Author Archives for Carmen Bray
October 10, 2024 4:50 am
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 10, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has helped advance an important community effort, the “Untold Stories of Pennsylvania’s State Parks & Forests,” to discover, interpret and share the untold and/or lesser-known stories of underrepresented and marginalized peoples associated with lands currently operating as state parks... Read More
August 29, 2024 9:48 am
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – August 29, 2024 – There is more land for fishing, hiking and wildlife watching thanks to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s permanent protection of a 735-acre property in North Union Township, Fayette County that was immediately conveyed to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as an addition... Read More
August 28, 2024 9:34 am
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – August 28, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the permanent protection of a 1,495-acre forested property for hunting, fishing, hiking and other recreational opportunities in Benezette Township, Elk County. The property was immediately transferred to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to become... Read More
July 22, 2024 6:49 am
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – July 22, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the permanent protection of 122 acres in the French Creek watershed in Cambridge Springs Township, Crawford County. The Conservancy immediately transferred the property to the Pennsylvania Game Commission to become part of State Game Lands #277, known... Read More
June 10, 2024 12:06 am
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – June 10, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE GT&S) recently awarded 16 grants, totaling $23,000, to 16 different local environmental organizations in 8 counties across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as part of their 2024 Watershed Mini Grant Program. For years, financial support... Read More
May 31, 2024 1:33 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – May 31, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the permanent protection of 250 forested acres along Deer Creek Road in Frenchcreek Township, Venango County, that will soon be open to the public as a new nature preserve. This property, now known as French Creek Hemlocks... Read More
May 28, 2024 3:33 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – May 28, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy invites birders participating in #BlackBirdersWeek2024 to explore some of our best nature preserves for birding! Visit our Explore Our Preserves page and use the filter to search by birding. You may be surprised to learn that many of our... Read More
April 12, 2024 3:21 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 12, 2024 – 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... Read More
April 4, 2024 5:34 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 4, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has partnered with PNC Grow Up Great since 2012 to add natural outdoor play and learning spaces at 12 Pittsburgh Public Schools’ early childhood centers. The PNC Foundation today pledged financial support for more PNC Grow Up Great initiatives... Read More
March 28, 2024 3:40 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – March 28, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the donation of a conservation easement from The Conservation Fund on more than 19,800 acres of forestland along the Clarion River in Elk County and Kinzua Creek in McKean County. This conservation project, called the Clarion Junction... Read More
