Park Projects In addition to youth and adult programming, maintenance, fundraising, and a host of other activities on behalf of the parks, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy works in close partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, other government entities, local foundations, and the community on major park improvement projects.

Current Projects

Frick Environmental Center Sensory Classroom

Children and teachers learning outdoors in Frick Park

Hartzell Monument

Mellon Park Action Plan

Nine Mile Run Trail Repair

Schenley Park Research Grove

McKinley Park ‘Chicken Hill’

Flagstaff Hill Woodland Garden

North Promenade Project

A pathway leading to the Patricia Rooney Memorial Fountain in Allegheny Commons Park.

Past Projects

Featured Park Project

Frick Environmental Center

The Frick Environmental Center is a welcome facility, education hub, and gateway to Frick Park. Free and open to all, this cutting-edge facility enhances visitor experience and inspires learners to discover one of Pittsburgh’s largest parks.

A project of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and the City of Pittsburgh, the Frick Environmental Center is a certified Living Building that has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum.

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Chapel Shelter

Mellon Square

Forbes Avenue Gatehouse

Restored roof of the Frick Park Gatehouse

Seasonal Pools

Highland Park Babbling Brook

Phipps Run

Westinghouse Memorial and Pond

Patricia Rooney Memorial Fountain

The Rooney Memorial Fountain illuminated in the evening.

McKinley Park

Schenley Park Cafe and Visitor Center

Image of the front of the Schenley Park Cafe Visitor Center

August Wilson Park

Reynolds Street Gatehouse

FP Frick Park Gatehouse Summer Fall Gray Green Blue Walkers Dog Leash Archway (Jeremy Marshall) HTL

Highland Park Entry Garden

HPEG Fountain People (Jeremy Marshall) HTL

Mary E. Schenley Memorial Fountain

SP Mary Schenley Fountain Summer Fall Blue (Jeremy Marshall) HTL

Park Signage and Trail Restoration

PSTR Park Signage Trail Restoration (Jeremy Marshall) HTL

Featured Park Project

Schenley Plaza

Operated by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Schenley Plaza is located between the Carnegie and Hillman Libraries, the Cathedral of Learning, and the Frick Fine Arts Building. Formerly an asphalt parking lot, this much-loved community greenspace attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, providing gathering places, entertainment, and a grand entrance to Schenley Park.

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Your Parks Matter

Parks thrive when they have sun, soil, rain…and you. You ensure programs are offered, trees are planted, capital projects are funded, flowers are tended to, research is pursued. There is nothing the parks can’t do with you behind them.

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