Trillium Trail & Salamander Park
The trails themselves might be officially dubbed “Xen’s Trail,” “Upper Trail,” and “Falls Trail,” but locals refer to the collective nature area off of Squaw Run Road as “Trillium Trail,” and indeed, maps recently posted at the site are headed…
Westmoreland County Parks
Exploring the major Westmoreland County parks (Northmoreland, Twin Lakes, Mammoth, Cedar Creek) is a completely different experience than visiting Allegheny County’s parks (e.g., North Park, Hartwood Acres, Deer Lakes). Although there are “formulaic” Allegheny County parks, given that North Park,…
Blue Run Trail
Until recently, the sign naming “Blue Run Trail” at the entrance wasn’t even there; I only remembered the area being called that from visiting in the 90′s. The Indiana Township website and municipal building simply didn’t seem to have any…
Parks and Design – Links Worth a Look – October 5th
Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: A Bit of Pgh in Boston – Head of the Pgh Parks Conservancy to Speak to Boston’s Friends of the Public Garden – Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy CEO Meg Cheever will…
Grandview Park Celebrates 100 Years – Celebration Saturday, October 3!
Image by Jeff Pang via Flickr For the past 10 year a group of dedicated volunteers has been working to bring back the grandness to Grandview Park – and the timing is perfect. The park will celebrate its 100th birthday…
Help Name the New Park on Mt. Washington
Image by william.k via Flickr I saw this on the Venture Outdoors blog this week and thought it was worth sharing. Visit Pittsburgh has a poll on their site – vote on a name for the new park or suggest…
Links Worth a Look – March 8th
Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Ridgway Rendezvous – Chainsaw art festival! Why haven't I heard of this before? Just finished the 10th annual festival. I am putting this on the calendar for next year. Pop…
Links Worth a Look – November 7th
Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: 2008 Three Rivers Film Festival – Opens Nov. 7 – and runs until Nov. 22, 2008 – lots of great films coming to town. Which films do you reccomend? new…
Links Worth a Look – September 18th
Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: thisishappening: Stream Restoration Tour – Sun, Sept. 21, 2008 9am – Join NMRWA outreach coordinator, Lisa Brown for this informative tour of the amazing transformation of Nine Mile Run. Completed…
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