Author Archives for Carmen Bray
April 30, 2020 6:31 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 30, 2020 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s watershed conservation program staff, located in Indiana, Pa., will begin to assess road-stream intersections for aquatic organism passage (AOP) potential in Clearfield County beginning in spring 2020. WPC received a planning grant from the Coldwater Heritage Partnership (CHP) to conduct... Read More
April 30, 2020 7:08 am
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 30, 2020 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy will partner with the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania and four other conservation partners on a project to improve water quality and aquatic habitat in Buffalo Creek, a high-quality watershed and Important Bird Area in Allegheny, Butler and Armstrong... Read More
April 22, 2020 11:37 am
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 22, 2020 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the purchase of 27 acres of farmland in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, near New Stanton, that will soon be available for lease to local farmers as part of the Conservancy’s Farmland Access Initiative. The initiative connects... Read More
April 2, 2020 12:42 am
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 1, 2020 Dear Members of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, For the health of all involved, we have made the necessary decision to postpone Members’ Day this year, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 2 at Bear Run Nature Reserve. We so enjoy meeting with our members each year and... Read More
March 30, 2020 7:49 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – March 30, 2020 Dear Friends of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Outside, birds are chirping, bulbs are blooming and trees are budding. Spring is beginning. Nature carries on, even during times of uncertainty. Just like nature, the work of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy continues. While we are taking... Read More
March 5, 2020 8:57 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Mill Run, Pa. – UPDATED May 13, 2020 – In response to recent developments related to COVID-19, Fallingwater will safely reopen to the public on Saturday, June 13. Learn more. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List last year, will reopen for the 57th... Read More
February 28, 2020 2:46 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Feb. 28, 2020 – For the 17th time since 2002, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has received a four-star rating for strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent evaluator of charities. According to Charity Navigator, the four-star rating is the... Read More
January 28, 2020 9:58 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Cook Township, Pa. – Jan. 28, 2020 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the permanent protection of a 22-acre property in Cook Township, Westmoreland County through a donated conservation easement from property owners Michael Blehar and Beth Evans. The Ligonier Valley property includes 1,000 feet of frontage on Fourmile... Read More
November 12, 2019 9:43 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
President Township, Pa. – Nov. 12, 2019 –More forestland along the Allegheny River in President Township, Venango County is now permanently protected, thanks to a donation of a conservation easement on 309 acres, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today. The private property has fields and is mostly forested with a... Read More
November 8, 2019 3:33 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Indiana, Pa. – Nov. 8, 2019– The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Dominion Energy are now accepting proposals for the 2019-2020 Dominion Energy 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:... Read More
