Pittsburgh Parks

You would think, at thirty-something, telling your parents you’re moving over 800 miles away to Pittsburgh would be easier.  Being a close-knit, Midwestern family combined with the fact that I’m the baby, this was not the case.  I’ve spent my entire life listening to my dad’s stories of growing up i

If you walk into any park in Pittsburgh this week, you’ll find gardens full of blooms. Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy gardener, Angela Masters says that she’s starting to see a lot of the perennials blossoming. She took to the parks with her camera on May 7th to show us what’s in bloom. Walled Garden

Spring is here! Last week Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy gardener, Angela Masters, took photos in the Highland Park Entry Garden and the Mellon Park Walled Garden to share what’s in bloom in our parks! All photos were taken April 11, 2012. Highland Park Entry Garden Mellon Park Can’t get enough buddin

Dee Abasute is the Assistant Education Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy. Dee is working with the Parks Conservancy through Public Allies, a program that aims to increase the capacity of local non-profits and help Allies develop as professionals and leaders.  On February 7, I went to

Winter showers bring …March flowers? It doesn’t sound right, but this year it’s true. The strangely mild winter followed by what can only be described as an early onset summer has everyone a bit befuddled, including Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy gardener, Angela Masters. Her entire planting schedule

I had the privilege of attending the annual meeting of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP) on March 6.  The breakfast meeting is typically a succinct presentation of the past year’s activities and accomplishments, and a look forward at what is on the horizon for the Golden Triangle.  It was al

Environmental education is one of the most fundamental investments we make in the future of our parks. At the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy we understand that through educating and engaging youth, we can grow a new generation of park stewards. Our High School Urban EcoSteward program takes students f

Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, Anna Johnson never thought of herself as a “city” girl, but upon arriving in Pittsburgh she was surprised to find a city so carefully built into its environment. “I love how hills or rivers frame almost every view of the city,” she says. “In some urban landscapes, y

When the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy took on the restoration of Mellon Square in downtown Pittsburgh we knew it would require some heavy lifting. This phrase took on new meaning January 19th when a forklift was brought in to remove the nine bronze basins that serve as the focal point of the Square’

By Susan M. Rademacher, Parks Curator, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Originally published in Squirrel Hill Magazine, Winter 2011  Only two of our city’s four historic regional parks bear a family name.  Frick Park is named in tribute to Henry Clay Frick who, upon his death in 1919, gave 150 acres and