Pittsburgh – Oct. 31, 2017 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the recent acquisition of oil and gas rights under 89 acres of its 107-acre Tryon-Weber Woods Natural Area in Sadsbury Township, Crawford County. The acquisition eliminates any future surface disturbance from oil and gas extraction on this natural area. Tryon-Weber Woods Natural Area… Read More

Indiana, Pa. – Oct. 31 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Dominion Energy are now accepting proposals for the 2017-2018 Watershed Mini Grant Program, which provides financial assistance to watershed groups and organizations across the region. The watershed grants can be used to cover expenses in three areas: water quality monitoring, watershed restoration, and organizational… Read More

Indiana, Pa. – Oct. 16 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is now seeking 2018 grant applications for the Canoe Access Development Fund, which supports projects that will improve canoe and kayak access to the region’s waterways. WPC’s Canoe Access Development Fund helps make the region’s rivers and streams more accessible for outdoor recreation by providing… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – Sept., 29, 2017 – Two community gardens in Mercer County will keep blooming for the next several years, thanks to financial sponsorship from Thiel College. The college’s sponsorship and partnership with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy was announced at a dedication ceremony held September 21 at the Wentling Memorial Garden in Greenville Borough…. Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – Sept., 22, 2017 – The historic Hickman Chapel, which has been a fixture on the Laurel Highlands landscape in Fayette County for more than 100 years, was donated yesterday to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy for restoration, preservation and eventual public use in keeping with its original purpose. Built in 1901, Hickman Chapel… Read More

Lynda S. Waggoner started at Fallingwater in 1965 when she was just 17 years old. “I arrived here to be a guide – an anxious teenager fearful of speaking in public,” she said Now after more than 40 years of working at Fallingwater in various positions and capacities – from curator to site administrator –… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – Aug. 23, 2017 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy received its renewed land trust accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, the Conservancy announced today. “Achieving renewed land trust accreditation confirms that the Conservancy continues to protect Western Pennsylvania’s important natural areas, scenic landscapes, rivers… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – July 20, 2017 – High school students interested in biology, ecology and the outdoors are invited to join a four-day, hands-on science camp led by professional ecologists and biologists. Experiencing Your Environment through Conservation (EYE Con) will kick off its third year of summer camp August 8-11 from 9 a.m. to 4:30… Read More