Programs

  • Parks Renovation and Preservation

    IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO PARKS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH FOR WHICH NO LEASE HAS BEEN OBTAINED ARE EXPENSED AS CAPITAL PROJECT COSTS. THE PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY CAPITALIZES CAPITAL PROJECT COSTS INCURRED DURING THE RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE PARKS WHEN THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS A LEASE OR LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN THE PROPERTIES OR LAND BEING IMPROVED BY THE PROJECT. PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FOUR REGIONAL, URBAN PARKS HAVE BEEN DRAMATIC AND HAVE WON MANY AWARDS. OVER THE PAST NINE YEARS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDS HAVE BEEN LEVERAGED IN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PPC AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AND RESULTED IN NUMEROUS EXEMPLARY SHOWCASE PROJECTS AND HUNDREDS OF ECOLOGICALLY RESTORED ACRES DESIGNED TO RETURN THE PARKS TO THEIR FORMER GLORY.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.3M

  • Park Management and Maintenance

    PARK MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE: THIS SERVICE PROGRAM PROVIDES EXPERTISE IN PRESERVING AND MAINTAINING HISTORICAL LANDSCAPES. NATURAL AREAS MANAGEMENT, HORTICULTURE AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. THE PPC STAFF WORKS WITH THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW) TO CREATE SCOPE OF WORK BASED ON THE REGIONAL PARKS MASTER PLAN. THE WORK INCLUDES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS SUCH AS THE STUDY OF THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF THREE POPULATIONS, THE IMPACT OF DEER ON URBAN PARKLAND AND ON THE ORGANIC CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS THAT TREES, SHRUBS, AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS EXUDE TO INHIBIT THE GROWTH OF THE NEIGHBORING PLANT SPECIES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.1M

  • Public Education and Programs

    PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS: THIS SERVICE PROGRAM'S INTENT IS TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PARKS, THEIR NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY, ECOLOGY, SOCIAL HISTORY AND DESIGN SO THAT PITTSBURGHERS OF ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, WILL INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THESE SPACES. PPC PROVIDES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO INTRODUCE PITTSBURGH RESIDENTS TO THE BENEFITS OF THESE GREAT HISTORIC URBAN PARKS. IN ADDITION, ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH STUDIES ARE UNDERWAY THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH PITTSBURGH-AREA ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL AND HORTICULTURAL EFFORTS. PPC ALSO SPONSORS EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIA WITH PITTSBURGH PARTNERS FEATURING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION, PARKS RESTORATION AND URBAN ECOLOGY TO BETTER INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT SERIOUS ISSUES FACING THE PARKS AND THE REGION. PPC'S GOAL IN THE LONG TERM IS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF PARK STEWARDS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.1M