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
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
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
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
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
Public meetings will be held May 17, 18 and 23 Hollidaysburg, Pa. – April 27, 2023 – Residents of the Juniata Watershed are invited to provide input and suggestions via public meetings and a community survey to help inform the Juniata Watershed Management Plan, a project of the Western... Read More
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
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
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
A note from our CEO Regarding the passing of Board Chair Carolyn Rizza. I am extremely saddened to share that our wonderful board chair Carolyn Rizza has passed away. Carolyn was such an important part of the Conservancy, such an excellent leader and chair, so enthusiastic about everything the Conservancy... Read More