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Conservancy Protects a 120-Acre Property in Centre County

June 1, 2017 9:52 am Published by Comments Off on Conservancy Protects a 120-Acre Property in Centre County

Miles Township, Pa. – June 1, 2017 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) announced today the purchase of a conservation easement to protect a 120-acre property along Brush Valley Road in Miles Township, Centre County. Conservation easements are permanent deed-restriction agreements used by conservation-minded landowners to limit a property’s future... Read More


Dominion, Conservancy Award 20 Local Watershed Grants

April 21, 2017 9:13 am Published by Comments Off on Dominion, Conservancy Award 20 Local Watershed Grants

Blairsville, Pa. – April 21 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) and the Dominion Foundation recently awarded $30,000 to 20 environmental organizations in 13 counties across the Commonwealth as part of their 2017 Watershed Mini Grant Program. Awardees included the following organizations, which received their awards at a reception in... Read More


Conservancy Adds Land to an Important Forested Property in Crawford County

April 18, 2017 1:16 pm Published by Comments Off on Conservancy Adds Land to an Important Forested Property in Crawford County

Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 19, 2017 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) announced today the protection and addition of 18 acres of land in Sadsbury Township, Crawford County to one of the most ecologically important forested areas in the region. These acres along Grieser Road are now part of the... Read More


Fallingwater Opens for 53rd Tour Season

March 9, 2017 8:17 am Published by Comments Off on Fallingwater Opens for 53rd Tour Season

Mill Run, Pa. — March 9, 2017 – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater will open for the 2017 season on Saturday, March 11. Since opening for its first tour in 1964, Fallingwater has welcomed more than 5.5 million visitors from around the world. Fallingwater will also host a variety of educational... Read More


Conservancy Protects Another Important Forested Property in Crawford County Along French Creek

February 28, 2017 2:49 pm Published by Comments Off on Conservancy Protects Another Important Forested Property in Crawford County Along French Creek

Pittsburgh, Pa. – Feb. 28, 2017 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) announced today the permanent protection of 92 acres near Cambridge Springs in Crawford County along French Creek, one of the most important waterways in the Northeastern United States for the diversity of fish and mussels living in it.... Read More


Fallingwater Announces Frank Lloyd Wright Commemorative 150th Birthday Celebration Activities

February 28, 2017 10:05 am Published by Comments Off on Fallingwater Announces Frank Lloyd Wright Commemorative 150th Birthday Celebration Activities

Mill Run, Pa. – Feb. 28, 2017 – Along with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and other Wright-designed public buildings across the country, Fallingwater will host a variety of special activities during the 2017 tour season to commemorate and honor Wright’s legacy during the year of his 150th birthday. Wright... Read More


Conservancy Seeks Comments on East Branch Tionesta Creek Coldwater Conservation Plan

February 23, 2017 8:33 am Published by Comments Off on Conservancy Seeks Comments on East Branch Tionesta Creek Coldwater Conservation Plan

Kane, Pa. – Feb. 23, 2017 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) will hold a public meeting to review the East Branch Tionesta Creek Coldwater Conservation Plan on Thursday, March 2, 2017, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Friends Memorial Public Library in Kane, Pa. Completed by WPC in January, the... Read More


Jim Abraham: In Memoriam

January 17, 2017 1:35 pm Published by Comments Off on Jim Abraham: In Memoriam

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is deeply saddened by the loss of Jim Abraham, a community leader and longtime friend and board member of the Conservancy, who passed away on January 16, 2017. Jim and his wife, Francine, have been active Conservancy members since 1984. Jim loved the outdoors, especially fly... Read More


WPC Protects 156 Acres, Added to Buchanan State Forest

January 4, 2017 8:51 am Published by Comments Off on WPC Protects 156 Acres, Added to Buchanan State Forest

Bedford County, Pa. – Jan. 5 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) today protected more than 156 acres along the Evitts Mountain ridgeline in Bedford County, Pa. The property was immediately transferred to the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Bureau of Forestry to become a new addition... Read More


WPC Announces First Conservation Easement Donation in Centre County with Centre County Farmland Trust

December 28, 2016 1:30 pm Published by Comments Off on WPC Announces First Conservation Easement Donation in Centre County with Centre County Farmland Trust

Pittsburgh, Pa. – Dec. 28, 2016 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) announced today the donation of a conservation easement from a private landowner, Dale Stover, on his 186-acre property in Haines Township, Centre County. This is the first conservation easement to be donated to the Conservancy in Centre County.... Read More