News and Media Room
Communities, Not Just Canoeists, Benefit From Canoe Access Sites
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When outdoor enthusiasts Roy Weil and Mary Shaw established the Canoe Access Development Fund through the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in 2008, they assumed canoeists and kayakers would be the main beneficiaries of improved access sites on local waterways. More than 10 years and 67 access sites later, they’ve seen an unanticipated and even more positive… Read More
Pittsburgh’s Second ADA-Accessible Flower Garden Provides More Gardening Opportunities for People with Disabilities
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Pittsburgh – September 24, 2019 – Government and nonprofit leaders gathered today in Homewood to open the City of Pittsburgh’s second ADA-accessible community flower garden. This new Western Pennsylvania Conservancy community flower garden, located at Frankstown Road and Bennett Street, will expand gardening opportunities for people with disabilities or other physical limitations. The Conservancy’s first ADA-accessible… Read More
WPC Seeks Farmers to Lease Local Farmland
as Part of its Farmland Access Initiative
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Prospective farmers can apply now to lease farmland in Mercer County Pittsburgh, Pa. – Sept. 20, 2019 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is seeking individuals interested in leasing land to grow crops or raise livestock as part of its Farmland Access Initiative. In January, the Conservancy acquired farmland, located an hour north of Pittsburgh off… Read More
WPC Partners with Mother Earth News Fair
to Highlight its Farmland Access Initiative
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Pittsburgh, Pa. – Sept. 3, 2019 – Join the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and other partnering organizations for fun and learning about local farms, organic foods and sustainable living at the 2019 Mother Earth News Fair, September 13-15, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Seven Springs, Pa. The fair features more than 150 workshops and hands-on… Read More
Exhibition Features Work and Exclusive Fallingwater
Textile Design by London-based Weave Designer
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Mill Run, Pa. – Sept. 3, 2019 – Fallingwater visitors can learn more about Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture and the Kaufmann family’s use of textiles through a recently opened exhibition – Eleanor Pritchard: Framing a View – on display through December in the Fallingwater Visitors Center Speyer Gallery. London-based weave designer Eleanor Pritchard spent a… Read More
WPC Appoints Mark Carmichael as its New
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Pittsburgh, Pa. — July 17, 2019 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy recently named Mark Carmichael its vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer. He was hired from a national search and started in the position on July 5. Carmichael leads the Conservancy’s finance and administration areas recently vacated by Connie Eads, who… Read More
Fallingwater, Seven Other Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
Now Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List
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This Series of Wright-Designed Buildings Represents the First Modern Architecture Designation in the U.S. Pittsburgh, Pa. — July 10, 2019 – The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, has officially inscribed The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, which includes Fallingwater and seven other major works spanning 54 years of Frank Lloyd Wright’s career… Read More
Long-time Conservancy Vice President and CFO Connie Eads Retires
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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
Media Inquiries
Carmen Bray
Senior Director of Communications
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
800 Waterfront Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-586-2358
cbray@paconserve.org