News and Media Room

Restoration Work Underway at WPC’s Lake Pleasant Conservation Area in Erie County

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 22, 2024 –  The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and its partner organizations, including Bosland Growth, are working to restore native forest habitat on more than 100 acres of the Lake Pleasant Conservation Area in Erie County. These acres have been impacted by past gravel mining. This work will improve the conservation area’s… Read More

WPC Protects Land, Adds to Tryon-Weber Woods Natural
Area in Crawford County

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 21, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the protection of 23 acres of land in Sadsbury Township, Crawford County. The land is now a new addition to the Conservancy’s Tryon-Weber Woods Natural Area. The newly protected property, located across Grieser Road from the Tryon-Weber Woods Natural Area parking lot,… Read More

WPC Receives Grant Support From Green Mountain Energy
Sun Club® for New Electric Vehicles

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 16, 2024 – Officials from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Green Mountain Energy gathered at the Conservancy’s Point State Park Garden this morning to unveil two 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Trucks purchased with a $150,000 grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club®. An overcast and drizzly October 16th morning did… Read More

WPC Seeks Fall Grant Applications for Canoe, Kayak Access Projects

Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 15, 2024 – 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… Read More

WPC Shares “Untold Stories of Pennsylvania’s State Parks & Forests” Info, Stories and Reports

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 10, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has helped advance an important community effort, the “Untold Stories of Pennsylvania’s State Parks & Forests,” to discover, interpret and share the untold and/or lesser-known stories of underrepresented and marginalized peoples associated with lands currently operating as state parks and forests in Western Pennsylvania…. Read More

WPC Welcomes Community Feedback on a Plan for Improving the Juniata Watershed

Hollidaysburg, Pa. – October 1, 2024 – Residents of the Juniata Watershed are invited to review and provide feedback on “Juniata Forward: Building on 25 years of Conservation,” a conservation plan for the Juniata River watershed. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and multiple partners have released the draft of the plan for public comment through October… Read More

Keep a Messy Winter Garden for Stem Nesters

Pittsburgh, PA

When we consider the ways insects benefit from plants, we often imagine pollen-coated bees drowsily buzzing on echinacea and butterflies flitting from milkweed to Joe Pye weed, seeking nutritious nectar under the warm summer sun. However, pollinating insects benefit from plants during winter too. “Most butterflies and moths overwinter as a caterpillar or pupae,” explains… 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