SAVE THE DATE: GEARING UP FOR GIVING TUESDAY

Giving Tuesday 2022 is nearly here, and your parks need your support!

Save the date because Tuesday, November 29, is the day to make DOUBLE the impact when you give a gift to support Pittsburgh's parks.

Only with YOUR help are the memories and moments made in your parks possible!

RECAP: BUMP IN THE NIGHT

Another Bump in the Night is in the books!

Last month at Bump in the Night, so many incredible families came together to celebrate the fall season at Frick Park! With pumpkin picking, crafts, Halloween hikes, and so much more, these kiddos had the best time exploring what goes Bump in the Night!

Click the link below to check out the photo album from the event.

P.S. Thank you so much to Giant Eagle for supplying this year's Bump in the Night pumpkins!

STORY HIKE: RUBY'S BIRDS

Join us for family fun in Frick Park! 

On Sunday, November 13, come along on a story hike with one of our Naturalist Educators at the Frick Environment Center. We will start with a reading of Ruby's Birds by Mya Thompson, and then you'll have the chance to make your own binoculars and head out to the trails to look for birds in Frick Park!

THANK YOU, FEDEX VOLUNTEERS!

Last month, our friends from FedEx Ground joined us at McKinley Park to help clean up the space and enhance its green infrastructure. With the help of 31 volunteers, we planted over 500 native perennial flowers, filled 12 big contractor bags with trash, and cleaned up the debris from several large fallen branches on the park lawn.

This all-hands-on-deck effort was a HUGE success, thanks to these volunteer superstars!

A SPOTLIGHT ON OUR FALL INTERNS

The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is honored to have a spectacular group of interns this season! Each intern we work with has an incredible passion for the environment and their parks. They work closely with various supervisors to train in a specific field at the Parks Conservancy that speaks to them the most. This month we're excited to highlight each of our amazing interns and the work they have been doing while supporting Pittsburgh's parks.

SIP AND STROLL WITH THE EMERALD VIEW PARK BLEND

Throw on your sweaters, sweatpants, or scarves, and celebrate the changing season in your parks! As you stroll through your favorite park to admire the colorful leaves and the fall breeze, take a cup of the Emerald View Park Blend with you!

This fall, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and Commonplace Coffee launched their fifth installment of park-inspired coffee blends. This time, we are delighted to unveil a taste of Emerald View Park!

The Emerald View Park Blend is available online and at all Commonplace Coffee locations throughout Pittsburgh.

THEN AND NOW: THE REYNOLDS STREET GATEHOUSE

As our first showcase project in 2000, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy restored this 70-year-old gatehouse using the project plans from the original architect, John Russell Pope, and landscape architects Innocenti and Webel. This entrance to Frick Park needed an entirely new roof, replacing the asphalt with the original mixed clay tiles, and the stone desperately needed to be cleaned. However, the real highlight of the project was the landscaping, with 24 new trees and shrubs planted. 

This majestic structure looks stunning in all seasons, so stop by and check it out on your next trip to Frick Park!

BRICKS AND BUTTERFLIES: UNIQUE GIFTS WITH A MEANINGFUL MISSION

Unsure of what to get your loved ones this holiday season? Look no further because we have the perfect gift for you! This year, you or a loved one can forever become part of Frick Environmental Center or Schenley Plaza.

Both gifts are an opportunity to carve your or a loved one's name into the Pittsburgh Parks legacy.