Pittsburgh, Pa. – January 31, 2025 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the purchase of two properties, totaling 97 acres, in Stewart Township, Fayette County that will be added to popular outdoor recreation and natural areas in the Laurel Highlands. A 44-acre forested property located near State Route 381... Read More
Pittsburgh, Pa. – January 6, 2025 – Forested land along the Allegheny River is now permanently protected thanks to a conservation easement donation from Randall Gustafson on 28 acres of his property in Pleasant and Watson townships, Warren County. The property has 2,200 feet of frontage on the Allegheny River,... Read More
Pittsburgh, Pa. – January 1, 2025 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announces the appointment of two new leadership positions and the retirement of Cynthia Carrow, vice president of government and community relations. Carrow retired from the Conservancy after 51 years of service on December 31, 2024. Conservancy President Tom Saunders... Read More
Pittsburgh, Pa. – December 3, 2024 – Officials from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Hilltop Economic Development Corporation, Mount Oliver Borough and Pennsylvania American Water recently transformed a vacant lot into a new Conservancy-owned community flower garden. Members of the community-based Hilltop Economic Development Corporation contacted The Conservancy last year asking... Read More
Pittsburgh, Pa. – December 3, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, along with its partners, the Armstrong County Board of Commissioners, Kittanning Borough, the Downtown Kittanning Revitalization Committee (DKRC) and Armstrong Trails, recently designed and implemented two rain gardens along the Armstrong Trail in Kittanning, Pa. The gardens were made... Read More
Indiana, Pa. – October 31, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and BHE GT&S are now accepting proposals for the 2025 Watershed Mini Grant Program, which provides financial assistance to watershed groups and organizations across the region. The watershed mini grants can be used to support projects in three areas:... Read More
Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 22, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and its partner organizations, including Bosland Growth, are working to restore native forest habitat on more than 100 acres of the Lake Pleasant Conservation Area in Erie County. These acres have been impacted by past gravel mining. This work... Read More
Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 21, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the protection of 23 acres of land in Sadsbury Township, Crawford County. The land is now a new addition to the Conservancy’s Tryon-Weber Woods Natural Area. The newly protected property, located across Grieser Road from the Tryon-Weber... Read More
Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 16, 2024 – Officials from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Green Mountain Energy gathered at the Conservancy’s Point State Park Garden this morning to unveil two 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Trucks purchased with a $150,000 grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club®. An overcast and... Read More
Pittsburgh, Pa. – October 15, 2024 – The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is seeking grant applications for its Canoe Access Development Fund (CADF), which supports projects that will improve canoe and kayak access to Western Pennsylvania’s waterways. The Conservancy’s CADF provides technical assistance and grants of up to $5,000 for the... Read More