Stewart Township, Pa. – April 1, 2019  – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the purchase of four acres in Stewart Township, Fayette County that are now part of the Conservancy’s 5,119-acre Bear Run Nature Reserve. The four-acre area is located across from the main entrance to Fallingwater, includes more than 600 feet of frontage… Read More

Mill Run, Pa. – March 7, 2019 – Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterwork located in the scenic Laurel Highlands, will offer its first free admission day of this season to Fayette County residents during its biannual Fayette County Appreciation Days on Sunday, March 17. In addition to touring the house, visitors of all ages are… Read More

Mill Run, Pa. — March 7, 2019 – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater will reopen for the 56th tour season on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Since opening for its first tour in 1964, Fallingwater has welcomed a diverse range of visitors from around the world. Fallingwater, designed by Wright in 1935, is open to the public… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – Feb. 19, 2019 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is seeking volunteer garden stewards for several of its community flower gardens in Allegheny, Centre, Clarion and Fayette  counties. The garden locations in need of stewards, along with the associated garden sponsors if applicable, are listed below. After its 132 community flower gardens are planted each spring,… Read More

Hillsgrove Township, Pa. – Feb. 11, 2019 – Sixty-two undeveloped forested acres along Loyalsock Creek in Northcentral Pennsylvania are now permanently protected, thanks to the donation of two conservation easements on properties owned by the Yasui family. Lise Yasui is one of five siblings who grew up with fond memories of playing in the creek… Read More

Learn How WPC Helped in the Conservation Success of a Cleaner Clarion River, Pennsylvania’s 2019 River of the Year! Its remoteness and breathtaking natural beauty help make the 110-mile Clarion River among Western Pennsylvania’s greatest ecological and recreational assets. Paddlers flock to the Clarion River each year for popular floats that include meandering stretches between… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – Jan. 3, 2019 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has acquired farmland in Findley Township, Mercer County that will soon be available for lease to local farmers to grow crops or raise livestock as part of the Conservancy’s program to help support the local food economy by making land more accessible to local farmers…. Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – Dec. 20, 2018 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy recently protected nearly 300 acres in Somerset and Fayette counties near the summit of Laurel Ridge and many popular Laurel Highlands outdoor recreational destinations. The land will be transferred to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of State Parks as an addition… Read More