When you visit Frick Environmental Center, do you think about how each tree, shrub, flower, and tiny plant surrounding it has grown? Do you wonder...
The cashier scanned my several cans of cat food. “You must be a cat lover.” “Me? Not really. It bothers me that cats massacre our...
Water is dynamic. It takes on many forms: from raindrops to oceans, from snowflakes to steam. We drink it, swim in it, sail upon it; we use it to...
The U.S boasts of an incredible park system. According to an NRPA Agency Performance Report, the ratio of parks to residents is around 1 park per...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy (PPC) staff members, City of Pittsburgh officials, and civic leaders have returned from trips to Minneapolis, where...
Hays Woods, Pittsburgh’s largest urban forest, is on track to become officially and permanently preserved for public use. Spanning over 600 acres...
When I was growing up in a suburban community south of Pittsburgh, there was a large swath of woodlands across the street from my home that...
Program Spotlight: Healthy, Active, and GreenA Conversation with Mike Cornell, Naturalist Educator
Since Frick Environmental Center (FEC) opened in 2016, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has been diligent in collecting data on its energy usage....
