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The Westmoreland Conservancy volunteers want to thank all who contributed, in one way or another to Conservation Connection at the Zoo! We all had a fantastic opportunity for conservation-minded people (including the public at large) and organizations throughout the greater Pittsburgh region to meet and to share ideas and information. --Slide Show-- A Special Thanks to Our SPONSORS: $1000.00 - $2000.00
Thanks also to the following: Speakers Davitt Woodwell: Davitt Woodwell is Vice President of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC), a leading force in land and water conservation across the Commonwealth. He will give an overview of conservation in SW PA, speak about the potential for cooperation and collaboration, and give his thoughts about where conservation is going.
A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, School of Law, Mr. Woodwell
is currently a member of the board of the Steel Industry Heritage Corporation.
He participated in the Department of Environmental Protection's regulatory
negotiation on the special protection waters program and served on the
Pittsburgh Ozone Stakeholder Working Group and subsequent negotiations
on regulating air pollution. He also served on the Allegheny County
Air Pollution Control Advisory Committee. Mr. Woodwell was appointed
by Governor Ridge to serve on the Governor's Commission on Greenways. Jeremy Smith:
Jeremy Smith is the director of Development and Communications at Riverlife
Task Force. Riverlife is the driving force developing and implementing
a master plan for use of the region's most valuable asset. Their
vision: "Three Rivers Park" on the banks of the 3 rivers, making a circuit of 14
miles. That project is interesting because it involves flood control,
brownfield reclamation, ecological restoration, dev. of recreational
amenities, restoration of fish populations, along with much attention
to aesthetics of the rivers Margie Marks: Margie
Marks, currently the Curator of Conservation Education at the Pittsburgh
Zoo & PPG Aquarium, began her career as an animal keeper. She has
worked in most of the departments of the Zoo, including elephants, large
cats and bears. Now she oversees the conservation education department,
managing over 30 different programs which serve over 300,000 participants.
Margie has a BS in Zoology from the University of Maryland and a Master's
of Education from Duquesne University. Silent Auction Items 1) Set of 4
matted botanical paintings from Rajasthan, India. Donated by Arvind
Paranjpe and Betsy Aiken for the Westmoreland Conservancy 2) $50 Gift Certificates: Dick's Sporting Goods: Conservation Connection at the Zoo 3) East End
Co-op Gift Card $50: Conservation Connection at the Zoo 4) EDEN'S ENVY $200 gift
cert: Conservation Connection at the Zoo 5) Energy consult of a single
family home ($300 value) donated by AJ Stones: Conservation Connection
at the Zoo 6) Framed Fine Art Nature Photograph, signed. Archival inks and mats. Genuine
Bluestone frame (with special heavy duty hanging hardware) Cary M. Bohl:
Westmoreland Conservancy 7) Garden Basket $50 value
donated by Lincare; Westmoreland Conservancy 8) Garden Basket (tools, etc.)
$90 value donated by Sunrise Assisted Living of Cranberry: Westmoreland
Conservancy 9). Gardening Basket (seeds,
etc) $50 value donated by Trinity Hospice: Westmoreland Conservancy 10) Giant Eagle Market District
$25 Gift Certificate: Conservation Connection at the Zoo 11) Basket of Green cleaning
chemicals, paper and supplies: donated by Sam Bertenthal from his company
D.H. Bertenthal & Sons. Benefits Upper St. Clair - Citizens
for Land Stewardship 11) 1-hour massage donated by massage therapist Jennifer Russ, $60 value: Westmoreland Conservancy 12) Nature
Conservancy Backpack packed with gear for the great outdoors: $75.00
value. Benefits the Nature Conservancy 13) Nature Conservancy Tote
Bag brimming with books and guides for the great outdoors: $75.00 value.
Benefits the Nature Conservancy 14) Oaks Theatre: 6 passes:
Conservation Connection at the Zoo 15) Phipps Conservatory: 2 passes: Conservation Connection at the Zoo 16) PPG: passes to the Zoo:
Conservation Connection at the Zoo 17) P-G bag, baseball cap,
ruler, pens, P-G publications Walking Pittsburgh, Golf
(Course Listing and Map), and Super Steelers (2006), along with
complete 75th Steelers Anniversary Medallion Collection (complete set
of 34 player medallions + 1 Steelers logo medallion, value of medallions
$104.65) donated by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Conservation
Connection at the Zoo 18) Pittsburgh Penguins:
Gary Roberts signed hockey stick w/certificate of authenticity.
Conservation Connection at the Zoo 19) Pittsburgh Pirates: 2 free
passes, date to be determined by the winner. Conservation Connection
at the Zoo 20) Rainbarrel, $165.00 value
donated by Jody & Thelma Guilliland: Westmoreland Conservancy 21) Trader Joes gift bag/basket Conservation Connection at the Zoo 22) Whole Foods: Gift Basket:
Conservation Connection at the Zoo 23) Basil Ede's "Wild
Birds of America", Framed. From the Warner Collection of Gulf
States Paper Corp, Tuscaloosa, Ala., donated by Joanne Kendall.
Unframed 20 x 31 Print - $750.Westmoreland Conservancy 24) "With
A Twist", Matted, framed and signed photograph
donated by Pittsburgh artist Rob Strovers:www.Artisticpursuits.net $250
value: Westmoreland Conservancy 25) Card Tree: An assortment of Gift Cards from various locations. 26) Pittsburgh
Symphony: Two tickets to an upcoming performance of the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.Conservation
Connection at the Zoo 27)
Bruschettas: 3 $25 gift certificates.Conservation
Connection at the Zoo Exhibitors 4-H Conservation Club Allegheny Watersheds Alliance Eden's Envy Landscaping: Landscape design Friends of Murrysville Parks: Pia Van de Venne - Invasive Plants G*A*S*P Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team Natural Biodiversity PA Electrics: electric bikes Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Education Dept: Composting PixController SW PA Air Quality Partnership Turtle Creek Watershed Association Upper St. Clair - Citizens for Land Stewardship Western Pa Conservancy The Sierra Club Nine Mile Run Watershed Association Westmoreland
Conservancy The Allegheny Front, environmental radio, collected oral histories about Western Pennsylvanian's stories of the natural world and a love of nature as part of the region's 250th Anniversary. Oral histories will be archived on The Allegheny Front's website, http://www.alleghenyfront.org. The Allegheny Front is the only radio program focused on the region's environmental news and stories. Listen to The Allegheny Front on WYEP 91.3 FM in Pittsburgh at 10:00 am on Friday, WIUP 90.1 FM in Indiana on Monday at 7:30 AM and WPSU, Penn State Public Broadcasting, on Sunday at 7:00 AM and 9:30 PM.
Conservation Connection at the Zoo, Planning Committee:
The Conservation Connection at the Zoo Logo was designed by Karen Newpol, Graphic Designer
Follow up information... contact contact or 412-951-0601 
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