73 Search Results for "Bear Run Nature Reserve"

2025 Members’ Day and Annual Meeting

Bear Run Nature ReserveSaturday, May 3, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We’re so grateful to our members for supporting our work throughout the year. You help WPC plant trees, gardens and other green spaces that beautify and improve our communities. You help protect our landscapes, waterways, and plants and wildlife,... Read More

Visitor Guidelines

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) preserves are open to the public free-of-charge for lowimpact outdoor recreation and enjoyment. In general, common sense is the best guide to the use of WPC preserves. Consideration for resident plants, animals, and human visitors should always be practiced. Recreational activities, such as hiking, hunting, fishing,... Read More

Species Assessments

Longhorn beetles, flower flies, bees, wasps, a variety of spiders, moths -- in all, about 1,000 terrestrial invertebrates -- are waiting in the wings for help from scientists and conservationists. Traditionally underrepresented in conservation assessments, pollinator groups and other invertebrates are undergoing assessment by Pennsylvania’s scientists for possible inclusion in... Read More

Indicator Species

Conservation Science Protecting Pennsylvania’s Plants and Animals Indicator Species What do carnivorous pitcher plants, elusive hellbenders, singing woodthrush and humming mayflies have in common? They’re all important species known as indicators. An indicator species is any species (plant, animal, bird, insect or even bacteria) that reflects the condition of its... Read More

Looking For a Place to See Birds During #BlackBirdersWeek?

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

Fallingwater Reopens for 61st Tour Season March 16

Mill Run, Pa. – March 11, 2024 – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, Western Pennsylvania’s only site on the UNESCO World Heritage List, reopens Saturday, March 16, 2024, for its 61st tour season. Since opening to the public for its first house tour in 1964, Fallingwater has welcomed a diverse range... Read More

New Fallingwater Building Brick Model Now Available for Purchase

Mill Run, Pa. — Sept. 1, 2023 — A new, intricately designed building brick set of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, an iconic site on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is now available for presale through October 8, 2023, on the Fallingwater Museum Store website, FallingwaterMuseumStore.org. The Fallingwater Premium Building Model... Read More

Fallingwater Reopens for 60th Tour Season March 11

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