Month: February 2021
Step into Spring: Visitor Experience Update
With Spring right around the corner, we know people will be flocking to the parks. Did you know that spending time outdoors can lower your blood pressure, help you think more clearly and, in general, improve your well-being?
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Step into Spring: Enhance Your Park Visits
Pittsburgh’s parks have something for everyone! From the rush to visiting a new playground to the thrill of exploring a new trail, parks are fun for people of all ages.
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25 Years of Parks: Celebrating Park Gardens
As we celebrate 25 years of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, we want to honor your cherished green spaces! Year-after-year, the Parks Conservancy cares for blooming gardens and flower beds across the city.
Read MoreLove Your Parks Stories: Tracy Johnson
I love so many of Pittsburgh’s parks! The one I sometimes recall with true sentimental fondness, however, is Schenley Park. I did not get to know it well until I had moved back to the city in the early ’90s.
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25 Years of Caring for Your Cherished Green Spaces
Did you know that the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has a dedicated team of Horticulture and Forestry professionals? The Parks Conservancy’s horticulture and forestry team truly nurtures nature.
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Love Your Parks Stories: Kirstie Mosher
My name is Kirstie Lynn Mosher, and I am a Master’s student at Carnegie Mellon University, where I’m studying voice and opera performance. Though I am a musician by trade,…
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Submit your special park story to Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s new monthly series
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy turns 25 this year, and to celebrate, the nonprofit organization is collecting stories about memorable experiences visitors have had in the many green spaces throughout the city.
Read MoreAn appreciation: Steelers Nation’s matriarch, Patricia Rooney, remembered as ‘generous’ and ‘wonderful’
Brian BatkoBrian Batko’s Steelers chat transcript: 02.01.21Gerry DulacPatricia Rooney, wife of late Steelers chairman, dies at age 88
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The Importance of Environmental Education
At the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, we believe in the importance of environmental education. Our team of dedicated and passionate educators understands how critical it is for students to have exposure…
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