Nurturing Nature. Planting Possibility.
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Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Take the Get Out! reader survey from GO magazine and vote for Frick Park as the best urban park!
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Take the Get Out! reader survey and enter to win a prize from the GO! schwag bag. Prizes include gear, clothing, books and camp food. We will select three winners in January 2010. Everyone is invited to take the survey, but Get Out! contributors are not eligible to win.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy A roundup of some links we found of interest this year:
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Because I always love NTEN’s monthly link roundup, I thought I’d put up a quick list of some links I’ve found interesting, useful, or entertaining this past year. Enjoy!
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Here's a look back at all the progress we made in the parks in 2009:
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2010 is almost here, and the staff at the Parks Conservancy is busily putting together plans for the year’s projects, programs, and outreach activities. We’re expecting a banner year, with ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy I'm working right now on revising our park maps. Is there anything we could do differently that would help you as a park user? The PDF link on this page will show you our existing Schenley map, which is about 7 years old.
www.pittsburghparks.org
Take PA-28 S toward Pittsburgh.Merge onto I-579 S toward Liberty Bridge.TakeI-376 E / Oakland / Monroeville exit.Stay straight to go onto Blvd of the Allies.At signs for Oakland/Phipps Conservatory, ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Trail closing signs are going up in Schenley Park for the start of our trail restoration project. Find out more here:
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Today marks the start of trail improvement construction in Schenley Park’s Panther Hollow Valley as part of the $3.02 million project managed by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works. ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy The trees are mostly bare, but there are still ways to tell a maple from an oak! Join us at our Winter Tree ID walk this Saturday at 10:00am in Frick Park to learn all the tricks.
www.pittsburghparks.org
Join us for our Urban EcoSteward training events to learn more about how to take care of our parks.All events are free and open to the public.Please RSVP toLuke Stamperat the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association: 412-371-8779, ext. 20or luke@ninemilerun.org.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Announcing the winners of the Parks Are Free photo contest!
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The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is pleased to announce thewinners of ourfirst-ever Parks Are Free photo contest. We received over 350 entries, and our judges narrowed it down to 10 finalists. ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy An update on the trails project kicking off in December, and why restoring Panther Hollow Lake is such a long, drawn-out process:
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We had a really good comment on our trails and signage blog this morning that raised some questions I thought we should address in a more prominent way than in the comments section. Here are Andrea’s questions and our answers.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy New video showing Schenley Plaza's transformation (and hey, the weather's so nice it might just inspire you to go over and spend one last afternoon there this year!).
www.pittsburghparks.org
Once an asphalt parking lot, Schenley Plaza was transformed in 2006 into the grand entrance to Pittsburgh's flagship park. Here's how it happened and what Schenley Plaza means to Pittsburgh's green renaissance.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Here's a look in photos at how the Mellon Park Walled Garden has changed since the restoration project began in July. Starting to look like a garden again!
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If you’ve walked by the Walled Garden in Shadyside’s Mellon Park recently, you’ve probably noticed that it’s beginning to look like a garden again. The Management and Maintenance ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Need something to watch on your lunch break? We have a brand-new video up about Mellon Square that we premiered at our symposium reception last night. Cool to see how it helped transform Pittsburgh (but now it needs some TLC).
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Click the video player below to view a short film about Mellon Square's development and its importance to Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy So you know planting trees is good...but do you know how to plant them to give them the best chance at survival? We'll answer all your questions at Saturday morning's Urban EcoSteward training about planting techniques. No need to be an EcoSteward...all are welcome! Details below!
www.pittsburghparks.org
Join us for our Urban EcoSteward training events to learn more about how to take care of our parks.All events are free and open to the public.Please RSVP toLuke Stamperat the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association: 412-371-8779, ext. 20or luke@ninemilerun.org.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Special rates for Friday's Mellon Square symposium, plus stuff you didn't even know you wanted to know about how trees can be planted on top of a garage...
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My husband and I are about to duck out of Pittsburgh for a long weekend and head to Los Angeles to visit some friends. While I’m definitely excited for warm, sunny days, I’m also interested in visiting Pershing Square Park. It is a park on top of a parking garage just like our own Mellon Square.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy The Fall 2009 issue of our newsletter is now online!
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TheFall 2009issue of "The Voice" announces the groundbreaking of our comprehensive trail and signage restoration project and puts a spotlight on a flurry of activity around the restoration ...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Want to burn off your Halloween candy? (Come on, you know you ate some of it already...) We'll be planting trees in Frick Park tomorrow morning starting at 9:00 and could use your help!
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The Parks Conservancy is teaming up with the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association to clear vines and plant trees along the Firelane Trail Extension. Meet in the Lower Frick parking lot off Lancaster Ave., at the intersection of Nine Mile Run and Firelane Ext. ...
