Category Archives: News

Important information for our members and the community about EC and its partner organizations.


Climate Change Program April 26th

“What does the average person need to know about climate change”? Evergreen Conservancy will sponsor a program on Friday April 26th at 7:00pm at Blue Spruce Lodge during which Dr. Jonathon Warnock will discuss this question, and others, related to climate change. Dr. Warnock teaches geoscience classes at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He grew up […]

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Trash Clean Up April 13th

Evergreen Conservancy has scheduled a trash clean-up at Blue Spruce Park on Saturday April 13th beginning at 9:00 am. Please join us! Volunteers should park in the lot nearest the park office, and will be provided with trash bags, gloves (unless you choose to bring your own), and orange vests. The cleanup will involve Blue […]


A new Group in Town

Plant Patrol is a new all-volunteer group in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, dedicated to combat invasive weeds in our county’s public green spaces. They have organized volunteer work events in our county parks, Yellow Creek State Park and other local sites. Invasive plants are species that are growing outside their native range and that cause or […]


Save the Date! June 22nd Evergreen Conservancy Annual Meeting of Members and Friends

Evergreen Conservancy has scheduled their annual meeting of members and friends for Thursday June22 at 5:30 pm at the Tanoma Outdoor Education facility. This facility is located at the intersection of Tanoma and Rayne Church Roads, which are accessible from Routes 119 and 286. We’re happy to announce the return of the potluck picnic format! […]


FOP native plant sale going on now

Friends of the Parks is sponsoring our third annual native plant sale fundraiser in conjunction with Penguin Court, a preserve of the Brandywine Conservancy. The website to order plants is now open and orders can be placed until May 7, 2023. Plant pickup will be Saturday, May 13, 2023 and pickup times will be scheduled through […]


March 22nd is World Water Day

What is World Water Day? Every year, World Water Day (22 March) raises awareness and inspires action to tackle the water and sanitation crisis. It is a United Nations observance, coordinated by UN-Water and led by one or more UN-Water Members and Partners with a related mandate. The theme is proposed in advance by UN-Water […]


Outdoor recreation webinar planned 3-23-23

Friends of White’s Woods invites you to a ZOOM webinar presented by Dr. Nathan Reigner Pennsylvania’s Director of Outdoor Recreation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, on Thursday, March 23, 2023, from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.   Dr. Reigner, DCNR’s Director of Outdoor Recreation, will discuss the many benefits of outdoor recreation, why it is vital toPennsylvania’s future, and […]