Hundreds of tiny young plain pocketbook (Lampsilis cardium) mussels, each no bigger than a clump of several grains of sand, are spending the summer and fall housed in underwater concrete silos in 13 streams across Western Pennsylvania. The mussels’ survival rate and growth will help researchers assess which streams are candidates for restocking freshwater mussels…. Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – June 23, 2021 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the permanent protection of two forested properties totaling 152 acres in the Pennsylvania Wilds along First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek. The lands were immediately conveyed to the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry to become public state forestland. A… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – June 1, 2021 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the transfer of 532 acres of forestland along the Clarion National Wild and Scenic River near Ridgway in Elk County to the U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service to become a new addition to the Allegheny National Forest. Permanently conserved by… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 19, 2021 – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater will reopen the interior of the house to tours on May 1, 2021, with a new educator-led tour, the Guided Architectural Tour, where visitors will experience Fallingwater’s main floor, guest house and exterior spaces as well as the landscape that inspired its design. This… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 16, 2021 – Pittsburgh’s residents and visitors are seeing a flourish of pink blooms right now along trails, hillsides, parks and open spaces in view of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers around downtown Pittsburgh and near Point State Park. That is thanks to the Pittsburgh Redbud Project, an initiative of… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – March 30, 2021 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is pleased that local boaters and anglers continue to enjoy the recreational benefits of Lake Pleasant in Erie County. The “No Parking” and pedestrian signs along Lake Pleasant Road were installed by PennDOT for safety reasons and to minimize erosion of the shoreline. The… Read More

Born in 1913, Elsie Henderson lived a life full of rich family, social and cultural experiences, and included among them was her culinary merit. Elsie learned baking and cooking techniques from her mother, and it was that comfort food, southern style of cooking that commanded her presence in the homes of some of Pittsburgh’s most… Read More

Mill Run, Pa. – March 2, 2021 – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019, will reopen Saturday, March 6, 2021, for its 58th tour season. Since opening to the public for its first house tour in 1964, Fallingwater has welcomed a diverse range of visitors from… Read More