Month: November 2020
Parks are here for you.
Jill Rubinstein Parks Conservancy Supporter This year has been anything but ordinary. Together, we’ve experienced uncertainty unlike anything we’ve ever seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the uncertainty and unknown,…
Read MoreHow to survive a COVID winter? Parks are open year-round. Get out and enjoy nature
Michael Machosky November 18, 2020 City Design Snowy path at the Allegheny Observatory in Riverview Park. Photo by Melissa McMasters. Though the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy doesn’t have concrete numbers, the parks are…
Read MoreCTGBC Holds Virtual Awards
Awards • Green • Up Front CTGBC Holds Virtual Awards Award of Excellence Best in Show winner, Frick Park Environmental CenterNew Haven, CT – On Oct. 29, the Connecticut Green Building Council (CTGBC) held…
Read MoreGreat Public Spaces in Pennsylvania detailed by planning professionals
Harrisburg’s Riverfront Park has been designated a 2020 Great Place in Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association.Through its Great Places in Pennsylvania Program, the chapter annually designates…
Read MoreGoats Influence Avian Research in Frick Park
Exciting things are happening at Frick Park’s Clayton Hill! In August, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy introduced you to Team Hobo, the herd of 11 goats (and a guard donkey) from Allegheny…
Read MoreThe American yellowwood experiment, one year in
Almost exactly a year ago, 100 tiny American yellowwood tree seedlings were planted and stood whipping in wintry winds on a sloping hill behind Carnegie Mellon University in Schenley Park.The…
Read MoreHow goats and the volunteers who love them are saving a popular park
They’re keeping invasive plants from taking over Pittsburgh’s Frick Park by doing what comes naturally. For the goats at least! October 27, 202012:00 pmThis story is part of a…
Read MoreThe Bad Omens
By: Lucy Ingram Once upon a time there was a black cat. The black cat was part of the Bad Omens (BA) group. The BA made Halloween fun, exciting, and…
Read MoreThe Pleasant Creek Singer
By: Warren J. Morgan Less than a week ago I was living my routine life, happy and content. My life has always been bland, not bad mind you, I’ve just…
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