The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy protects and restores exceptional places to provide the Western Pennsylvania region with clean waters and healthy forests, wildlife and natural areas for the benefit of present and future generations. The Conservancy creates green spaces and gardens. This contributes to the vitality of our cities and towns, and preserves Fallingwater, a symbol of people living in harmony with nature.
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has been dedicated to protecting and restoring the region’s exceptional natural places since 1932. As a member-based nonprofit organization, WPC works in cities and towns across Western Pennsylvania and relies on the help of thousands of members, partners and volunteers to make a difference in the region’s water, land and life. WPC does this work for the benefit of wildlife and people who call Western Pennsylvania home, and for future generations.
WPC has helped establish 11 state parks, conserved more than 290,000 acres of natural lands – including 45 nature preserves open to all, protected or restored more than 3,000 miles of rivers and streams, and assessed thousands of wildlife species and their habitats. They maintain 130 community flower gardens and has planted more than 40,000 trees in communities across Allegheny County and beyond. Plus, they have planted as nearly 100,000 trees on preserves and in rural areas, including along rivers and streams. The Conservancy owns and operates Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater as well. This is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and symbolizes people living in harmony with nature.
WPC has meany opportunities for volunteering. You can contribute through planting and stewarding community gardens, planting trees and caring for nature preserves for everyone to enjoy. Please visit WaterLandLife.org/events-volunteer-opportunities/ and view informative webinars and videos Youtube.com/WaterLandLife.
Every donation helps to protect the region’s most exceptional places. These funds safeguard wildlife habitats and natural areas, restore rivers and streams, enhance cities and towns with trees, gardens and other green spaces, and preserve Fallingwater.
Story and Photography by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
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