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Between the City and the Forest: Creating Safer Habitats for Birds
Avian Ecologist Nick Liadis' talk will explore innovative solutions for mitigating avian mortality in human-dominated environments.
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
The Fallingwater Soirée Is Back!
Pittsburgh, Pa. – June 13, 2022 – After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy invites the public back to enjoy Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in Fayette County during a special fundraising event, the Fallingwater Soirée, on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, from 6-9 p.m. (UPDATE:... Read More
Wright’s Fallingwater Goes Solar, New Solar Array to
Produce Clean Renewable Energy for Fallingwater
Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 22, 2022 – A new solar array on the campus of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in Fayette County will soon harness the power of the sun to offset 100% of electricity used by Fallingwater’s main and guest houses, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today. Located on... Read More
Virtual Backgrounds
Restoring exceptional places since 1932 WPC Virtual and Desktop Backgrounds Many of us are spending time on our computers or in virtual meetings on Zoom, Microsoft Teams or other meeting platforms. Why not personalize your virtual space with beautiful photos of WPC preserves, Fallingwater and nature? Download these seasonal backgrounds... Read More
James Finley, Ph. D.: In Memoriam
The board and staff of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy are saddened by the unfortunate news that longtime Conservancy board member James C. Finley, Ph.D. was tragically killed on Saturday, Oct. 2 while cutting down a tree on his property in Ridgway, Pa. He was 72. Jim had recently retired from... Read More