Wrapping Up the Trail and Signage Project

On the Friday before Thanksgiving, the team involved in the trail and signage improvement project in the parks–the engineers, construction crew, park foremen, and Parks Conservancy folks–had a wrap-up walk-through in Schenley Park to take in the trails’ transformation.  While the other three parks have seen noticeable changes (Riverview has some more walkable trails, Frick has [...]

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Ribbon-Cutting Photos

Several dozen folks showed up Monday morning despite the rain to celebrate the completion of our trails and signage project.  After remarks from Meg Cheever, State Representative Mike Doyle, and City of Pittsburgh Director of Parks and Recreation Mike Radley, we had one long ribbon-cutting line!  Partners from PennDOT to the City parks crews to [...]

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We’re cutting a ribbon…

And we’d like you to join us! If you find yourself in the Schenley Park area on Monday, September 27 at 10:00am, join us at the Schenley Park Café and Visitor Center as we cut the ribbon for our trail and signage restoration project.  Congressman Mike Doyle, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Stan Caldwell, Parks Conservancy President [...]

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$1 Million for Panther Hollow

Today was a great day for fans of Schenley Park, as the Parks Conservancy received a grant of $1 million from the Richard King Mellon Foundation.  Half the grant will cover the development of a watershed management plan for the Panther Hollow Watershed, and the other half will fund ongoing management and maintenance.  This represents [...]

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It’s a Sign!

You may notice more shovels in the ground than usual this month, as our brand-new suite of directional and interpretive signs begins to be installed. At several locations in the parks, foundations are already being laid and poles are beginning to go up. One of the more visible locations is at the Schenley Park Visitor [...]

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Trails Project: Park vs. Parkway

Our trail and signage restoration project is continuing in the regional parks, with several trails already completed and more work on the way.  You may have noticed some base material going in around the parks for the new signage program already as well.  The signs themselves will begin going up in August, providing a new [...]

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Happy trails

Things are really progressing with our trail and signage project, so here’s a quick update courtesy of Phil: Schenley Park Repairs to the Steve Faloon Trail should be completed within the next two weeks.  One of the more exciting things from an ecological standpoint is the daylighting of a pipe at the Bob O’Connor Golf [...]

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Rebuilding the walls

Quick trails project update for you, thanks to some images we just got in from the folks at Allison Park Contractors: 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 in the safest [...]

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Trail closure maps

With the trail restoration project in full swing in Schenley Park, we thought we’d give you an idea of exactly where the work is taking place so that you can plan your visit accordingly. In Schenley Park, the Upper and Lower Panther Hollow Trails and the Hollow Run Trail are currently closed, with work set to [...]

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Work begins in Panther Hollow

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. The trails in the Panther Hollow section of the park are temporarily closed, and park users are asked to [...]

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