation (EYE Con) will kick off its third year of summer camp August 8-11 from 9 a.m. to 4:30… Read More
Conservancy Protects More Important Land within the Laurel Hill Creek Watershed
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Jefferson Township, Pa. – June 30, 2017 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy today purchased a 30-acre property located in the headwaters of Laurel Hill Creek in Jefferson Township, Somerset County, that has now become a new addition to Laurel Ridge State Park. This property, which is adjacent to the park, provides significant water quality protection… Read More
Local Couple, Garden Club and Corporate Partner Bring a New Community Entryway Garden to Route 65
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Pittsburgh, Pa. – June 27, 2017 – Daylilies, purple coneflower, sea green juniper and Eastern redbud trees now provide greenery, beauty and bursts of natural color along Ohio River Boulevard (Route 65) in Pittsburgh, thanks to the generous support from private donors, the Garden Club of Allegheny County and Rivers Casino. Today, community residents Nelson… Read More
Conservancy Protects a 120-Acre Property in Centre County
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Miles Township, Pa. – June 1, 2017 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) announced today the purchase of a conservation easement to protect a 120-acre property along Brush Valley Road in Miles Township, Centre County. Conservation easements are permanent deed-restriction agreements used by conservation-minded landowners to limit a property’s future development and detrimental uses in… Read More
Dominion, Conservancy Award 20 Local Watershed Grants
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Blairsville, Pa. – April 21 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) and the Dominion Foundation recently awarded $30,000 to 20 environmental organizations in 13 counties across the Commonwealth as part of their 2017 Watershed Mini Grant Program. Awardees included the following organizations, which received their awards at a reception in Blairsville, Pa. on April 18:… 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