For the Love of Parks
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
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S2E4 Built for the Future: Accessible Park Spaces
Featuring Ross Chapman, Parks Conservancy Chief of Operations, and Leah Northrop, parent and accessibility advocate, highlighting recent accessibility improvements like the new Sensory Nature Trail…
S2E3 The People Behind the Petals
Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to keep our parks blooming all year round, from careful ecological planning to boots-on-the-ground morale. Learn why fostering relationships with park…
S2E2 Hays Woods: From Coal Mines to Conservation – Part II
Enjoy the exciting conclusion to the story of Pittsburgh's newest and wildest city park, diving deeper into its industrial past, ecological challenges, and the partnerships driving its restoration.
S2E1 Hays Woods: From Coal Mines to Conservation – Part I
A sweeping introduction to Pittsburgh's newest and wildest city park, uncovering its industrial past, ecological challenges, and the partnerships driving its restoration.
The Secret Life of Frick Park
We're counting down the top five most surprising and interesting things about Pittsburgh's largest regional park. Loved by hikers, bikers, birders, and nature lovers of all ages, Frick Park is also…
S2E10 A Work in Progress: Lawrenceville's Arsenal Park
Arsenal Park is a place where solemnity and joy sit side by side. It was the site of the largest single loss of civilian life during the Civil War. 78 people were killed - most were women and…
S2E11 Landslides, Deer, Crazy Jumping Worms, Vines: The Ecological Threats Facing Riverview Park
We are back in Riverview Park for this episode and the story we want to tell this time is about the very serious ecological threats facing many of our city parks, especially this one. Any geologist…
S2 BONUS EPISODE: Back to the Beginning
We are hard at work on the next few episodes (did you hear about the bridge collapse?). In the meantime, please listen back to our very first episode to hear how it all began. The Parks Conservancy…
S2E3 The Finest Breathing Room in the City
The reservoir at Highland Park was built in 1879, and the park was officially created around it about 20 years later. It was the brainchild of Edward Bigelow, Pittsburgh's first Director of Public…
S2E2 McKinley Park: Community is Key
McKinley Park is one of the oldest parks in Pittsburgh. As far back as people can remember, McKinley has been the backdrop of picnics, fish frys, family reunions, parades, concerts and childhood…
S2E1 From Parking Lot to Park: The Story of Schenley Plaza
A secret marriage. Steamships racing across the Atlantic. An incredible gift of land. That's how the story of Schenley Park begins. Edward Bigelow, known as the "father of Pittsburgh Parks," had…
S1E6 Celebrating August Wilson in a Hill District Park
August Wilson grew up practically next door to the park that now bears his name. And from August Wilson Park, you can experience one of the most spectacular views in the entire city and see art from…
S1E5 George Westinghouse: The man, the park, and the pond.
October marked George Westinghouse's 175th birthday and we're heading to Westinghouse Park- the place the famous inventor called home for more than 40 years - to learn all about his legacy *and* the…
S1E4 Discovering a Garden of Delights at the Walled Garden in Mellon Park
Mellon Park sits on what was the estate of industrialist Richard Mellon. At the time, he had the biggest house in all of Pittsburgh and employed 7 full-time gardeners. The Mellon mansion is long…
S1E3 A Tree Grows in Pittsburgh
Park trees are vital to Pittsburgh. They offer immense benefits for all — from reducing peak temperatures in the summer, cleaning the air, providing a habitat for native wildlife, and so much. On…
S1E2 Loving Riverview Park's Little Chapel Back to Life
Riverview Park is one of the smallest of Pittsburgh's five regional parks, and the least visited. And Northsiders? They kind of like it that way. Created in 1894, there are so many stories we could…
S1E1 Imagine There's No Parks Conservancy: It Isn't Hard to Do.
Over this past year, we've heard from a lot of Pittsburghers about all the ways they've been using the parks and what the parks have meant to them. From July 2019 to July 2021, monthly attendance…
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