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04 May Crown Castle Pittsburgh-Area Employees Partner to Improve South Park

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07 Apr Celebrating Earth Month: A Letter from our Executive Director

Posted at 15:03h in In the News

15 years ago, I became a member in the first Tree Tender Class of Tree Pittsburgh for a street tree planting project. After I received my certification, I went on to volunteer to plant and help with the maintenance of street trees in my own...

Mrs. Lawrence, second from right, planting an American Elm in Schenley Park on April 17, 1923. Credit: Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection

20 Mar Women’s History Month – Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Mary Flinn Lawrence

Posted at 15:18h in In the News

This guest blog post was written by Allegheny County Park Ranger, Deaglan McManus. Women have undoubtedly contributed greatly to the creation and conservation of our county parks. In no park is this more evident than at Hartwood Acres. It simply would not exist without Mary Flinn...

21 Feb Inclusivity in Your Parks

Posted at 09:12h in In the News

Our organizational vision is to bring together ideas, leadership and resources to make the parks more sustainable and enjoyable for all. When we are thinking about the parks being enjoyable for all we imagine a diverse array of people coming together for enjoyment, peace, exercise...

26 Jan Our 2022 Impact In Your Parks!

Posted at 12:58h in In the News

From all of us at the Allegheny County Parks Foundation, thank you to everyone who supported our work to improve, conserve and preserve the 9 Allegheny County Parks in 2022. We are so grateful to Allegheny County for being our partner in all this work,...

26 Oct Joey-Linn Ulrich Announced As New Executive Director

Posted at 11:49h in In the News

The board of directors of the Allegheny County Parks Foundation has announced Joey-Linn Ulrich as the new executive director of the Foundation after a year-long executive director search following the retirement announcement of Caren Glotfelty in June of 2021. The Parks Foundation raises public and private...

24 Mar Observation Tower Project in North Park Announced

Posted at 12:44h in In the News

The Parks Foundation is excited that the first phase of the restoration of a beloved North Park attraction – the Observation Tower – is beginning. Once complete, this historic site is expected to reopen to the public after 30 years. Designed in 1936 as a water...

08 Feb Trail Discovery Guide

Posted at 17:15h in In the News

Welcome to the Allegheny County Parks Foundation’s Trail Discovery Guide. Here’s your quick, easy-to-follow snapshot of featured trails in the 9 Allegheny County Parks. Download the free Allegheny County Parks Trails app available at popular app stores for the comprehensive mapping of all the trails but use...

20 Sep Sculpture Garden Construction Progress

Posted at 11:44h in In the News

Construction safety requirements have limited the public’s access to visit the Mansion side of Hartwood Acres but that’s a good thing! It means that progress is being made on improvements to the exciting project undertaken by the Parks Foundation in partnership with Allegheny County. Pictured is...

28 Jul Dee Briggs talks art and more*

Posted at 13:20h in In the News

Dee Briggs is a Wilkinsburg-based sculptor with a national reputation. Yet she has never been commissioned to create an artwork for a local outdoor public project. Until now. The Sculpture Garden at Hartwood Acres Park, a project of the Allegheny County Parks Foundation, in partnership with Allegheny...