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...
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...
It is with great appreciation for all that she has done in leading the Allegheny County Parks Foundation that we announce the retirement of our Executive Director, Caren Glotfelty, later this year. Since Caren joined the Allegheny County Parks Foundation in 2014, she has stewarded...
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County and the Allegheny County Parks Foundation celebrated the start of the next phase of the Sculpture Garden at Hartwood Acres with a ceremonial groundbreaking at the park this morning. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald was joined by Parks Foundation Board Chair Chip...
Caren Glotfelty, executive director of the Allegheny County Parks Foundation and longtime Pennsylvania environmental leader in academia, government and non-profits, is honored by PennFuture with a 2020 Women in Conservation Lifetime Achievement Award. Glotfelty has devoted her career to public service, at Pennsylvania State University where...