Author Archives for Carmen Bray
August 31, 2023 4:53 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Aug. 31, 2023 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the permanent protection of 109 acres in Columbus Township, Warren County along Brokenstraw Creek, a tributary to the Allegheny River. The acreage was immediately conveyed to the PA Game Commission and is now an addition to State... Read More
June 23, 2023 4:59 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – June 23, 2023 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Watershed Conservation Program was awarded the U.S. Forest Service’s Partnership Award at the 2022 National Rise to the Future Award ceremony on June 15, 2023, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Whitten Building in Washington, D.C. Conservancy Watershed Manager... Read More
June 8, 2023 8:30 am
Published by Carmen Bray
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is advancing an important community effort, the “Untold Stories of Pennsylvania’s State Parks & Forests,” to discover, interpret and share the untold stories of underrepresented and marginalized groups associated with lands currently operating as state parks and forests in Western Pennsylvania. In collaboration with the Pennsylvania... Read More
May 25, 2023 2:04 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – May 25, 2023 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the permanent protection of 137 acres of steep forested slopes and riparian forest that safeguards water quality and wildlife habitat along Nine Mile Run in Ulysses Township, Potter County. The property was immediately conveyed to the PA... Read More
May 9, 2023 11:27 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – May 9, 2023 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and BHE GT&S, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, recently awarded 15 grants, totaling $39,484, to 15 different local environmental organizations in nine different counties across Western Pennsylvania as part of the 2023 Watershed Mini Grant Program. For years, financial... Read More
March 14, 2023 2:17 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – March 14, 2023 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has funds available to support projects that will improve canoe and kayak access to the region’s waterways. The Conservancy provides technical assistance and grants of up to $5,000 through its Canoe Access Development Fund for the construction and enhancement... Read More
March 10, 2023 1:27 pm
Published by Carmen Bray
Mill Run, Pa. – March 10, 2023 – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019, will reopen Saturday, March 11, 2023, for its 60th tour season. Since opening to the public for its first house tour in 1964, Fallingwater has welcomed a... Read More
March 3, 2023 7:01 am
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – March 3, 2023 – Sixty-five acres of scenic views and important wildlife habitat along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County will remain intact, thanks to land now permanently protected via a conservation easement with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. The land hosts a variety of... Read More
November 21, 2022 5:23 am
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa. – November 21, 2022 – Land that was once home to the historic Oakford Park in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, will once again be used as a local public space, thanks to a donation of the land to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy from Regis and Jamie McHugh. Oakford Park... Read More
November 8, 2022 10:06 am
Published by Carmen Bray
Pittsburgh, Pa.– November 8, 2022 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is currently accepting grant applications for water quality improvement projects and for projects to improve access to local rivers and streams. Grants are available to local watershed groups and organizations located throughout Western Pennsylvania. The Conservancy has funding available through... Read More
