A35-acre gem spanningFifth Avenue inShadyside, Mellon

Park is enjoyed by children,joggers, tennis players, andneighborhood residents lookingfor green space. Also home tothe Pittsburgh Center for theArts and Phipps GardenCenter, the park hosts theannual May Market, A Fair inthe Park, Bach, Beethoven, andBrunch, and other events. TheParks Conservancy previouslyworked on Mellon Park’sPreservation and ManagementPlan (2001). We are nowhelping to restore the sectionthat is referred to as the“walled garden.”

What has renewed inter-est in this restoration is thedesire of a mother andfather, Joe and ElizabethSeamans, to create a livingmemorial for their daughterAnnie, who died tragically at the age of 19. TheSeamans’ vision is for a lovely, intimate garden that will

be a safe haven for individualreflection, meeting friends, pic-nicking, and children at play.

The walled garden has a fascinating history. It is one ofthe remaining features of theRichard Beatty Mellon andJennie King Mellon estate,which, according to Mellon Parkhistorian Charlotte Cohen, wasthe largest estate in Pittsburgh inthe early 20th century. Theirmagnificent home had anincredible 65 rooms! The housewas torn down a few years afterMrs. Mellon’s death, and theestate’s 10.5 acres, along withadjacent land that RichardBeatty and his brother AndrewW. Mellon owned, were donatedto the City as a park. Though thehouse was lost, several gardensand other elements were not.Architects Alden and Harlowdesigned the Mellons’ home andplanned the initial landscape to

include terraced gardens. One of these later became thewalled garden. From the start, it was the most private

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The PNC Children’sCarousel Tea Comesto Schenley Plaza

Mellon Park Garden Grows with Conservancy’s HelpBy Laurie Anderson

Mellon Park’s Walled Garden is being enhanced through apartnership between the Parks Conservancy, the City ofPittsburgh, the Office of Public Art, and individual donors.

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Yoga at the PlazaMondays, May 12 – July 2812 – 1 pmRejuvenate your lunch break with ayoga class lead by certified yogainstructor Heidi Zellie. A limitednumber of yoga mats will be available for use.

Azucar in Concert May 22, 7 – 8:30 pmJune 26, 7 – 8:30 pmJuly 24, 7 – 8:30 pmLatin dance band Azucar is made upof some of Pittsburgh’s top freelancemusicians with singer IndiraCorales, a native of Chile, frontingthe band. Members of the bandhave played for such musical nota-bles as Wynton Marsalis, TonyBennett and the Temptations, andhave opened for such national actsas Cuban trumpet great ArturoSandoval. Azucar released their self-titled debut album in 2006.

The PNC Children’s Carousel TeaMay 31, 11 am – 2 pmInvite the special children in yourlife to a tea party celebrating thePNC Carousel and Pittsburgh’s greatparks. Join the Pittsburgh ParksConservancy for lunch, fun treats,free PNC Carousel rides, and liveperformances. See page 7 for moredetails.

Sundae Flea MarketsJune 1, 12 – 5 pmJune 15, 12 – 5 pmSeptember 21, 12 – 5 pmSeptember 28, 12 – 5 pmMore than 35 vendors selling art,clothes, music, crafts, and muchmore transform the Plaza into anurban marketplace. The dayincludes musical entertainmentunder the tent, a farmer’s market,local shops offering great specials,and plenty of local art and odds andends for sale.

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Registration is now available online forBody and Soul: Parks and the Health ofGreat Cities, the International Urban Parks

Conference coming to Pittsburgh September 21-23. Visit www.urbanparks08.org to view theconference schedule and register. And there’s stilltime to lock in the $50 early-bird discount if youregister before May 1.

Program details have now been announced, andattendees can expect to learn about topics fromdriving economic development through parks toenhancing “naturalistic intelligence” through environmental education programs.

Call for VolunteersVolunteer opportunities will be available through-out the conference, with assignments ranging fromthree hours to all three days. Volunteers are needed to:

- Assist with field study trips and guided tours in Pittsburgh’s parks

- Act as conference session monitors- Serve as Pittsburgh ambassadors on walking

tours, bike or kayak tours, or special hosted events...and more!

Contact Helen Goodman, Conference andExhibit Manager, at 412-521-6663 or hgoodman@urbanparks08.org.

Exhibit Space AvailableThe conference will include an exhibit hall featuring organizations, products, and services inthe field of parks and parks management. If yourcompany would like to take advantage of this

opportunity to market its related products andservices to the hundreds of park professionalsattending the conference, please visit www.urbanparks08.org/esa.

Teresa Heinz Keynote AddressMonday evening’s dinner will be accompanied bya can’t-miss keynote address by Teresa Heinz.Entitled “This Moment on Earth and a Vision forthe Future,” this dinner event is open to the publicby registering as a “Non-Conference Registrant -Teresa Heinz Dinner ONLY” on the website.Tickets for the dinner are $100; for more information, call 412-682-7275.

Body and Soul: Parks and the Health of GreatCities is presented by the Pittsburgh ParksConservancy in association with the City ofPittsburgh and our national partners, the CityParks Alliance and the National Association forOlmsted Parks.

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Dear Friend of Pittsburgh Parks, Spring is always a special time to visit our parks, whether you’re tak-

ing a stroll among the budding trees in the woods or hopping on thePNC Carousel for your first ride of the year. As we greet another seasonof growth in the parks, I’d like to tell you about a new project we haveplanned that will be a herald of spring in the years to come.

The Pittsburgh Daffodil Project has officially gotten underway, with5,000 new daffodils blooming along the sidewalk near Schenley Park’sBartlett Playground. It has been a joy to see the children run over fromthe playground to stop and smell the daffodils. Not only are the flowersbeautiful, but they increase the park’s biodiversity, contribute to thehealth of the neighboring trees via the mulch in which they’re planted,and decrease the maintenance load of the City’s Department of Public

Works by eliminating an area oflawn to be mowed.

The Bartlett plantings are amodest demonstration project,but we envision thousands morenew daffodils spreading springcheer over the next severalyears. The Pittsburgh DaffodilProject will disperse daffodilbulbs throughout the city, partic-ularly in all four regional parks— Frick, Highland, Riverview,and Schenley — and in areasinvolved in the City’s Green-Upprogram, which installs sustain-able landscapes in vacant lots.Daffodils are particularly well-suited for sustainable sites

because they are virtually maintenance-free.Once they are planted, they return for manyseasons and require almost no additional care.

There are daffodils in all four of the region-al parks now, with some limited areas of plant-ing in each. But the Pittsburgh DaffodilProject will take that to the next level. Weplan to install several thousand more bulbs inSchenley Park this fall, and then spend twoyears each in the other three regional parks,with additional plantings as funding permits.When we reach a critical mass of 50,000bulbs, the daffodils will begin to have animpact as one of the first signs of spring in our town.

But one of the best aspects of this project is that, like so much of thework we accomplish in the parks, it has been truly collaborative. TheDepartment of Public Works supplied mulch and prepared the area forplanting, the Men’s Garden Club of Pittsburgh provided some fundingfor the bulbs, and the Penn State University Cooperative Extensionassisted with bulb selection and project coordination. A great group ofvolunteers from the YWCA, Hill House, and the Church of Latter-DaySaints turned out on a lovely October morning to help plant the bulbsunder the direction of Conservancy staff members. This kind of supportis what turns a barren patch of dirt into a profusion of blooms, and weare truly grateful to all our partners.

If you’d like to get involved with the Pittsburgh Daffodil Projectthrough giving your time as a volunteer or making a financial donation,please contact the Conservancy at 412-682-7275 or sign up for our e-mail list at www.pittsburghparks.org for updates on when plantings willtake place. All of us here at the Pittsburgh ParksConservancy wish you a wonderful spring season.

Pittsburgh Takes Center Stage at 2008International Urban Parks Conference

Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy2000 Technology Drive, Suite 300Pittsburgh, PA 15219Phone: 412-682-PARK (7275)Fax: 412-622-0160www.pittsburghparks.org

StaffMeg Cheever, President and CEODebbie Beck, Chief Financial OfficerPhilip J. Gruszka, Director of Park

Management and Maintenance PoliciesRoy E. Lenhardt, Director of DevelopmentSusan M. Rademacher, Parks CuratorLaurie Anderson, Grants ManagerKim Barner, Accounting AssistantBeth Bodamer, Executive AssistantJoyce Collier, Membership AssistantLisa Conti, Development CoordinatorErin Copeland, Restoration EcologistLaura Fulmer, Marketing Communications

CoordinatorJim Griffin, Schenley Plaza ManagerMelissa McMasters, Online and Community Advocacy Manager

Jake Milofsky, Field EcologistGudrun Wells, Volunteer Education

Coordinator

Board of DirectorsGovernment Representatives:Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, City of PittsburghChief Executive Dan Onorato, Allegheny CountyState Representative Dan FrankelDuane Ashley, City of PittsburghGuy Costa, City of PittsburghNoor Ismail, City of PittsburghAlan AckermanRobert AgbedeJoe BelechakMeg CheeverG. Reynolds ClarkJohn DiederichHelen FaisonKaren Wolk FeinsteinAudrey Hillman

FisherElise FrickEthel HansenHarry HenningerDan HolthausDorothy HorvathElizabeth HowardMark Kamlet

Becky KeevicanRobbee KosakJohn P. Levis, IIIDavid MaloneBrian MullinsMarlee S. MyersSusan NernbergEliza NevinIllah NourbakhshRobert PetrilliRichard Reed, ChairJames RogalRitchie ScaifeTom SchmidtAlex Speyer Jr.Gerald VorosMichael Zanic

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Six-month-old Julia Forbes smells her firstdaffodil in Schenley Park.

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The Invasive Advisor

PPrriivveettCommon name: PrivetScientific name: Ligustrum vulgareOrigin: Europe, Northern Africa

DESCRIPTION: Privet is a many-branched deciduous shrub with oppo-site leaves that are smooth, glossy, and dark green and often appear to beslightly rolled. Its flowers, which appear in May and June, are whitewith a strong, unpleasant odor. Its small black berries ripen in earlySeptember and can persist through winter.

ECOLOGICAL THREAT: Brought to the United States in the early 1800s as an ornamental shrub, priv-et escaped into natural areas, where it is difficult to control. Privet can quickly form dense thickets dueto its fast growth rate and ability to send up new shoots from its roots.

HABITAT: Privet can be found in fields, the understory of forests, river bottoms, and roadsides, whereit can shade and outcompete native plants.

SIZE: Privet is typically 6 – 8 feet tall but can reach up to 15 feet.

MANAGEMENT OPTIONS: Small plants can be dug out, with par-ticular attention paid to removing root material. Large plants shouldbe cut to the ground in summer before going to seed, or removedwith a weed wrench if possible. Many people still use privet forgarden hedges because the shrub is semi-evergreen. By pruning theseeds before they mature (i.e., when the seeds are still green) youcan greatly reduce the ability of this species to spread into parkland.

SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVES: Native shrubs like black choke-berry (Aronia melanocarpa) and black haw (Viburnum prunifolium).

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entrance to thecity’s flagshippark and makingit a vital publicspace is a lot ofwork, and theConservancy’snew SchenleyPlaza Manager,Jim Griffin, is upto the challenge.

With an MBAfrom Carnegie Mellon University and a wide-ranging background that includes consultingwork for NASA, the U.S. Postal Service, andUPMC, Jim has worked to optimize the performance of organizations both large andsmall. He has served as a Congressional aide,led an IT team at the sole hospital in theNorthern Mariana Islands, and worked at TheNew Haven Historic Preservation Trust while completing his undergraduate degree at YaleUniversity.

His experience will inform his work withmarketing, programming, and fundraising forthe Plaza, as well as developing communitypartnerships and working closely with thePlaza’s vendors.

With many family ties to the region, Jim iswell-versed in all Oakland has to offer. And asa father of three children, he knows from muchexperience the joys to be found in SchenleyPark—from a run through Panther Hollow to a

spin on the PNC Carousel. What makes Schenley Plaza special? Jim

says the space is a focal point and a magnet forthe Oakland community. “It has the best attrib-utes of all the Pittsburgh parks in a compactbut ultimately satisfying space,” he says. Heenvisions the Plaza becoming an iconic spacefor the whole city, not just Oakland, and plansto draw on the city’s cultural, educational, andbusiness resources to make that happen.

In the coming months, Jim will be refiningplans to achieve financial sustainability wellinto the Plaza’s future. The Plaza relies in parton donor and public support, and Jim will alsobe exploring creative fundraising options thathave worked for other urban green spacesaround the country.

But he emphasizes that just coming to thePlaza is a great way to help—when park usersattend public programs and support the ven-dors, they are supporting the Plaza’s opera-tions. “We will continue to develop high-quality programming that will attract peopleboth on the beautiful days and the not-so-nicedays, because this space will always havesomething to offer its visitors,” he says.

To offer Jim your suggestions, e-mail him atjgriffin@pittsburghparks.org.

h h hFor the past year, Laurie Anderson has been

helping the Parks Conservancy raise funds forprojects as diverse as teen volunteer programsin Highland Park and festive holiday lighting atSchenley Plaza. Formerly the executive director of Radio Information Service and

Executive ServiceCorps, Laurie hasbrought a wealthof experience toher role as theConservancy’sGrants Manager.She works closelywith other staff todeterminefundraising prior-ities and how bestto present theConservancy’scase for support.

As a team member on the Mellon Park,Arcena Street, and Frick Environmental Centerprojects, Laurie has gained an in-depth knowl-edge of how projects move from inception to completion. This has given her a great advantage in the grant-writing process, as wellas allowing her to use the managerial skills shehas cultivated throughout her career.

“What I’m really enjoying about workingfor the Parks Conservancy is getting involvedin research and learning the history of theparks,” Laurie says. “Delving into areas likeart history and landscape design and understanding the original intentions of thepark designers has really allowed me to see thepersonality behind these places.”

When she’s not writing or researching,Laurie can be found gardening, hiking, exploring shelves of rare books with her husband, and tending to her Urban EcoStewardsite in Riverview Park.

Staff Members Work Toward SustainabilityBy Melissa McMasters

Upcoming Volunteer Days

Have fun, get a little dirty, and help restore ourbeautiful park spaces!

Saturday, May 31, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.Urban EcoSteward Early Season Invasive PlantsTraining in Schenley ParkFind out how to identify and remove invasiveplants early in the season, focusing on limitingtheir flowering. Meet at the Bartlett Shelter.

Saturday, June 25, 6 - 8 p.m.Urban EcoSteward Tree and Shrub ID Training inSchenley ParkLearn useful tools for identifying native and non-native trees and shrubs growing in Pittsburgh.Meet at the Bartlett Shelter.

Please RSVP to Jeff Bergman at 412-371-8779 orjeff@ninemilerun.org for the above events.

Saturday, June 28, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.Garlic mustard seed collection in Highland ParkIn partnership with Steel City Biofuels and thePittsburgh Parks Conservancy, volunteers willharvest mature garlic mustard plants so that theseeds can be processed and turned into biodiesel. Meet at the Elm Grove shelter on Lake Drive.

Then join us at Construction Junction on July 12to watch as the garlic mustard seeds are processedinto fuel.

Please RSVP to Erin Copeland at 412-682-7275ext. 218 or ecopeland@pittsburghparks.org.

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Invasive plants are choking out the biodiversity of our natural areas – even in our own backyards. Theseinvasive, non-native plants are not part of our original habitat, but were introduced from other countries,often for gardens and landscaping. With few or no natural enemies, you can now see these plants takingover entire landscapes like roadsides, disturbed woodlands, and our parks.

Join the battle! Learn to recognize and control invasive species by reading this column and by picking upPlant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas at the Schenley Park Visitor Center ($4.00, published by theNational Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). You can also find an “Invasive Plants of Pittsburgh” guide at www.pittsburghparks.org/_87.php.

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area of the propertyand designed as aplace to linger.

The Mellonsemployed severallandscape architects,but the design of thisgarden owes itsartistry to FerruccioVitale. Less wellknown than his con-temporary FrederickLaw Olmsted, Jr.(whose firm alsoworked at the Mellonestate), Vitaledesigned gardens onthe estates of manywealthy families andchampioned landscapearchitecture as an artform. Unfortunately,

this delightful garden has deteriorated over the years.As part of a Mellon Park restoration effort several years ago, the

walled garden received some attention, and its handsome stone andbrick walls were repaired. To continue the restoration of this historic space, the Parks Conservancy is working with landscapearchitect Fred Bonci, of the Pittsburgh-based firm LaQuatra Bonci.The garden has a central rectangular lawn surrounded by plantingsand flagstone walkways and is enclosed on three sides by its name-sake walls. Anchored at one end with a flagstone terrace and foun-tain, the garden opens into the rest of Mellon Park at the other end.Guided by the Mellon Park Preservation & Management Plan,additional proposed enhancements to the walled garden includerestoring the central lawn and adding trees, plantings, lighting, andseating. Through Pittsburgh’s Office of Public Art, an artist will beselected to join the design team so that another element of beautyand charm can be woven into the plans. Other input will comethrough community and stakeholder meetings.

The Conservancy is delighted to have significant support from aprivate donor for this capital project, and we hope the restoration ofthis special garden will renew community interest in implementingother recommendations of Mellon Park’s master plan.

The Walled Garden circa 1930.

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Highland Park’s Seasonal Pools Create Lively Wetland HabitatBy Erin Copeland

Just a moment’s walk away from the trafficof Washington Blvd. is a surprisinglyserene and unique habitat known as the

Highland Park seasonal pool landscape. Oncea nondescript patch of lawn near the park’sbike track, this area has been completelytransformed in the past two years into an

ecologically diverse wetland that is home tomany native plant and animal species.

In 2006, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancyand the City of Pittsburgh Department ofPublic Works Construction division began thecreation of this landscape. A series of depres-sions were dug into the former lawn area toform pools that collect storm water from thehills of Highland Park. The project has createda habitat that is rare in the parks, removed anarea that was difficult for city crews to mowbecause of frequent flooding, and allowedstorm water infiltration.

After the pools, small bridges, and swales(channels that catch water) were completed bythe Heavy Construction division, the ParksConservancy crew and volunteers went to workseeding the pools, removing invasive speciesfrom the hills, and planting trees. ParksConservancy staff has worked with the GirlsMath and Science Partnership program to collect physical information about the pools,with Urban EcoStewards to collect herbaceousinformation and perform volunteer work at thesite, and with the Student ConservationAssociation and the Americorps Literacy program to plant trees.

Thus far, monitoring events have revealedthat the following species are doing well in the

meadows: New England aster, partridge pea,trumpetweed, sneezeweed, wild bergamot,black- and brown-eyed susan, and wild senna.A wide variety of birds, insects, and mammalshave been spotted in the meadows as well.Further enhancing the biodiversity of this areais the work the Parks Conservancy has done toremove invasive plant species on the adjacenthillside, including garlic mustard, oriental bittersweet vine, Tree of Heaven, and 3/4 of anacre of Norway maples. To fill in the gaps created by removing these plants, 60 nativetrees and 15 ferns have been planted, bringingmore variety to the woods and enhancing thehealth of the ecosystem.

The seasonal pools are located right off busyWashington Blvd., but they seem to be a world away.

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Wild turkeys are among the animals that use the seasonal pools as their habitat.

Tenth Annual Spring Hat LuncheonRaises Valuable Funds for Parks

The Pittsburgh ParksConservancy and presentingsponsor PNC celebrated the

tenth anniversary of the Spring HatLuncheon on Saturday, May 3 atFrick Park.

This year’s setting was selectedto focus attention on the ParksConservancy’s priority project for2008 – the redevelopment of the

Environmental Center at Frick Park.When the building burned in 2002,the loss presented an opportunity torethink the purpose of the Center.Funds raised through the HatLuncheon will be used to supportplanning for the new Center.

To view photos of this year’sevent, visit www.flickr.com/groups/springhatluncheon.

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Mayor Luke and Erin Ravenstahl visit with Sharon and Jim Rohr at the Hat Luncheon.

2008 Committee Co-Chairs Christine LeClere Hilliard, Susie Dorrance, CharenaSwann, and Peggy McKnight planned the lovely afternoon in the park.

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Schenley Plaza Welcomes New and Returning Food VendorsBy Jim Griffin

Another sign of spring was spotted recently whenSchenley Plaza shrugged off its winter coat, raisedthe tent, and revved up the PNC Carousel for its third

year. The Plaza welcomes two new kiosks in 2008, OpaGyros and Simon Sez Pizza Plus. Owners Tina and SimonKoutoufaris are joined by two returning vendors, The BagelFactory and Asia Tea House, to offer an exciting variety ofdining offerings for Plaza guests.

In addition to the great lamb, hummus veggie, and chickengyros and salads, Opa Gyros offers an assortment of deli-cious Mediterranean dishes including Greek salads, stuffedgrape leaves, hummus, pitas, and baklava. Opa Gyros alsoserves hot dogs, pretzels, and chips.

Simon Sez Pizza Plus offers a variety of delectable Italiancuisine including pizza, pasta, antipasto salads, and greatItalian sandwiches, including Italian hoagies, meatball sandwiches, and eggplant or chicken parmesan sandwiches. As theweather turns warmer, look to Simon Sez for ice cream treats and fresh-squeezed lemonade.

Oakland visitors who start their days in or near Schenley Plaza are

heartened to again have The Bagel Factory open for breakfast, lunch,and dinner. As always, owners June and David Feldstein proudly serveup their scrumptious breakfast offerings, including donuts, scones,muffins, knishes, and, of course, bagels. In addition, The Bagel Factory

also offers breakfast favorites, yogurt, and granola, as well asegg, cheese, bacon, and ham sandwiches. For lunch and din-ner, The Bagel Factory offers a variety of 23 bagel sandwich-es, potato chips, soups, and salads as well as dessert offeringssuch as cookies, brownies, and Rice Krispie treats.

Once again, Asia Tea House will offer its exciting blend ofAsian cuisine. Fresh sushi, shish kebabs, grilled bourbonchicken, and General Tso’s chicken return to owner ShuelinHammerstein’s diverse menu along with favorites such asegg rolls, lo mein, fried rice, and kung pao chicken. Ofcourse, Asia Tea House will also serve a variety of bubbleteas and other soft drinks. Finish your meal with a funnelcake or a fortune cookie and your future for a great diningexperience at Schenley Plaza looks bright.

For complete menus of all four kiosks, visit us online atwww.schenleyplaza.org/dining. If you’d like to rent the Plazafor an event, visit www.schenleyplaza.org/event_rental.

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Left: University of Pittsburgh students Jason Rippel and Brenda Keitzer enjoy pizza from Simon Sezand General Tso’s chicken from Asia Tea House. Right: Sweet treats at the Bagel Factory.

Left: Funnel cake at Asia Tea House. Right: A busy lunch hour at Opa Gyros.

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Live Music at LunchtimeTuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 12 – 1:30 pm

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 11th StackRead Aloud SeriesMay 23, 12 – 1 pm: “Cracking Up”June 27, 12 – 1 pm: “Love”July 25, 12 – 1 pm: “The Elements”August 29, 12 – 1 pm: “Hooligans andOutlaws”September 26, 12 – 1 pm: “Food Aloud”October 24, 12 – 1 pm: “Scary Stories”It’s storytime — for adults! Hear excerptsfrom books, short stories, plays and poetryread by Carnegie Library staff, with a differenttheme each month.

Oakland Walk Challenge EventsKickoff June 2, 10:30 am – 3:00 pmWrapup June 30, 10:30 am – 1:00 pmJoin your fellow walkers this summer addingsteps to your daily routine and winning prizeswhile you’re at it! Sponsored by the OaklandTransportation Management Association (visitwww.otma-pgh.org for more details).

Carnegie Library Summer ReadingExtravaganzaJune 8, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.“Catch the Reading Bug” this summer at theCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Main and

Schenley Plaza! Children, teens, and adultskick off a summer of reading with a daycrawling with activities. Pack a picnic, bringyour family, and take part in this festival offree tales and treats, entertainment and eats.Visit www.clpgh.org for more information.

Kids DaysJuly 13, 2 – 4 pmAugust 17, 2 – 4 pmSeptember 14, 2 – 4 pmFeaturing unlimited free rides on the PNCCarousel, caricature artists, face-painting, balloon sculptures, puppet shows, magic, andperformances by the Steel City FreestyleFootbag Club.

Klezmer by Ortner RobertsJuly 27Ortner Roberts leads Pittsburgh’s most accomplished Klezmer group in a celebrationof Yiddish dance and music tied to the cantortradition of the synagogue.

Pittsburgh Filmmakers Movie Nights Saturdays in August (Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23)The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy andPittsburgh Filmmakers team up to screen greatAmerican films every Saturday night inAugust. The family-friendly films will includesuch classics as The Wizard of Oz, Duck Soup,Grease and Angels in the Outfield.

Riverhounds Soccer Clinic & AutographsAugust 24The Pittsburgh Riverhounds present a soccerclinic with coaches and current Riverhoundsprofessional players at Forbes Field. TheRiverhounds are part of the United SoccerLeague’s second division and play their homegames at Chartiers Valley High School.

Schenley Plaza Summer Events Calendar (continued from page 1)

Kids will learn basic moves in the sport commonlyknown as hackysack when the Steel City FreestyleFootbag Club performs at Kids Days.

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If the view from Mt. Washington is one ofthe first things you show out-of-townvisitors, you’re in luck. Before long, you

may have a new place to show off our beautifulcity. The Hill District!

Last fall, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancyjoined forces with the City of Pittsburgh and aconsortium of local organizations to design andconstruct the Arcena Street Overlook. Tuckedbehind Bedford Avenue at the northern edge ofthe Hill, and appropriately sized for the neighborhood, the Overlook will be a stone’sthrow from the birthplace of August Wilsonand within walking distance of the MillerAfrican Centered Academy, as well as theCrawford Square development and new housing at Bedford Hill.

The Overlook is the lead project in what isenvisioned to become the Hill District’s systemof public greenways — new and restored

parklets, gardens,and overlooks withinterconnectingtrails and walkways.The catalyst for thisplan is a programcalled Find theRivers! (FTR!),which engages communities andneighborhoods ineconomic planningand developmentprojects. The Hill’sgreenways will linkto existing greenspaces, such as theEliza Furnace Trailand Frank CurtoPark, to re-establish the Hill District’s historical connections to the rest of the city andto the rivers. Current FTR! Consortium partners are the Hill House Association, HillDistrict Consensus Group, Community PartnersInstitute, the City of Pittsburgh, and thePittsburgh Parks Conservancy. The ParksConservancy brings to the project our experience in capital project management, public space planning, historic restoration, and fundraising.

With initial funding in place (thanks to theEden Hall Foundation and the HeinzEndowments), the fun part of the process hasbegun. On March 1, 30 intrepid neighborhoodresidents, University of Pittsburgh students,and FTR! team members braved the icy weather to meet at the Bedford Avenue SeniorCenter. FTR! consultant Denys Candy led

participants through a series of activities toidentify the characteristics of their favoriteplaces and apply them to the overlook.

During another public meeting held onSaturday, April 5, participants had the chanceto explore the overlook site to better under-stand its context in the neighborhood. The discussions held at these meetings will be usedby Klavon Design Associates, Inc. to begin adesign for the overlook and its landscape forcommunity review. The project team antici-pates having the overlook design completed bythe summer. This project is one of severalopportunities the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancynow has to work outside the four regionalparks, and we are enjoying working with ournew community partners.

Visit http://miyo.casefoundation.org/re-imagining-our-city for more information.

A New Perspective: Green Space and Great Views in the Hill DistrictBy Laurie Anderson

Here in the city of Pittsburgh we are lucky tohave many talented and unique individualslooking after our public spaces, maintaining

their beauty, and ensuring their lasting quality forusers into the future. Dick Wilford, Foreman of theEastern Division of the Department of PublicWorks, is one of these individuals. Dick and hiscrew maintain 28 sites in the Eastern Divisionincluding Frick Park, Mellon Park, andWestinghouse Park.

As any aficionado of Pittsburgh’s parks knows,the parks of the Eastern Division are strong links inthe chain of wonderful recreational spaces we havethroughout the city, and the lifetime of experiencethat Dick brings to his position contributes greatlyto these strengths.

Growing up on a small farm in WestmorelandCounty, Dick was raised with an appreciation forthe outdoors. He and his family operated a smallnursery where they raised trees such as hemlockand spruce and sold them to a local park. He alsoworked as a landscaper with his brother, and soldsurplus vegetables grown in the family’s large garden.

An interest in land management was instilled in Dick at an early agewhen his older brother, a state forester 12 years his senior, would oftentake Dick to work with him.

During his formative years, Dick was active in the Future Farmers ofAmerica organization. With the FFA, Dick would compete with otheryoung men and women entering the agricultural industry in disciplinessuch as forestry and ornamental horticulture, and small engine repair.

First finding employment with the City of Pittsburgh at PhippsConservatory during the period when Phipps was publicly run, Dick put

his horticultural skills to use growing flowers forthe displays. Following his tenure at Phipps, Dickmoved to Frick Park, where he began as a laborerin the DPW crew.

Dick has been in the park now 16 years, the lasteight of which he has been the foreman. Duringthis time, Dick has been an invaluable partner tothe various organizations who work in the park,including the Parks Conservancy. He uses all ofthe skills he has amassed over time to inform hisjob every day, and admits he feels fortunate to make a living by employing all ofthese skills in doing what he loves.

To gain some more insight into what it’s like tobe in Dick’s position, I asked him a few questions:

What is the most rewarding thing about your job?I enjoy seeing projects that I thought about getcompleted and seeing park users enjoy them.Some examples are the trails we’ve built and theboardwalk along Nine Mile Run. It’s rewarding tohave people stop to say thanks or good job.

What are some challenges you face?It’s challenging to accommodate such a diverse group of park users.Between hikers, dog walkers, bicyclists, environmentalists, and all theother groups who use the park, meeting everyone’s expectations takes alot of work.

What is your vision for the park in the future?I’d like to see it maintained as naturally as possible, with nice walkingtrails, and no invasive plants.

Dick Wilford Puts Experience to Use as Frick Park ForemanBy Jake Milofsky

Dick Wilford during a morning of tree planting inthe Nine Mile Run restoration area.

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Asure sign that summer is fast approach-ing is the opening of the PNC Carouselat Schenley Plaza. Now through

October, the PNC Carousel will be openMonday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundayfrom 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Through the generosity of The PNCFinancial Services Group and the individualsand foundations who sponsored each of its 17figures, the PNC Carousel is a destination pointdesigned to serve and reflect the cultural diver-sity and energy of Oakland. It is patterned aftera similar carousel at Bryant Park in Midtown

Manhattan, and its menagerie of animals isfashioned after handcrafted 1950s-style woodcarousel figures.

Tokens for the PNC Carousel are $1.25 eachand can be purchased at the token booth and atparticipating kiosks. This year, however, kidswill have plenty of opportunities to see whichanimals are their favorites, as the PittsburghParks Conservancy is pleased to present anafternoon family special that will make allrides free from 2:30 p.m. to closing each daynow through June 1!

These free rides are made possible in part bya generous donation from Marjorie Burns

Haller and Linda and Henry E. Haller, Jr. ThePNC Carousel is close to the Hallers’ hearts--they are also the sponsors of two animals, Pittthe Panther and Topper the Triceratops.Pleased with the response to the PNC Carousel,they decided they would like to give everyonea chance to ride for free.

The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy inviteschildren of all ages to visit Schenley Plaza thissummer and decide which carousel animal isyour favorite!

Should you be interested in helping to fundfree PNC Carousel rides, please contact RoyLenhardt at 412-682-7275.

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PNC Carousel Reopens; Donors Provide Free Afternoon RidesBy Lisa Conti

This spring, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy isteaming up with PNC to introduce an exciting newevent called the PNC Children’s Carousel Tea. Thisfamily-oriented event will take place on Saturday,May 31 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at SchenleyPlaza in Oakland.

The PNC Children’s Carousel Tea will feature a charming tea party, free rides on the PNC Carousel, and exciting performances to delight all ages. Guests are encouraged to dress up in festive party attire and wear their favorite hats.

Tickets are $50 for adults ages 18 and above, and $25 for children ages 2 and above. Lap babies are free of charge. Tickets can be purchased through Friday, May 16 by visitingwww.pittsburghparks.org/pnccarouseltea or calling412-682-7275. We hope to see you there!

PNC Children’s Carousel Tea Set for May 31 at Schenley Plaza

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Schenley Trail Connection Restored asAnderson Steps Re-Open

For the first time in 10 years, the barriersblocking the steps leading from theAnderson Playground to Panther Hollow

Lake in Schenley Park are down. A $33,000restoration effort by the Pittsburgh ParksConservancy and the City of Pittsburgh to repairthe once-crumbling steps to a safe and usable con-dition has been completed, opening an importantpedestrian connection between two popular areasof the park. The project was made possible by agift to the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy byAlexander C. Speyer, Jr., in memory of his wife,Jean Levison Speyer.

Working collaboratively, the Pittsburgh ParksConservancy and the City of Pittsburgh havereplaced missing step stones, leveled landings andrepaired or replaced sections of the hand rail.Dead and dying trees hanging over the steps wereremoved by the City, and this spring, Conservancyvolunteers and staff will restore the soils andslopes adjacent to the steps, install erosion controlnetting, and plant new shrubs.

“We are pleased to again be able to providepark visitors safe access between the playgroundand the lake,” says Conservancy President MegCheever. “In the past, park visitors looking tomove between the two spaces had to take aroundabout route through the park. Sometimesthey would just give up.”

Work completed on the steps will keep themsafe and usable for 5 to 10 years until the ParksConservancy can secure funding for a full restora-

tion, which will require a complete re-engineeringof the site to make it structurally sound for thelong-term and will include the use of aestheticallypleasing, historically accurate stone.

“Ecological restoration around the steps isongoing,” adds Cheever. “Volunteers are workingthis spring to manage invasive species and controlerosion on the adjacent slope as part of the overallrestoration of the Panther Hollow watershed.” Tovolunteer, visit www.pittsburghparks.org or call412-682-7275 to learn about opportunities.

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The City of Pittsburgh’s Parks andRecreation Department sponsors awide range of activities in the parks.Upcoming events include:

Riverview Park 5K Run/Walk: June 6, 7:00 p.m., RiverviewActivities Building

Riverview Park Heritage Day:June 7, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Comcast Cinema in the Park(Schenley and Riverview Parks):Begins June 10

Stars at Riverview Jazz Series: June 14 - August 23, 7:30 p.m.

Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch:June 15 - August 10, 10:30 a.m. -noon, Mellon Park Walled Garden

Bob O’Connor Summer TennisClassic: June 21 - 29

Frick Environmental CenterCamps: Camps for varying ages takeplace in June, July, and August. Call412-422-6538 for more details.

Citiparks Plans Summerof Exciting Events

For more information, visit www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks.

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After more than five years of peeling paint, boarded-up doors andwindows, and a landscape lacking in both visitors and diversenative plants, the Riverview Park Chapel Shelter will open its

doors again on Saturday, June 7. As part of the annual Riverview ParkHeritage Day, the Chapel Shelter will welcome North Side residents andvisitors once again with a beautifully restored building, a substantiallyimproved landscape, and a brand-new trail connecting the area to otherparts of the park.

Volunteers have been hard at work in the last several months seedinggrass on the lawn, weeding flower beds, and installing native trees,shrubs, and wildflowers on the surrounding slopes to get the area in topcondition for the grand opening.

Prior to its closure several years ago, the Chapel Shelter had been apopular destination for events. It will be available to the public forrental again starting this summer. Contact the Department of PublicWorks at 412-255-2370 for details.

Riverview Park Heritage Day is an annual celebration of RiverviewPark and its neighbors. The all-day event kicks off with a parade and

includes food, music, games, and a movie under the stars. For moreinformation about Heritage Day, please call 412-255-2493.

The Parks Conservancy is delighted to be part of Heritage Day andinvites everyone to come take a first look at the new Chapel Shelter!

Celebrate the Riverview ChapelShelter Grand Opening on June 7

Discovering the Secrets of the Panther Hollow WatershedBy Erin Copeland

One of the Parks Conservancy’s majorgoals for the coming years is to restorethe Panther Hollow Watershed and

Lake in Schenley Park. To make this projectsuccessful, we must understand individualaspects of the watershed and how they interactwith each other. By collecting this informa-tion, we can make good decisions about soilstabilization, water infiltration, streamsideplantings, and trail reconfiguration.

This winter the Parks Conservancy hostedthe third in a series of watershed researchmeetings. Over the last few years, our aca-demic partners have contributed valuable workand findings to this effort.

Carnegie Mellon University & WaterQUESTOver the last two years, Dr. Jeanne VanBriesen (Civil & Environmental Engineering)has led a team of graduate and undergraduatestudents who determined the levels of E. Coliin the watershed during both wet and dryweather. They also discovered that the bacte-ria in the watershed are coming from stormwater runoff, not sewage overflows.

University of PittsburghIn fall 2007, Dr. Daniel Bain (Geology)

worked on creating a Panther HollowWatershed sediment budget, which is a tool foridentifying and quantifying sediment produc-tion and transport. Dan’s class focused ondetermining where and how much soil movesoff the hills of the watershed into the lake.The class determined that most of the soilmovement comes from soil slumps. Theseareas deliver about one inch per year depositedover the entire bottom of the lake.

Laura Lund and Dan Budny’s service learn-ing engineering class has also been working todetermine the level of sediment the PantherHollow Run stream delivers to the lake. Theyare analyzing their second season of data now.

Chatham University In spring 2007, John Buck, CEC soil scientistand Chatham Adjunct Professor, studied waterinfiltration and runoff in Phipps Run. Hefound that, depending on soil compaction andthe steepness of hills, the ground will soak upbetween 1.79 and 6.45 inches of water peryear. Compaction due to foot traffic canreduce water infiltration 10 to 100-fold,increasing the possibility of flooding. Johndeduced that there is a lot of compaction onthe golf course and that it would be beneficialto focus infiltration improvements on the golfcourse at the woods’ edge.

MS student Dan Bieltz collected informa-tion about the macroinvertebrates living in thePanther Hollow Run stream. Scientists usethis group of small insects to determine therelative health of streams. Panther HollowRun has an overall biotic index between 1.75

and 2, with 3 being the highest and 1 being thelowest. Ideally, the biotic index will increaseafter the watershed is restored.

Duquesne UniversityMS student Maureen Copeland collected dataon stream discharge (the rate and amount ofwater flowing through the stream). Her goalwas to determine what the stream flow wouldbe from the start of a rain event until the end.Her data will be compared with ALCOSANdata to see how much Panther Hollow Runcontributes to the overall lake outflow.

ALCOSANThis year ALCOSAN shared its data on waterflow and discharge that leaves Panther HollowLake and flows into 4 Mile Run and JunctionHollow. This will allow us to determine howmuch water is flowing through the watershedand out of the lake during both wet and drydays. This is valuable new information thatwill aid in our efforts to restore the lake.

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Macroinvertebrates like damselflies signal stream health.

The watershed encompasses 80 acres of Schenley Park.

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$1,000,000 +Eden Hall Foundation

$100,000 +Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Treasury

DepartmentThe Grable FoundationHillman Foundation, Inc.Richard King Mellon FoundationUPMC Health Plan

$50,000 +Audrey Hillman Fisher * Foundation, Inc.The Heinz EndowmentsLaurel FoundationPennsylvania Department of Conservation &

Natural ResourcesPNC Financial Services GroupRyan Memorial FoundationAnn Katharine Seamans Fund

$25,000 +Claude Worthington Benedum FoundationBNY Mellon Financial Corporation

FoundationCooper-Siegel Family FoundationHeinz Family FoundationThe Parker FoundationThe Charity Randall FoundationRitchie Scaife *

$10,000 +AnonymousHyman L. and Sarah Berkman Memorial Fund Mrs. Nadine E. BognarComcast CableDominion FoundationMr. and Mrs. Roy DorranceThe Fine FoundationHelen Clay Frick FoundationHelen Ruth Gordon Charitable TrustRoy A. Hunt FoundationThe Mary Hillman Jennings FoundationKolano DesignThe McKenzie FoundationThe Howard E. and Nell E. Miller FoundationMorgan Lewis & Bockius, LLPMr. and Mrs. Illah Nourbakhsh *PNC BankJuliet Lea Hillman Simonds FoundationThysa W. Amos, Helen P. Rush, and Savina S.

Skewis Fund The Alexander C. * & Tillie S. Speyer

FoundationThe Robert and Mary Weisbrod Foundation

$5,000 +Babcock Charitable TrustCarnegie Mellon UniversityMr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Chait

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. CondronFifth Third BankGateway Financial Group, Inc.Ms. Marjorie B. HallerHenry E. Haller, Jr. FoundationMrs. Ethel Olmsted Hansen *Highmark Blue Cross Blue ShieldK & L GatesMr. and Mrs. Patrick J. LoughneyKatherine Mabis McKenna Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. * Richard NernbergEliza * and Hugh NevinW. I. Patterson Charitable FundPennsylvania Department of Community and

Economic DevelopmentThe Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc.Pugliano Construction Co., Inc.The Hillman CompanyTrib Total MediaThe Robert S. Waters Charitable Trust

$1,000 +Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. AbramsMr. and Mrs. James AgrasAll Occasions Party RentalAlpern RosenthalAmerican Continental GroupBally DesignMr. and Mrs. David BarensfeldBASF CorporationMr. Edwin H. Beachler IIIMeyer and Merle Berger Family

Foundation, Inc.Ms. Sandra L. BettorH. M. Bitner Charitable TrustDrs. Todd and Helene BlodgettMs. Rachel Kirk BoboMrs. Dolores M. BoldMs. Cathy BrentzelBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PCMr. and Mrs. Timothy F. Burke, Jr.Calihan FundMr. and Mrs. * George CheeverMr. and Mrs. G. Reynolds Clark *The Clarke Family FoundationMr. Tim CondronMr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Davenport, Jr.Ms. Joan Clark DavisMr. and Mrs. Scott DeaktorMr. and Mrs. Charles Desmone IIMr. and Mrs. Jack L. Diederich *Ernst & Young LLPEuro RSCG MagnetFederated InvestorsMr. and Mrs. James M. Ferguson IIIThe Matthew Hillman Fisher FoundationThe Lilah Hilliard Fisher FoundationThe Nina Baldwin Fisher Foundation, Inc.Mr. James R. FlemingMr. and Mrs. Harry M. Goern

Golden Eagle ConstructionMr. and Mrs. Kenneth GoldsmithGookin Family FoundationGoric Playground EquipmentGreater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilH. J. Heinz Company FoundationMr. and Mrs. Harry Henninger *The Henry L. Hillman FoundationMr. and Mrs. Henry L. HillmanHoward Hanna Real Estate ServicesDrs. Lawrence C. and Elizabeth F. Howard *Mr. Jeffrey A. Hritz and Ms. Ann D. KeltonMr. and Mrs. Torrence M. Hunt, Jr.Ingmar Medical, Ltd.Dr. and Mrs. John KristoficMs. Beth KuhnMs. Mary Louise KundratMr. and Mrs. Robert G. LadleyMr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. LehnMr. Edgar L. LevensonDr. and Mrs. Ronald LinaburgMr. and Mrs. Mark H. LoevnerGordon and Kate MacVean FundThomas Marshall FoundationMr. Michael G. MaskarinecMs. Mary A. McDonoughMr. and Mrs. Stephen H. McKnightMr. and Mrs. Richard P. MellonMs. Barbara S. MendlowitzMr. and Mrs. Richard MillerMr. and Mrs. Brian C. Mullins *Mr. and Mrs. James Myers *Mrs. Mildred S. MyersNational City Private Client GroupNimick Forbesway FoundationDr. and Mrs. Robert J. NoeckerO’Brien Family Charitable TrustMr. Daniel J. O’MalleyMr. and Mrs. Richard PagliariPNC FoundationMr. and Mrs. David PorgesMr. and Mrs. Richard W. Reed, Jr. *Reed Smith LLPMr. and Mrs. Patrick R. RileyMr. and Mrs. James E. RohrSaks Fifth AvenueSheridan Broadcasting Corp.Teresa Silvaggio, M.D.The Dylan Todd Simonds FoundationThe Henry John Simonds FoundationMs. Lea SimondsMr. and Mrs. John A. Staley IVMrs. Caroline Hartwell StewartMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. SuccopTeeter Associates, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Thompson IIToadflaxChloe VelasquezS. Rand Werrin, D.D.S.Mr. and Mrs. Joshua C. Whetzel, Jr.Mrs. Stacey H. WhiteMs. Joanne Ross Wilder, Esq.Phillip H. and Betty L. Wimmer Family

Foundation

$500 +Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Ackerman *Amshel Charitable FoundationDr. and Mrs. John C. BarberMr. and Mrs. G. Nicholas Beckwith IIIMs. Mary Jane BentMr. and Mrs. Henry S. BeukemaMs. Marian R. BlockDr. Marianne BonidieMr. and Mrs. Daniel I. BookerMr. and Mrs. David A. BrownleeMs. Pamela Z. BryanMs. Jane D. BurtonMs. Lisa CampoliMs. Carol CaroselliMr. Charles CheeverMr. Charles Cohen and Ms.

Michele McKennyCommon Plea Catering, Inc.Concept Art GalleryMr. Joseph CoohillMr. and Mrs. Arthur CrivellaMr. and Mrs. Richard E. CutkoskyMr. Robert E. Dauer, Jr.Judith M. Davenport D.M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Peter Del PrestoMs. Julie A. DeverMr. and Mrs. John W. Douglas, Jr.DRB Group, LLCDreadnought Imports Ltd.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Eichleay, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. EkstromMr. and Mrs. Richard FennellFootlooseMs. Elise Frick *Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. FrobouckMr. and Mrs. Henry J. GailliotMr. Bruns Grayson and Ms. Perrin MoorheadMr. and Mrs. George C. GreerDr. Robert B. GriffithsMr. and Mrs. Alan R. GuttmanMr. and Mrs. Charles HammelMr. and Mrs. James H. HardieMr. and Mrs. David HeitzenroderHillcrest Garden ClubDr. and Mrs. Marc E. HoffmanMr. and Mrs. William E. HuntDr. and Mrs. Francis G. HuriteMr. Douglas Branson and Mrs. Elizabeth S.

HurttIKM, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. JenkinsJewish Healthcare Foundation of PittsburghMrs. Helen JusthKatselas Family FoundationMs. Laura Penrod KronkMrs. Rose M. KutsenkowMr. and Mrs. Scott LammieMs. Sandra Lapietra and Mr. Alan HelgermanMrs. Gila LeskyMr. and Mrs. John P. Levis III *Linden Garden ClubLouis Anthony JewelersMr. and Mrs. Frank A. LoweDr. Andrew MacGinnitieMarjie Allon Fine StationeryMr. and Mrs. Gary MatthisMr. Brian M. McBaneMr. and Mrs. Edward J. McCague, Jr.Mr. Timothy McVayDrs. Michael D. Miller and Dr. Barbara J.

CarpenterDr. John J. Moossy and Dr. Delynne J. MyersMs. Donna MurthaMr. and Mrs. Maurice NernbergNew Dawn Garden Design LLCMs. Sarah C. NicholsDr. and Mrs. Mark A. NordenbergMs. Karen ObergMr. Todd Owens and Ms. Jami RutherfordMs. Diana L. PakstisMr. Randy Pearson and Ms. Penny MateerThe Peirce Family FoundationMr. William A. PerryMr. and Mrs. Robert F. Petrilli *Mr. and Mrs. William A. Pietragallo IIMr. and Mrs. Charles M. PorterMr. Brian S. PriceMr. Neil M. Resnick and Ms. Susan

GreenspanRFP Enterprises & Entertainment, LLCThe Robinson Family FoundationMs. Cynthia RothMs. Kathlin RothermelMr. and Mrs. S. Murray Rust IIIMr. and Mrs. John T. Ryan IIIMr. and Mrs. Keith SchappertMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Schmidt *Mr. and Mrs. David O. SchreiberMr. Augustus O. Schroeder, Jr.Ms. Dorothy A. ServisMs. Jessica SharrowMs. Carol Shriber and Mr. Chuck SnyderSilberman Family Fund Simpson Family FoundationMrs. Edmund SmithSouth Hills Radiation Oncology PCMr. and Mrs. Thomas N. SouthardMr. and Mrs. Eric SpringerMs. Jennifer StaleyMs. Kathy SutcliffeThird Generation of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical CenterMs. Rosemary N. UzombaMr. and Mrs. Peter G. VeederMiss Janet A. WagnerDr. Carla S. Weidman and Dr. John C.

WeidmanMr. and Mrs. Bruce WiegandDr. Clayton A. WileyMr. and Mrs. Mark S. WilsonMs. Louise Kay WoodsideMrs. June YonasZeve Family Foundation

You Make All the Difference!The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy would like to thank all of the generous

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$250 +Ms. Susan D. Alexander and Mr. Dominique

JanssenAlpha Epsilon PiMs. Linda M. ArgoteKatherine Bassara Memorial FundMr. and Mrs. Lester BeckerBella Arte Gallery, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. BerdikMs. Cynthia C. BergerMrs. George B. BergerMrs. Nancy BernsteinMrs. Joanne B. BeyerDr. Harry C. Blair and Ms. Mary SorrellsMs. Robbins BobbittMr. William B. Bodine, Jr.Ms. Maryann BoehmMr. George W. BoguslawskiBookminders, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. E. Michael BoyleMrs. Warren BrevardMr. Kevin C. BrewerJohn and Nancy Brownell Family FundDr. and Mrs. Frank BrunsThe Buhl FoundationMr. David C. BushMs. Karin E. ByersTacy Byham, Ph.D.Byrnes & Kiefer Co.Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Byrnes, Jr.Ms. Jane R. ByrnesMr. Stanley D. Caldwell and Ms. Deborah

GrossMr. and Mrs. Stephen H. CaseyCauley Detective AgencyMs. Mary S. CerroneMr. and Mrs. Bennett Chapple IIIChatham UniversityMs. Heather A. ChronisMs. Bernadette CiottiDr. Jeffrey K. Cohen and Dr. Ellen S. CohenMr. and Mrs. John ConnerDr. Patricia L. Dalby StumpMrs. Bernice G. DavisMs. Kathleen W. DeisMs. Mary Denison and Mr. Christopher MarkDr. James N. Dill, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher DonahueMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. DonnellyDouglass’ Greenhousee. b. PepperMrs. Lowrie C. EbbertDr. Marigold A. EdwardsMr. and Mrs. David E. EiblingMr. Christopher J. ElkusAndrew and Holly ElsteEnvironmental Planning & Design LLCEvelyn-James InteriorsMs. Mary Beth EynonFeathersMrs. Marian FinegoldMr. and Mrs. James FisherMrs. Leslie A. FleischnerMs. Suzanne FloodMs. Sarah FosterMs. Annie Laurie FoustFranklin Family FundFriends of Tonya D. PayneGals On & Off the GreenGarden Club Federation of PA District IXMr. and Mrs. Robert B. GentilcoreMs. Lauren GibbsMs. Mary S. Gilbert

Mr. and Mrs. James K. GoldbergDr. Bernard D. Goldstein and Ms. Russellyn

S. CarruthMr. and Mrs. Ira H. GordonMr. Patrick A. GrayMrs. Kathleen A. GuinnMr. Daniel I. Gup and Ms. Terri R. KleinMr. and Mrs. Donald R. HackerMr. and Mrs. Henry E. Haller, Jr.Mrs. Nancy L. HarnettMr. and Mrs. John D. Harper, Jr.Ms. Vivian HartkopfMr. Arthur HellmanMr. and Mrs. Robert M. HernandezMr. and Mrs. Jamie HilliardKatharine H. Hillman FundHillmon ApplianceMr. and Mrs. Daniel Holthaus *Ms. Mary Ann HopperMrs. Carole HorowitzMiss Seima HorvitzMs. Carolyn A. HowardMr. Dennis J. HuberMr. Curtis JohnsonMrs. B. F. Jones IVMr. and Mrs. Edward J. KabalaMr. Thomas W. Kamarck and Ms. Flordeliza

S. VillanuevaMr. and Mrs. Marvin KaminMark S. Kamlet * and Charlee M. BrodskyMs. Eileen KaplanMs. Laura S. KaretMs. Stephanie KeremesMr. Sam KissMr. and Mrs. James F. Knapp IIIMs. Karen L. KriegerMs. Margaret T. LangerMs. Jayme LattaMr. and Mrs. Lester B. LaveMr. William Lawrence IIIMs. B.J. LeberLendable LinensMs. Mary Leonard-RamshawMrs. Lois G. LevyMr. Walter F. Limbach and Ms. Sally Z.

MinardMrs. Loretta S. LobesMr. and Mrs. Gordon MacVeanMrs. Stephen MagleyMr. and Mrs. Michael P. MalakoffCharles and Joan MarstillerMs. Beth MartinMr. John A. MathasMs. Kelly McDonnellMs. Mary E. McFaddenMr. Timothy W. McGuire and Ms. Donna L.

BlackmonMr. and Mrs. William D. McIlroyMrs. Mary Lou T. McLaughlinMs. Polly McQueenMr. and Mrs. C. Wesley McQuistonDr. John McSorleyMr. and Mrs. George L. Miles, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Charles J. MillerDr. and Mrs. Samuel C. MinesDr. and Mrs. Alexander MinnoMr. and Mrs. Ira MorganMosaic, IncMr. and Mrs. Benito MoscatielloMr. John of PittsburghDr. and Mrs. Stephen M. MurpheyMuse FoundationMr. Cameron Patrick NethMr. and Mrs. Christopher NeubauerMrs. Kenneth NeuhausenOakland Kiwanis ClubMr. and Mrs. David O’BrienMrs. Maureen S. O’BrienMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. O’ConnellMr. and Mrs. Patrick M. O’DonnellMr. and Mrs. H. Ward OlanderMr. and Mrs. Stephen M. PapernickMr. Ralph A. Phillips and Ms. Amy L. PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Bernard PinskerPoint Park UniversityMs. Mary Beth PoremskiMr. Joseph P. Pusateri, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Queenan, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James H. RichMr. and Mrs. Norman RobertsonMr. and Mrs. F. Brooks RobinsonMs. Kathryn Roeder and Mr. Bernie DevlinJames * and Lori RogalMr. and Mrs. Howard M. RomMr. and Mrs. Daniel M. RooneyMrs. Louisa S. RosenthalMs. Janice L. RossiDrs. Loren H. and Ellen A. RothMs. Ayellet RubinsteinMr. and Mrs. Robert G. Sable Bruce D. and Treasure Sachnoff Charitable

Family FoundationMr. Mahadev Satyanarayanan and Ms.

Deborah KellyMr. Stanley G. SchafferMr. and Mrs. Ellis L. Schmidlapp

Mr. and Mrs. Michelangelo SciulliMr. and Mrs. Richard ScottMr. Mark SeverShadyside Hospital FoundationThe Talbott Lea Simonds FoundationJames K. Smith, MD, PCMr. and Mrs. Wallace W. SmithMrs. W. P. Snyder IVMrs. Michele Walker SpinksMr. Mark StenzelMr. and Mrs. Charles P. Stewart IIIMr. and Mrs. William E. Strickland, Jr.Mr. Christopher A. StrozMr. and Mrs. Barry R. SullivanMr. and Mrs. Lynn SwannMs. Kimberly TaylorMs. Kristina TerranoMr. Robert N. ThomsonMr. and Mrs. Lee TrachtenbergTri State ValetMr. and Mrs. John C. UnkovicWalnut Capital Management GroupMs. Lara W. WashingtonMr. Stephen P. WebsterMr. and Mrs. Irving A. WechslerMr. and Mrs. Helge WehmeierMr. and Mrs. Robert J. WeisMr. Michael WeisbergMr. David WeitzNan Weizenbaum and Reza ValiMr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wentling, Jr.Ms. Jennifer WhitesideMrs. Mina Belle WichmannWidel Sportswear, LLCMs. Sarah H. WigginMr. and Mrs. Gregory J. WinokurMr. and Mrs. James L. WinokurMs. Judy WoffingtonMr. James E. WohlfarthMr. and Mrs. Robert T. Woodings IIIMr. J. A. Wunderlich IIIDr. and Mrs. Roger P. Zelt

$100 +Ms. Holiday E. AdairMr. and Mrs. William D. AkinsMr. Tim AllenMr. and Mrs. Joseph E. AllonMr. Charles AlpernMs. Madalon AmentaMr. and Mrs. Richard AntonMs. Victoria L. ArcherMs. Jane C. ArkusDavid and Phyllis ArmstrongMr. and Mrs. Henry H. ArmstrongMr. Richard ArmstrongMs. Julie ArnheimMs. Janet ArnoldMr. Robert M. Arnold and Mrs. Nancy

Levine-ArnoldMr. Jay AronsonMr. John M. ArrigoMr. and Mrs. James R. AshcroftAtria’s Restaurant & TavernMrs. James S. AustinDr. and Mrs. Michael J. AzarMrs. Terry L. BachenheimerMr. Jay V. BarryMr. and Mrs. David J. BartholomaeMrs. Jo Anne L. BatesMr. and Mrs. Robert A. BeckJay Becker Parking Services, Inc.Mr. Kenneth BeckermanMr. and Mrs. Stuart BeckermanMs. Dorothy S. BehmMr. and Mrs. Christopher C. BenecMr. Stew BennettMs. Kathy BenningerMr. and Mrs. Henry A. BentMr. and Mrs. Sam A. BerkovitzThe Sanford S. and Patricia G. Berman

Philanthropic Fund Mr. and Mrs. Thomas BernsteinMs. Amy Jo BerresfordMr. and Mrs. G. William BissellMr. and Mrs. John R. BlockMr. Jon BolandMs. Mary C. BoldenMs. Danielle BostonJim and Kathy BrahamBrett James SalonDr. and Mrs. Charles BrindisMr. and Mrs. Charles R. BrodbeckMs. Lois D. BronMr. and Mrs. Mitchell D. BrourmanMs. Carol R. BrownMr. and Mrs. Jeffery BrownJohn and Nancy BrownellMr. and Mrs. Bruce BrunkhorstMs. Alice R. BuchananDr. and Mrs. E. Bayley BuchananAlice J. Buchdahl, M.D.Buncher Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Albert T. BurgunderMr. Andrew ButcherMs. Tyra Butler

Campos Market Research Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. CarterMs. Yvette M. CerasoMs. Susan S. CerconeMr. John R. ChailletMr. and Mrs. James C. Chaplin IVMr. and Mrs. Joe CharnyMr. Robert J. ChidesterMrs. Sally H. ChildsMr. Michael CincalaMrs. Susan B. ClancyMrs. Gloria R. ClarkThe Honorable Kim B. ClarkClassiquesMs. Mariagnes CliffordMs. Hope CoberMr. and Mrs. Eugene S. CohenMr. and Mrs. Stephen R. CohenMs. Frances Cohen-KnoerdelMr. and Mrs. Aims C. ConeyMs. Margaret E. CooperMr. Paul G. CoyneMr. and Mrs. Nelson S. CraigeMs. Debbie CrosbyMr. James H. DauberMs. Margaret DauerMr. and Mrs. Stanford DavisMr. and Mrs. James E. DavisonMr. and Mrs. William DawsonMs. Lila I. DeckerMs. Antoinette DePasqualeMr. and Mrs. Robert Dickey IIIMs. Julie A. DicksonMr. and Mrs. John N. DiPucciMs. Esther M. DonahueMs. Jane DowningMs. Ellen M. Doyle and Mr. Lawrence A.

FrolikMr. John W. DuffettMr. R. David Duncan, Jr.Mr. Kent Edwards and Ms. Cathy McCollumMr. Michael EdwardsMr. and Mrs. Robert B. EganMr. Frederick Egler, Jr. and Ms. Kathleen

BuechelMr. Miles D. EhrlichMr. William F. ElmendorfMr. and Mrs. Jim EmmettMs. Elizabeth A. EnsmingerMs. Mira Eskandari-AzariMs. Mary Ann EubanksMr. David C. EvansBruce D. Evans Fund

Helen S. Faison, Ph.D. *Ms. Joan G. FancherMr. and Mrs. Jerry FandMs. Diane M. Faust and Dr. Barry C.

LemberskyMr. and Mrs. David FawcettMr. Alexander J. Federowicz and Ms.

Margaret A. LaskeMrs. Barbara FeduskaThe Honorable John M. Feeney and Mrs.

Eleanor S. FeeneyMr. and Mrs. * Steven FeinsteinSister Marylouise FennellMr. and Mrs. John D. FernstromDr. and Mrs. Robert E. FidotenMr. and Mrs. David F. FigginsMr. Patrick FilipMr. and Mrs. Alan FinegoldMr. Seth FinnMs. Cheryl Fishbein and Mr. Philip SchattenMr. and Mrs. Chester G. FisherMs. Sheila A. FisherMs. Virginia B. FiskeMr. and Mrs. Edward C. FordMr. and Mrs. Steven FrankMr. and Mrs. Ken FranklinMs. Kate FreedMs. Natalie FriedbergMr. Francis T. FruehstorferMrs. Lois B. GaffneyMs. Sarah B. GaliottoGarden Club of Allegheny CountyMr. Joseph L. GarlickiMs. Martha GarveyGeneral Wire Spring CompanyMr. and Mrs. David A. Gerson

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Fund Mrs. Shirley K. LewellenMr. and Mrs. William K. LiebermanMr. and Mrs. Harvey F. LightMs. Emily LippertMs. Beata LochMs. Margery J. LoevnerDr. and Mrs. Ralph G. LongoMs. Stephanie E. LonsingerMr. Edward D. LoughneyMs. Karen LukasMr. and Mrs. Jay A. LutinsMr. Neil A. MacKayMs. Barbara E. MacQuownMr. Alan M. MajewskiMr. and Mrs. John T. MajorsMariani & Richards, Inc.Ms. Janet R. Markel and Mr. Barry LhormerMr. and Mrs. Bernard S. MarsMr. Jay A. MartinMs. Suzanna MasartisMr. and Mrs. Matthew T. MasonMr. Stephen R. Massey and Ms. Martha M.

MannixMr. and Mrs. Stephen M. MastersMs. Kathleen E. Matta-KlingelhoferMaxim General ContractingMr. Paul C. McCaffreyMrs. Althea L. McCalmontMr. and Mrs. Anthony T. McCartneyDr. and Mrs. George R. McCollumMr. and Mrs. T. J. McCradyMrs. Mary Louise McCuneDr. Margaret C. McDonaldMs. Susan McGregor-LaineMs. Marilyn McIlvaineMr. and Mrs. Howard G. McIlvried IIIMr. David McKenery, Jr.Ms. Kendra McLaughlinMr. and Mrs. Richard O. McLaughlinMs. Melissa McMastersMr. and Mrs. Michael McSorleyMr. and Mrs. Ernest F. MeadeMs. Emily S. Medine and Mr. Michael H.

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StanilandMs. Nancy R. ScartonMs. Virginia W. SchatzMr. Mark D. Scheatzle and Ms. Kim HarrigalMelvin M. Schiff, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. SchillerMrs. Edward H. SchoyerMs. Oksana SchubertMr. Robert J. SchurkoMs. Kathryn SchwabaMs. Marsetta L. SchweigerMs. Heather ScottMs. Barbara F. ScruggsMr. and Mrs. Joseph SeamansMr. David P. Segel and Mrs. Elizabeth T.

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WillisMr. and Mrs. Alvin J. SteinMrs. Suzanne M. SteitzMr. and Mrs. Paul StockmanMs. Jessica M. StrickerMr. Michael W. StuhldreherMs. Lauren N. SuccopMr. Kurt SummersgillMr. and Mrs. Dean F. SutherlandMs. Caroline C. SuttonMs. Allyson B. SvedaMr. and Mrs. Perry R. SwansonMs. Doris M. SweeneyMs. Marilyn W. SwimmerThe Talent Group, Inc.Ms. Janice M. TaylorTEDCO Construction CorporationMr. and Mrs. Noah TernulloMr. and Mrs. Louis L. TestoniMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. TetiMr. and Mrs. Frederick W. ThiemanMr. Christopher R. Thinnes and Ms. Margaret

L. ByrnesTony Pampena CorporationMs. Ann M. TooleMrs. Elizabeth W. ToorMs. Cheryl TracyMrs. Colleen Byrne TravisMs. Gretchen A. TroianoMr. and Mrs. Christopher G. TurlikMs. Norina VairaDr. Inna VaisleibMs. Valentina Vavasis and Mr. Ben T. SpeiserMs. Lisa Kunst VavroDr. and Mrs. E. Kenneth VeyMr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Voros *Mr. and Mrs. Erik WagnerMr. and Mrs. John WallMr. Robert P. WallaceMr. and Mrs. Douglas W. WalrodDrs. Jon and Janet WatersMr. Roy W. WatsonMr. and Mrs. Larry WeidmanMr. Roy R. Weil and Ms. Mary M. ShawMr. Randy S. Weinberg and Ms. Barbara E.

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CzakMr. John Kraft IIIMs. Catherine KrajewskiMr. and Mrs. Carl KrasikMs. Harriet KrumanCheryl L. Kubelick, Ph.D. and Mr. Kevin K.

McCannMr. Harold T. Kyriazi

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ByersMs. Elsie M. B. MurrayMs. Lauren MusulinMrs. Phyllis B. MyersMr. and Mrs. Daniel NaginMs. Janet R. NecessaryMr. and Mrs. Peter P. NeftDrs. Ezra T. and Sally M. NewmanMrs. Maxine NiehoffMs. Katherine NugentMr. and Mrs. Edward J. ObuchowskyMr. and Mrs. Jack N. OchsMs. Denise S. O’Keefe and Mr. Dean J.

BacichMs. Loretta OkenMr. Bertalan Olah, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Alfred OlaharskiMr. Stuart OlmstedMrs. Gail OneilMr. and Mrs. John E.

O’RourkeMr. and Mrs. Douglas H.

OstrowMs. Rebecca A. ParkerMrs. Rose Mary PeaseMr. Michael R. PeckMr. Garrett A. PeltonMr. Walter D. PetersMr. and Mrs. Peter T. PetersonMr. Robert PfaffmannMr. and Mrs. Scott A. PipitoneMr. Keith Pirl and Ms. Nancy

EligatorMs. Lois J. PlackeMr. John PorembaMr. and Mrs. Carl A.

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FishellMs. Beverly Harris SchenzMr. and Mrs. William B. SchreiberMr. and Mrs. Glen A. SchultzMr. Donald L. SchwartzmillerMrs. Dolores SchweigerMr. and Mrs. F. George ScottMr. Paul J. SeeverensMr. Howard Seltman and Ms. K. McIntyre-

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Under $50Thank you to the additional 752 donors whogave in 2007. We appreciate your support.

We apologize for any errors or omissions. Please contact Lisa Conti at 412-682-7275 orlconti@pittsburghparks.org to make corrections.

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