Month: January 2021
The wonders of tree seeds
Do you ever think about trees and the seed they produce? Homeowners will often clean their gutters and realize they are clogged with Maple ‘helicopters’ which are technically samaras seeds.…
Read MoreLove Your Parks Stories: Linda Haddad
Because they belong to all of us. I am often overwhelmed with gratitude for our parks. The story of Ms. Frick, who told her father that she wished for him…
Read MoreLeading By Example: Lynn Glorieux
It’s simple – it’s my calling. I love having a park and living so close to Allegheny Commons Park, so I thought why not help take care of it? My…
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25 Years of Love in the Parks
Parks are where we create a lifetime of memories and highlight some of life’s greatest joys. And for Karisa and Ryan Hreczkosiej, their first trip to Flagstaff Hill in Schenley…
Read MorePittsburgh chosen as Reforestation Hub to increase its urban tree cover
Pittsburgh will work towards recovering some of its lost tree canopy with a new initiative through Cambium Carbon and the Arbor Day Foundation. In between 2011 and 2015, the city…
Read MoreMeet our Best Buds – Winter Edition
Red Maple (Acer rubrum) Dogwoods (Cornus florida and C. kousa) Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) Magnolias (Magnolia spp.)
Read MorePittsburgh’s longtime Parks and Public Works employee Mike Gable reflects on a half-century city career
First Published January 4, 2021, 6:00amhttps://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2021/01/04/Pittsburgh-s-longtime-Parks-and-Public-Works-employee-Mike-Gable-reflects-on-a-half-century-city-career/stories/202012310165
Read MoreEditorial: Parks are needed. So is funding.
Pittsburgh City Council voted 6-3 on Monday to start collecting a new property tax in the coming year.It isn’t a tax that will be a surprise. Pittsburghers voted for the…
Read MoreA Letter of Thanks to Nature
Dear Nature,You’ve always been talked about as being important. But 2020? This was your year. Because for all of the times you may have been taken for granted, this was…
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