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

Hays Woods

Bigbee Field Pollinator Meadow

Grass, steps, and meadow area of Emerald View Park

Frick Environmental Center Sensory Classroom

Children and teachers learning outdoors in Frick Park

Mellon Park Action Plan

Nine Mile Run Trail Repair

Schenley Park Research Grove

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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August Wilson Park

Forbes Avenue Gatehouse

Restored roof of the Frick Park Gatehouse

Hartzell Monument

Highland Park Babbling Brook

Highland Park Entry Garden

HPEG Fountain People (Jeremy Marshall) HTL

Highland Park Seasonal Pools

Mary E. Schenley Memorial Fountain

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

McKinley Park

McKinley Park ‘Chicken Hill’

Mellon Park Walled Garden

Mellon Park Walled Garden Fountain

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Mellon Square

Park Signage and Trail Restoration

PSTR Park Signage Trail Restoration (Jeremy Marshall) HTL

Patricia Rooney Memorial Fountain

The Rooney Memorial Fountain illuminated in the evening.

Phipps Run

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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