News and Media Room
WPC, Elected Officials and Partners Collaborate to Remediate a Sinkhole in Westmoreland County
Pittsburgh, PA
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Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 7, 2025 – Staff from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and PennDOT District 12, along with State Representative Leslie Rossi and Unity Township officials, gathered on October 3 to acknowledge the important collaboration and hard work to remediate and close a sinkhole in Unity Township, Westmoreland County. In winter 2023, the Conservancy… Read More
WPC Seeks Fall Canoe Access Grant Applications
Pittsburgh, PA
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Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 2, 2025 –The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is seeking grant applications for its Canoe Access Development Fund (CADF), which supports projects that will improve canoe and kayak access to Western Pennsylvania’s waterways. The Conservancy’s CADF provides technical assistance and grants of up to $5,000 for the construction and enhancement of canoe and… Read More
WPC, Pennsylvania American Water Celebrate 25 Years of Sponsoring Community Gardens at Downtown Pittsburgh Event
Pittsburgh, PA
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PITTSBURGH, PA – September 30, 2025 – A beautiful, sunny fall day provided the perfect setting for about 30 volunteers from Pennsylvania American Water and staff from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy as they spruced up the Conservancy’s garden at the Point in downtown Pittsburgh with mulch and colorful chrysanthemums this morning. Pennsylvania American Water has… Read More
Learn How You Can Help Native Species Thrive
Pittsburgh, PA
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Home to an abundance of scenic rivers, mountain streams, wetlands, farmland and forestland, Western Pennsylvania is a beautiful and biodiverse landscape. Equally as picturesque and distinct are the native plants and animals, and their habitats, that call are region home and make it ecologically important and unique. In the 2025 Summer/Fall issue of Conserve, you’ll… Read More
Bats in the Attic? Don’t Remove…Exclude!
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Learn what to do when you have unwelcome bats in your attic.
Introducing “People Who Make Our Work Possible”Â
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Ever wonder what inspires a person to wade through muddy bogs in search of a rare plant or endangered insect? Are you fascinated by the magic of Fallingwater and wish you could go “behind the scenes” with a preservationist? Do you wonder what motivates a member to include WPC in their estate planning, and why… Read More
Where the Water Meets the Road
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WPC Removes Barriers to Help Species Move Freely Have you ever fished or hiked along a stream and come upon a culvert pipe? Unless you’ve seen one from a fish’s eye level, you might not realize what an obstacle a pipe can present to a fish trying to swim upstream. To a fish, a… Read More
WPC and Partners to Improve Fish Habitat on Salmon Creek in the Allegheny National Forest in Forest County
Pittsburgh, PA
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Restoration work to occur August 18-22, weather permitting PITTSBURGH, PA – August 14, 2025 –Fish such as brook trout, brown trout, bass and muskie in Salmon Creek will have improved habitat, thanks to a project being implemented in mid-August by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Forest… 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