246 S. Walnut Street, Blairsville, PA 15717
Phone: 724.459.0953 Fax: 724.459.4721
A Brief History
Through the legislative approval of a public-private partnership to create a fund for conservation projects, an unprecedented influx of financial resources suddenly became available to grassroots conservation organizations. However, providing the necessary documentation to receive those funds, and then being able to manage a budget that could represent more than ten times your present spending plan, put many grassroots organizations in unfamiliar terrain. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) recognized the importance of establishing a comprehensive source of technical assistance to volunteer groups. In January 2001, WPC launched the Freshwater Conservation Program.
An anonymous donor provided initial funding, which allowed WPC to provide cost-free technical assistance to watershed and like-minded organizations in western Pennsylvania. Later in 2001, WPC received a Technical Assistance Grant through the Pennsylvania Growing Greener Program to provide technical assistance to groups located within the Ohio River watershed.
