Pittsburgh, Pa. – May 18, 2020 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation recently awarded 24 grants, totaling $30,000, to 23 local environmental organizations in 12 counties across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as part of their 2020 Watershed Mini Grant Program. Grants were awarded to the following organizations: Allegheny Aquatic Alliance… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – May 15, 2020 – Nineteen acres of forested land buffering Sideling Hill Creek in Mann Township, Bedford County have been protected and added to the now 375-acre Sideling Hill Creek Conservation Area, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today. The newly protected land provides habitat for wildlife and serves as an important riparian… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – May 15, 2020 – Now that some COVID-19 restrictions are easing for most counties in the region, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is seeking volunteers to assist with planting some of its community flower gardens in the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Healthy people of all ages who want to get outdoors… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 30, 2020 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s watershed conservation program staff, located in Indiana, Pa., will begin to assess road-stream intersections for aquatic organism passage (AOP) potential in Clearfield County beginning in spring 2020. WPC received a planning grant from the Coldwater Heritage Partnership (CHP) to conduct the surveys, which will focus… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 30, 2020 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy will partner with the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania and four other conservation partners on a project to improve water quality and aquatic habitat in Buffalo Creek, a high-quality watershed and Important Bird Area in Allegheny, Butler and Armstrong counties. On April 17, 2020,… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 22, 2020 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the purchase of 27 acres of farmland in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, near New Stanton, that will soon be available for lease to local farmers as part of the Conservancy’s Farmland Access Initiative. The initiative connects farmers seeking to grow crops… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 1, 2020 Dear Members of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, For the health of all involved, we have made the necessary decision to postpone Members’ Day this year, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 2 at Bear Run Nature Reserve. We so enjoy meeting with our members each year and sharing the important work that… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – March 30, 2020 Dear Friends of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Outside, birds are chirping, bulbs are blooming and trees are budding. Spring is beginning. Nature carries on, even during times of uncertainty. Just like nature, the work of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy continues. While we are taking precautions to protect the well-being… Read More