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2014 Members’ Day and Annual Meeting

Join us as we thank our members and share our accomplishments at the 2014 Members’ Day and Annual Meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, at The Barn at Fallingwater in Mill Run, Pa. Conservancy members and their families will be able to:

• Take a walk – or a hike – guided by WPC naturalists. Enjoy a morning bird hike, a strenuous hike, an easy family-friendly nature walk or an afternoon wildflower walk at Ohiopyle State Park.
• Take a tour. WPC will offer free tours of Fallingwater for members and guests.
• Learn more. Hear all about recent highlights and accomplishments and listen to special informational sessions.
• Shop. Choose from books, shirts, mugs and more selections from the Fallingwater Museum Store.
• Munch on a continental breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Later, enjoy your own packed picnic lunch or join us for a lunch barbecue buffet ($18 per person, free for children 10 and under).

In This Issue:

• A Message from the President

  • The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has played a critical role in protecting land, and protecting and restoring rivers and streams, in the state’s Northern Woods, a region that contains some of the largest expanses of forestland in the eastern United States... Click here to read more

• Opportunities Abound in the
  Northern Woods
  • Tens of thousands of tourists visit Elk County every year, hoping to see a portion of what the county calls the largest wild elk herd in the northeastern United States...Click here to read more
• Fiercely Protective
  • Those working in or exploring the Pennsylvania’s Northern Woods may have a startling encounter with one of its residents – the northern goshawk...Click here to read more
• Birds Indicate Health of Forest
  • The flute-like melody of the wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) is a piece of evidence that could help scientists determine the health of a forest... Click here to read more
• Bennett Branch Forest
  • The section of the Allegheny Plateau that runs through Pennsylvania’s Elk and Clearfield counties is characterized by its rough, hilly land and its narrow valleys flanked by steep slopes... Click here to read more
• Conservancy Adds to Protection Along Clarion River
  • In Pennsylvania’s Northern Woods, the upper section of the Clarion River, between the towns of Ridgway and Hallton, peacefully winds through boulders and steep banks blanketed with oak, hemlock and white pine trees...Click here to read more
• Remembering Doc Blakeslee
  • A man fondly remembered as “Doc” left his mark on the Northern Woods region not just through his attention to patients’ health, but also through his passion for environmental health... Click here to read more
• Cottages to Open New Educational Possibilities at Fallingwater
  • When Frank Lloyd Wright designed Fallingwater for the Kaufmann family in 1935, he was inspired by the rock ledges made of Pottsville sandstone that create the waterfall on Bear Run... Click here to read more
• You Can Help Fallingwater Live On
  • Fallingwater stands as a testament to one man’s genius, one family’s generosity and one place’s ability to symbolize how people may live in harmony with nature...Click here to read more
• Partnership Looks Beyond Trees for Storm Water Management
  • In early spring, when the snow melts and the Pittsburgh metropolitan area gets an average of 10 inches of rain in three months, some residents’ attention turn to soggy yards, wet basements and other flooding woes...Click here to read more
• Field Notes: Flowers in the Sky
  • The slope I’m on is steep and there’s no room between the guardrail and the pitch downward to have both feet on the ground at once. Those occasionally driving by on this narrow country road are probably wondering what I’m doing in such a precarious situation...Click here to read more
• Your Legacy with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
  • In 2010, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy embarked on a major effort to help reach its goals for its impact on the region during the next decade, which include conserving 50,000 additional acres of land and restoring and protecting 1,500 more miles of rivers and streams...Click here to read more
• 2014 Members’ Day and Annual Meeting
  • Join us as we thank our members and share our accomplishments at the 2014 Members’ Day and Annual Meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, at The Barn at Fallingwater in Mill Run, Pa...Click here to read more