Help us conduct an experiment in the parks!

Feeling experimental?
In partnership with Steel City Biofuels and GTECH, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy invites you to come learn whether garlic mustard, one of the most serious ecological threats in our parks, can be turned into something useful!  On Saturday, June 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., we’ll be in Highland Park pulling garlic mustard and collecting [...]

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The Chapel Shelter Story

Sweltering heat aside, Riverview Park Heritage Day and the grand opening of the Chapel Shelter went really well last weekend.  It was so great to hear from all the people who had used the building in the past for weddings, family reunions, and company parties.  “It never looked like THIS,” most of them said.  People seem to really [...]

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Chapel Shelter and Heritage Day

This Saturday marks the Grand Opening of the Chapel Shelter at Riverview Park in conjunction with the Heritage Day Parade and festivities. 
The Chapel Shelter was built in the 1800s at Perrysville and Riverview Avenues as the Watson Presbyterian Church. After a new church was built, the shelter was moved from its original location to [...]

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