In the Press

Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy forges forest of the future in face of global warming

July 29, 2024

In a quiet corner of Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park, Jaci Bruschi has been carefully tending a grove of yellowwood trees since 2019. The trees aren’t native to the Pittsburgh area, but…

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Frick Park’s Survival Camp Encourages Kids to Explore Nature

July 18, 2023

We head out to a summer camp that helps build confidence and an appreciation for nature. Plus, we visit a farm in Pittsburgh that teaches neighbors how to grow and…

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Remarkable Trees – PECPA

July 14, 2023

We know that trees are good – but just how good? To answer that question, signs have been added to eight leafy giants around Mellon Park in Pittsburgh that quantify…

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Conservancy looks to create accessible areas for people to connect with nature at Frick Park

March 30, 2023

The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is looking to create a series of accessible sensory areas in Frick Park. Many of the sites the conservancy uses for nature programming and other activities…

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Duquesne Light donates $1 million to Allegheny Commons Park project

March 30, 2023
An image of the lake at Allegheny Commons.

The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is entering another phase of construction on the North Promenade in Allegheny Commons Park. The project will reconstruct a 15-foot-wide central promenade along North Avenue, realign…

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Hays Woods Park gets $233,000 grant to enhance its ecosystem

March 30, 2023
Hays Woods Glass Run

Once home to coal mining, Hays Woods Park is a protected forest situated along the Monongahela River between Baldwin, the South Side and Hays. Now Hays Woods is taking the next step.…

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Getting kids outside is prescription-worthy for parks conservancy, UPMC Children’s

November 17, 2022

Maybe you’ve heard of “parks prescriptions” or doctors prescribing time in nature. Maybe you’ve been to City of Pittsburgh parks hundreds of times. What you may not know is that spending time…

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Why Smart Cities are About More Than Just Tech

November 7, 2022

“Diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility-that is a thread throughout, it is not an afterthought.” Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series that Route Fifty is publishing ahead of…

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How Enslaved Africans in Alabama used Tree Bark as Shoes to Gain Freedom

November 7, 2022

Heroic tales have often been told of the ingenuity and heroic acts of the enslaved and how they gained their freedom from their masters. But, history and research has been silent on…

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‘We’re still here’: Pow wow in Oakland honors, celebrates Native American culture through dance

November 6, 2022

The rattle of bells and the pounding of drums jingled and boomed through Pitt’s campus as Native American dancers and artisans converged upon Schenley Plaza for a pow wow on…

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