Nurturing Nature. Planting Possibility.
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Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy A spotlight on two of our rock star volunteers, Michelle and Dave Panasiuk:
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With more than 1,700 acres of park land under our care, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy relies heavily on volunteers to assist with everything from planting trees to educating other park users. Two of ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Lots of tree care folks came out to Schenley Park this morning for a workshop on pruning techniques. There's a lot of cleanup to be done now that the snow is starting to melt.
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It’s not every day that you stumble across a gathering of 60+ people whose main focus is maintaining the health of our trees. But it’s also not every day that Pittsburgh gets a record snowfall, leaving the city’s trees to bear a heavy load that not all of them could withstand.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Our development associate Kendall made her first visit to Riverview Park this weekend, and she shares her impressions on our blog:
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I woke up Sunday morning feeling adventurous. The day before had been filled with sun, and I had done nothing but waste it, or so I felt. So despite a cold and headache I headed out into the fresh air ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Spotlighting one of our awesome board members, Jeremy Feinstein:
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For the past three years, Jeremy Feinstein has been involved with the Parks Conservancy and serving as a member of the Board of Directors for the past two. Mr. Feinstein is a partner at ReedSmith LLP, and he is the Parks Conservancy’s General Counsel. An invaluable asset to the organization, Mr. ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Our own Mike Sexauer shares his family's memories of Mellon Square in its early years:
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Fifty-five years ago this February, a tree was planted in downtown Pittsburgh. Not an extraordinary feat by today’s eco-friendly standards, but something of an oddity in a downtown with a pattern of smoke-choked ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy We have an opening for a full-time gardener/horticulturist here at the Parks Conservancy. You get to work with an awesome staff and spend your time in some of the most gorgeous places in the city!
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The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy currently has an opening for a full-time gardener/horticulturist in our Park Management and Maintenance department. Interested applicants should forward their résumé and work history to info@pittsburghparks.org by March 16, 2010.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Read about a new nature space we're helping to create in Frick Park in memory of Kate and Peter Ambrusko, who loved to play there:
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Soon Frick Park will have an innovative new space for outdoor learning, dedicated to the memory of two children who loved to play in the park.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Now through March 31, you will get 15% off your order at the Pittsburgh Parks store just by using coupon code PITTSBURGHPA at checkout. C'mon, it's cold out...you KNOW you need a new hoodie!
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The only place to buy official Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy merchandise, including items celebrating the great parks of Pittsburgh--Frick, Highland, Riverview, and Schenley Parks. Every purchase you make supports the parks! ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Like free movies? Free movies about parks? We've got you covered!
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Who doesn’t love a free movie? Or better yet, four free movies? The Parks Conservancy is partnering with Pittsburgh Filmmakers to bring you the first-ever Parks Are Free Film Series March 25-27. Since ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Winter photos of Schenley Park...from the 1920s!
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One of the fun parts about working at the Parks Conservancy is occasionally stumbling across some cool old photos of the parks while looking for something in your office. When we uncover some buried treasure, we pass it among our co-workers and marvel, “I can’t believe it used to look like that!”
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Today's the day--our online store has officially launched! We've got lots of products for you to choose from (including t-shirts, notecards, and even doggie sweaters). A portion of every purchase comes right back to the parks.
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The only place to buy official Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy merchandise, including items celebrating the great parks of Pittsburgh--Frick, Highland, Riverview, and Schenley Parks. Every purchase you make supports the parks! ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Photo-blogging the snow in Schenley and Frick Parks:
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That was the phrase that popped into my head while I was walking through Squirrel Hill on a nearly silent Saturday night. The evergreen trees were piled high with snow, making them look even taller than ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Quick update for anyone following the trail restoration progress in Schenley Park.
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Two years ago the historic wall behind the Schenley Park Cafe and Visitor Center collapsed landslide-style during a rainstorm. Since the trail runs above a pretty steep slope, this didn’t result ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy We're getting ready to launch an online store soon, and we're curious: what park-related stuff would you buy? Are you into t-shirts or postcards? If you were designing a Schenley Park shirt, what would it look like?
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Behind the scenes here at the Parks Conservancy, we’re working on something we think is pretty exciting: an online store! Previously, the only real park-related thing we’ve seen for sale in ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy A little recap from our Urban EcoSteward winter gathering, attended by 60+ of our best and brightest park volunteers!
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This past Saturday, we held our annual Urban EcoSteward winter gathering, when we invite all current or interested EcoStewards to one of the parks to talk about the past year’s accomplishments, announce plans for the new year, and generally just relieve cabin fever by getting out for a while.
