Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy enhances the region’s quality of life by protecting and restoring exceptional places. A private nonprofit conservation organization founded in 1932, WPC has helped to establish 11 state parks, conserved more than 260,000 acres of natural lands and protected or restored more than 3,000 miles of rivers and streams. We provide our region with clean water, healthy forests and wildlife and thousands of acres of natural areas free for all to explore. The Conservancy owns and operates Fallingwater, a symbol of people living in harmony with nature. In addition, WPC enriches our region’s cities and towns by planting and maintaining 130 community gardens and greenspaces with the help of thousands of volunteers each year. We have planted more than 105,000 trees. The work of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is accomplished through the support of more than 11,000 members. For more information, visit WaterLandLife.org.www.waterlandlife.org
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Sep 22, 2026
Debbie StoneGUEST
They lived for 26 years.
Debbie StoneGUEST
And then their son, their son, Edgar Jr., who had inherited the house, donated it and the acre, about 1,500 acres surrounding land to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.
Debbie StoneGUEST
And then it opened as a museum and it is now a UNESCO World Heritage.
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I love that.
Christian AlexandersonHOST
I'm excited to welcome Dr. Marianne Ferretti to the podcast.
Christian AlexandersonHOST
Marianne is an ecologist and the ecological assessment manager at the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.
Christian AlexandersonHOST
Marianne, thanks so much for joining the program.
Mary Ann FurediGUEST
Yeah.
33 MINS LATER
Christian AlexandersonHOST
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Christian AlexandersonHOST
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Christian AlexandersonHOST
What sort of work are you doing with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy regarding bogs right now?
Mary Ann FurediGUEST
My colleagues and I at the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy have been conducting a long-term monitoring project of peat-accumulating systems in Pennsylvania.