Pittsburgh, PA – April  13, 2026 – Residents and visitors to Pittsburgh are beginning to see a display of fuchsia and pink blooms along trails, hillsides, parks and open spaces in view of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers around downtown Pittsburgh, on the North Shore and near Point State Park. That is thanks to… Read More

Seeing pink? The lovely pink blooms that emerge on trees in the Pittsburgh area and Western Pennsylvania region in early April could be cherry blossoms…or they could be redbuds! The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy plants cherry cultivars and native Eastern redbuds. Here’s some information about each tree and how to tell them apart. Bloom Time (subject… Read More

Pittsburgh, PA – March 16, 2026 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is seeking grant applications for its Canoe Access Development Fund (CADF), which supports projects to 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

Mill Run, Pa. — March 14, 2026 — Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater reopens to the public on Saturday, March 14, for its 63rd tour season and 90th anniversary, featuring popular and immersive tour experiences and special events commemorating the house’s landmark year. Fallingwater’s reopening also coincides with the completion of World Heritage Preserved, a three-year… Read More

Indiana, PA – March 3, 2026 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is now accepting proposals for the 2026 BHE GT&S Watershed Mini Grant Program, which provides financial assistance to watershed groups and organizations across the region. The application deadline is March 31, 2026. The watershed mini grants can be used to support projects in three… Read More

Erie County, PA – January 23, 2026 – A forested 164-acre property with stream frontage on the South Branch French Creek in Concord and Wayne Townships, Erie County, is now protected from future development. The land has been added to the now 400-acre South Branch French Creek Conservation Area, one of the Conservancy’s 45 nature… Read More

Springfield Township, PA – January 6, 2026 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the permanent protection of a 652-acre forested property in Fayette County. It was immediately conveyed to the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry and added to Forbes State Forest. Located in Springfield Township, the property provides a… Read More

Westmoreland County, PA – January 6, 2026 – More than 2,400 undeveloped forested acres located on Chestnut Ridge in Derry, Fairfield, and Ligonier townships in Westmoreland County are now permanently protected, thanks to the donations to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy of land and a conservation easement on property owned by several local families. The property… Read More