Water Connects Us All

We recently submitted a grant application to the Department of Environmental Protection for funds to help us reduce the amount of sediment in Panther Hollow Stream.  All streams have some sediment, of course, but the amount and rate that sediment gets into this stream is bad for several reasons: sediment is washing away from slopes where [...]

Read Full Post »

“Battling invasives is like fighting crime: you can never let your guard down”

Something I always look forward to getting in my interoffice mailbox: the latest issue of Audubon Magazine.  There’s always a thoughtful and interesting piece, like the “As Ugly as a Tree” article in last September’s issue (unfortunately not archived online) about how just planting trees isn’t a solution to all our problems–only by planting the [...]

Read Full Post »

Garlic mustard everywhere

One of the things about working for the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is that you start to notice things you didn’t before.  For instance, I live in Lawrenceville and use Arsenal Park.  Now when I walk there, I see the cracked pavement, mossy tennis courts, and that kidney-shaped cement basin that must have held water at [...]

Read Full Post »

PNC Carousel

When I heard about the Parks Conservancy, I was most excited because the organization blends historical conciousness with care for our environment.  As we plan for restoration, we do our best to stay true to the history of that area.  I love that about the Conservancy.
Schenley Plaza opened in June of 2006 with a brand [...]

Read Full Post »

Annie’s Garden

I thought I’d take a minute to post about a new project that we’re really excited about at the Conservancy.  Typically we’ve defined ourselves as an organization working in the four regional parks – Frick, Highland, Riverview, and Schenley – but recently we’ve expanded our mission further into Pittsburgh’s great network of green space.  One [...]

Read Full Post »

Free Show this Thursday, 5/22/08.

I am super excited for this Thursday because Azucar is playing a free show at Schenley Plaza. 
If you haven’t heard them before, I suggest checking out their myspace http://www.myspace.com/azucarband.  They are one of the best Latin Dance bands I’ve ever heard. 
The show starts at 7pm.   I hope to see you there!

Read Full Post »

Lunchtime at Schenley Plaza

It was beautiful out yesterday.  Melissa and I decided to get out of the office at lunchtime and head over to Schenley Plaza to meet about some ideas in the sunshine. 
It is such a great space to get away to in the middle of the day, and skip the monotony of brown bagging it.  I [...]

Read Full Post »

Signs of spring

Springtime means a lot of things at the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy.
It means that after lots of hard work and help from our sponsors and our friends at the City, we recently held the tenth anniversary celebration of the Spring Hat Luncheon in Frick Park.  Once again the Hat Luncheon raised hundreds of thousands of dollars that will [...]

Read Full Post »