Mill Run, Pa. – July 15 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy invites the public to enjoy Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater as the sun sets over Bear Run Nature Reserve during the 19th Annual Twilight Tour on Saturday, Aug. 23. The Conservancy is now accepting reservations for the Fallingwater Twilight Tour,... Read More
MEDIA ADVISORY – PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Dan Rooney To Sign Books at Fallingwater on July 19 WHAT: Fallingwater is hosting Pittsburgh Steelers leader Dan Rooney and historian Carol Peterson in the Fallingwater Museum Store as they sign their book, “Allegheny City: A History of Pittsburgh’s North Side.” WHEN: Saturday, July 19... Read More
Mt. Oliver, Pa. – June 12 – Mt. Oliver Borough, working with Grow Pittsburgh and the Conservancy, is in the midst of creating a community vegetable garden, which will have an orchard area with fruit trees and blackberry and raspberry bushes. On Friday, water company employees and other volunteers will... Read More
MEDIA ADVISORY – PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Pennsylvania American Water, Grow Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Plant Fruit Trees in Mt. Oliver, Pa., Garden WHAT: Pennsylvania American Water, Grow Pittsburgh and a group of neighbors, together with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, will plant 10 fruit trees, including peach, plum and apple in... Read More
MEDIA ADVISORY – PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Laurel Foundation and Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Hang Hundreds of Baskets in Downtown Pittsburgh WHAT: Funded by Laurel Foundation, the Conservancy will hang more than 400 flower baskets along the streets and bridges in the city of Pittsburgh. It takes a WPC’s garden crew an entire... Read More
North Bend, Pa. – April 28 – Hundreds of acres in Clinton County are open to hiking, hunting, fishing and other recreational activities now that the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has permanently protected a property along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. WPC acquired 466 acres in Chapman and Grugan... Read More
Indiana, Pa. – April 24 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is completing an undertaking that resulted in the planting of thousands of trees and shrubs along some of the region’s streams and creeks. WPC’s Watershed Conservation Program celebrated the planting of 20,000 saplings in riparian zones, the land adjacent to... Read More
MEDIA ADVISORY: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Continues Erie Greening Effort WHAT: The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and dozens of students from Gannon University will plant more than 50 trees around Downtown Erie as WPC continues its tree-planting effort in the city. WHEN: Saturday, April 26 8:15 a.m. – Pep rally for students... Read More
Mill Run, Pa. – April 9 – Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterwork, is accepting applications from high school students and K-12 educators for its one-week summer residency programs. The programs offer two sessions at different skill levels for students, both valuable to those considering architecture as a career, and... Read More
Erie, Pa. – March 17 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has permanently protected 54 acres adjacent to a major protected area; the land will be added to a State Game Land, the Conservancy announced today. WPC acquired the property in Springfield Township, Erie County, and transferred the site to the... Read More