Summer Bucket List for Your Parks!
In our June blog post we share 9 suggestions on how you can enjoy each of your county parks this summer! Whether you are looking for sports, peace and quiet, or community, there are plenty of engaging ways to spend time in your parks this summer. Read our blog!
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Summer Social Media Campaign
Throughout the summer we will be featuring different animals on our social media who call each of your 9 parks home. We started off by learning about the Saw Whet Owls who call Harrison Hills home. We also featured the Monarch Butterfly, whose favorite habitat is the meadows of Boyce Park. The goals of this campaign are to raise awareness for our ecological work and to help raise money to protect the habitats these animals depend on. Be on the lookout for the rest of the animals and parks this summer by following us on Facebook and Instagram!
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Stream Assessments
We are working with the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program of Allegheny County to complete ecological stream assessments in all 9 county parks over a three-year period. These stream studies complement our ecological work by diving deeply into the condition of the streams through the assessment of their chemistry, macro-invertebrate biological community and physical condition using standardized procedures over a one-year period in each park. Phase One, which studied Hartwood Acres Park, Harrison Hills Park and White Oak Park, is now available to review. Learn more about our stream assessment work!
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Twilight Picnic for the Parks
Saturday, August 19, 2023
Hartwood Acres Park
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Tickets are now on sale for Twilight Picnic for the Parks!
Mark your calendars for the region's best summer celebration in the Caren Glotfelty Meadow at Hartwood Acres Park - a night of fun, music, delicious food and drinks with friends.
Twilight Picnic, the signature fundraiser for the Allegheny County Parks Foundation, assembles regional supporters in an intimate atmosphere under the stars. This sustainable meadow of native plantings is a beautiful backdrop for al fresco style cocktails and elevated picnic fare by Fluted Mushroom using the finest local ingredients.
Performing throughout the evening will be Buffalo Rose, a wildly charismatic six-piece modern folk/Americana band from Pittsburgh, PA that takes the singer-songwriter tradition to a new level by crafting original songs which are emotive, meticulously arranged, and inspired by a world of idiosyncratic influences that never let a dull or predictable moment creep in.
All proceeds raised from this signature fundraiser go directly back to your nine Allegheny County Parks.
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Thank you to our growing list of Twilight Picnic for the Parks sponsors. |
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Babst Calland
Koppers Inc.
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We would love to add your corporation or organization to our growing list of sponsors for Twilight Picnic, Park 'til Dark and/or Pour at the Park!
To discuss sponsorship opportunities, email Barbara Brewton or call her at 412.606.9692. |
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Park 'til Dark & Pour at the Park | North Park
Saturday, October 14, 2023 | 7:30am - 8:30pm
Registration and ticket sales will open August 28th
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County Park's Summer Concert Series
Allegheny County Parks Summer Concert Series is back this summer in Hartwood Acres Park and South Park! All the shows are free to the public and there are genres of music for everyone's taste. Learn more!
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Volunteer in South Park
The Friends of South Park are hosting two clean-up days in South Park this July! They are looking for volunteers on July 15 at Catfish Run and July 29 at the the Maple Springs Pond. Both events run from 9:00-11:00 am. Learn more!
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Garden in the Park - North Park
Interested in gardening? Celebrate the glory of summer at Garden in the Park in North Park. Join Allegheny County Master Gardeners and other community gardening groups on Saturday July 29th from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm at the corner of Babcock Blvd and Ingomar Road. Visitors can enjoy garden tours, garden talks, kids' activities, door prizes, garlic tasting, answers to your gardening questions and Penn State ice cream!
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July Park Ranger Calendar
Learn more and register for the events listed below HERE!
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Explore: Bison
July 9, 1:00-3:00 pm
South Park
Game Preserve
Explore: Stream Study
July 13, 1:00-2:30 pm
White Oak
Chestnut Shelter
July 19, 1:00-2:30 pm
North Park
Avalon Shelter
Explore the Environmental Learning Center
July 9, 1:00-3:00 pm
July 16, 1:00-3:00 pm
July 23, 1:00-3:00 pm
July 30, 1:00-3:00 pm
Harrison Hills
Environmental Learning Center
Guided Hike: Hit the Trail
July 15, 1:00-2:30 pm
Boyce Park
Carpenter Log House Parking Area
Guided Hike: Insects
July 9, 9:00-11:00 am
Deer Lakes
Veterans 1 Shelter
July 16, 9:00-11:00 am
South Park
Forbes Shelter
July 15, 9:00-11:00 am
Harrison Hills
Environmental Learning Center
Guided Hike: Trees
July 22, 9:00-11:00 am
Harrison Hills
Rachel Carson Shelter
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Guided Hike: Trees
July 23, 9:00-11:00 am
Settlers Cabin
Panhandle Connector Trailhead
July 23, 1:00-3:00 pm
North Park
Grant Shelter
July 30, 1:00-3:00 pm
Boyce Park
Nature Center
Guided Walk: Sculpture Garden
July 11, 6:00-7:00 pm
Hartwood Acres
Mansion Parking Lot
Park After Dark: Fascinating Fireflies
July 7, 8:00-10:00 pm
Harrison Hills
Soccer Field Parking Lot
July 8, 8:00-10:00 pm
Boyce Park
Tanglewood Shelter
Volunteer: Invasive Removal
July 26, 5:30-7:30 pm
Boyce Park
Den Shelter Parking Area
Volunteer: Litter Cleanup
July 15, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
South Park
Willow Tree Shelter
Volunteer: Trail Maintenance
July 26, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
July 29, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hartwood Acres
Mansion Parking Lot
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Support Your Parks as Your Present! |
This summer you can plan a birthday party in your favorite park at one of the great shelters or pavilions available through Allegheny County. In lieu of gifts you could ask your friends and family to make a donation to help support our work. Facebook even has easy ways that you can create a mini fundraiser for a nonprofit organization like ours!
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Boyce Park | Deer Lakes Park | Harrison Hills Park | Hartwood Acres Park
North Park | Round Hill Park | Settlers Cabin Park | South Park | White Oak Park
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Allegheny County Parks Foundation | 675 Old Frankstown Road | Pittsburgh, PA 15239
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