Credit for photo above: Denmarsh Photography, Inc.
The Garden Club of Allegheny County awards grants based on community needs, membership interests, and the availability of GCAC’s resources or ability to attract these resources. In the past 25 years, GCAC has raised more than $2 million through Pizzazz proceeds to fund these grants.
To see our Grant Recipients, please scroll down.
Western PA Conservancy Community Gardens & Greenspace
HOW TO Submit A Grant Request
Grant applications are accepted between September 1st and January 15th. Please see information about the application process by clicking the button below.
The Paula Sculley and susan clancy
Botany in Action fellowships
at Phipps conservatory & Botanical Gardens
The Botany in Action Fellowship (BIA) program, founded in 1995, awards fellowships to PhD students conducting plant-based research and outreach efforts in the U.S. and abroad. With the proceeds from our Pizzazz Fundraiser, GCAC funds two fellowship grants each year in the names of BIA co-founders and GCAC members Paula Sculley and Susan Clancy.
David Felipe Rodríguez Mora was chosen as the 2024 Paula Sculley Fellow. David is a doctoral candidate at The University of Texas at San Antonio. His research is based in Colombia and focuses on a family of tropical plants called Yagé, used in rituals by the indigenous Cofán people. In Western science, Yagé, also known as ayahuasca, have been found to have medicinal uses in the treatment of depression and cancer leading to the emergence of Yagé tourism and a subsequent conservation risk with uncontrolled Yagé harvesting. David’s investigation will seek to discover the similarities and differences between Cofán and Western science understandings of Yagé and how the Cofán people’s relationship with the plants has changed over time due to Yagé tourism.
Camille DeSisto was chosen for the second year as the Susan Clancy Fellow. Camille is a doctoral candidate at Duke University. Her work focuses on lemur-plant interactions in the rainforests of the COMATSA Protected Area in Madagascar. More specifically, she is researching how highly endangered lemurs impact seed dispersal, studying plant germination, growth, and survival. The goal of her investigation is to conserve and restore key seed dispersal interactions. Read more about Camille’s work here.
Botany in Action at Phipps
The Paula Sculley Fellowship
The Susan Clancy Fellowship
Current BIA Fellows
GCAC grant RECIPIENTS
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2023
Grow Pittsburgh
Support for a Youth Summit which brings approximately 100 youth working in community gardens around the city together to share and learn from their experiences in horticulture.
Allegheny Land Trust
To assist in the acquisition of a 95-acre parcel of conservation land known as Gateway Woods. Gateway Woods is strategically situated along the boundary lines of Monroeville’s Municipal Park West, Pitcarin’s Sugar Camp Park, and Allegheny Land Trust’s Mosside Slopes Conservation Area. This land which was slated for housing development is the “missing link” in creating a 400-acre permanently protected green space for recreation and mitigation of flooding in the flood-prone Turtle Creek community.
Riverlife
A civic improvement project to remove litter and invasive species as well as improve, and replant the western portion of the lower level of Allegheny Riverfront Park.
Pennsylvania CleanWays of Allegheny County and Landforce
Support a civic improvement project to clean, beautify, and establish a stewardship program for five sets of city steps. They include: Basin Street in Troy Hill/ Spring Garden, Carrie Sreet in Fineview, Kenwood Avenue in Perry South, Faris Street in California-Kirkbride/Perry South, Arch Street in Perry South/Central Northside and Arch Street in Perry South Central Northside.
Historical Society of Upper St. Clair
Support of Seeds to Supper a program focused on growing and cooking healthy food developed by the Penn State Master Gardeners. The objective of the program is to help reduce food insecurity in low-income residents many of whom are recent immigrants.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
A horticulture effort to establish a pollinator meadow in the Bigbee Field area of the Emerald View Park, just above the Liberty Tunnels.
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
A horticultural education project to develop and implement interpretative signage in the Garden of the Five Senses.
2022
Garfield Community Farm
Garfield Community Farm is a 2.5 acre urban permaculture project at the heart of the Garfield neighborhood. This grant funds the development and management of the edges of the farm allowing them to increase food production and native plant habitats for beneficial insects, migratory birds and many other plants and animals for a healthy ecosystem.
Native Plant Initiave
For the past two years, GCAC members have been working in Point State Park to restore the bioswale and the Oak Island Garden. Over 1,200 plants have been planted to address the declining landscape. This grant funds another 1,200 native plants to complete the plan of the two areas. GCAC has a longtime commitment through funding and hands-on efforts on this native plant initiative in Point State Park.
St. Paul Cathedral
St. Paul Cathedral is located in the heart of Oakland. The Cathedral campus gardens and greenspace is open to the public and supports significant use by neighborhood residents and nearby students and workers. This grant funds greenspace improvements.
Step Up Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Steps Network seeks to establish a collaborative coalition and pursue multiple ways of improving, enhancing, and celebrating our city’s step network as unique green open spaces. This grant funds some components of the overall Pittsburgh Steps Network Project. Click here to read about the Fall 2022 photography exhibit and Symposium at the Frick Environmental Center summary.
Student Conservation Association
The Student Conservation Association builds the next generation of conservation leaders and inspires lifelong stewardship of the environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land. This grant funds SCA’s Pittsburgh Community Conservation Crew of high school age youth crews to work throughout the summer in a structured teaching program headed by young adult crew leaders at Point State Park.
2021
Allegheny County Parks Foundation
The grant supports installation of a rain garden at Hartwood Acres Park. A major project is underway at Hartwood Acres to restore and relocate most of the existing sculptures and create a new Sculpture Garden in the park. The Hartwood Sculpture Garden will include ADA accessible walkways connecting the sculptures, new landscape plantings, rain gardens and reconfigured driveways and parking area, designed to “green” standards.
Fox Chapel Parks Conservancy
The grant supports native planting around the waterfall at Hardie Valley Park. The waterfall area is open and planting of trees and shrubs will take place in the coming couple weeks. FCPC receives much grassroot support from the community. An enchanting springtime trail walk illuminated by lanterns raised funds to support park design and development.
Allegheny Land Trust
The grant helps support the development of a master plan for the farm parcel. Meyer Farm Harry Meyer loved his family farm and talks to ALT about his interest in preservation and conservation the farm. He worked with ALT to preserve this 45 acre parcel in McDonald, PA. Pictured is the blueberry patch at the farm.
Second Harvest
The grant supports green space site preparation at their facility in Sharpsburg. While the green space design isn’t yet finalized, the site preparation will take place over the coming months.
2020
Aspinwall Riverfront Park
Aspinwall Riverfront Park is faced with a water retention issue on the perimeter of the new green lawn which was partially funded by GCAC and others. The grant money will be directed to create a rain garden using native plants to alleviate the recent water retention at the entry to the Welcome Center. Visitors will learn about the impacts of sustainable storm water management.
For Good Pittsburgh
GCAC funds will provide tools and supplies for development of a restorative landscape around Hollander Project – an incubation space for female entrepreneurs on Braddock Avenue, where women can build their businesses and gain access to resources – i.e. professional development, marketing and PR, technical assistance and other network support.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
The GCAC Grant will cover plant material for two native gardens at the entrances of Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, a prominent and highly visible location across from Phipps Conservatory.
Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium
This grant money will be used to construct a 50th Anniversary Docent Pollinator Garden educating the community of the importance of pollinators. The garden is a collaborative effort with the Zoo between the docents and the Horticulture & Grounds Department. It will be constructed in a prominent place at the entrance to the Zoo. The garden will also be used as a Docent Appreciation program celebrating the 50th year of docents.
The Children’s Museum
Grant monies will be used to support the year-long urban Museum Garden Exhibit which educates students from under-resourced schools and economically disadvantaged neighborhoods about environmental education. GCAC money will be directed specifically towards perennials, herbs, and garden equipment.
Tree Pittsburgh
This GCAC Grant will cover building a volunteer and education pavilion at the new Heritage Nursery location. This is part of a Phase 2 build out, which would provide sheltered space for youth and adult education workshops, nursery volunteer and service learning projects and increases capacity for training programs and community events.
Grants from earlier years continue after photos
Images from SOME of our Grant projects
2019
Allegheny Cleanways
Allegheny Cleanways collects, separates and documents types of trash collected during a specific cleanup period. During this time period, this grant will allow them to take soil and water samples to test for plastic residue. To date they have collected over 5 million pounds of trash including 34,000 tires from illegal dumpsites. Once they analyze the data, it will be used to not only raise awareness of the issue, but influence manufacturers to rethink packaging and encourage them to help financially in efforts to clean up these illegal dumpsites.
Allegheny Land Trust
Allegheny Land Trust focuses on four strategic priorities – land conservation, stewardship, urban greening, and education. This grant supports the acquisition of a 38.5 acre parcel of land, trail side and creek side along the Montour Trail in Moon Township.
Aububon Society of Western Pennsylvania
The Audubon Society of Western PA connects people to birds and nature through their programs, projects and places. Through quality programs in environmental education and conservation engagement ASWP engages, inspires, and empowers residents of our region. This grant would help develop a K – 12 curriculum which promotes and distributes an all-inclusive pollinator conservation program.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Homegrown Program
This successful program will expand to Lincoln-Larimer-Belmar and East Hills by installing a network of backyard raised-bed vegetable gardens at individual households so families can grow, harvest and share their crops within the community. The grant would allow Phipps to hire an individual from the Student Conservation Association for a 9-month period who would supervise and oversee this initiative.
Pittsburgh Conservation Corps - Landforce
Landforce combines workforce readiness and environmental stewardship by hiring people who have barriers to employment and training them to work on environmental restoration and conservation projects across the region. Our GCAC grant would provide environmental stewardship training for 18-24 crew members over a 6-week training/probation period.
Women for a Healthy Environment
Healthy Schools Pennsylvania, created by Women for a Healthy Environment, acts as a resource for the school community, including parents, staff, teachers, and administrators. This grant would engage 4th and 8th graders in Mon Valley to learn, interpret data, address, and assess air quality by using portable air monitors to track air pollution in their neighborhoods.
2018
Aspinwall Riverfront Park
The mission of the Aspinwall Riverfront Park is to create an independent, self-sustaining riverfront park that will be a community treasure and catalyst for trail expansion. The monies used from GCAC will be to remove crumbling concrete from outside the new Welcome Center along the River.
The Children’s Institute
The Children’s Institute is dedicated to improving the quality of life for children, young people and their families by providing a specialized continuum of services that enables them to reach their potential. The grant monies used will be to purchase specialized gardening tools and plant material in the Nimick Family Therapeutic Garden.
Grow Pittsburgh
The Mission of Grow Pittsburgh is to teach people how to grow food and promote the benefits that gardens bring to our neighborhoods. They use growing food as a platform to bring people and communities together, while inspiring them to be healthier individuals, learn new skills, care for the earth and make our city and region a more livable and desirable place to be. This is done thru a variety or programs. The monies for this particular grant will be used in the Urban Farmers in Training Program - in particular to fund the Youth Summit that take place with their summer program for youth ages 14-18.
GTECH
GTECH identifies opportunities for people and the places they live that improve the economic, social, and environmental health of communities. GTECH partners with community organizations, service providers and public agencies to develop and implement community-based strategies. The GTECH Green Stormwater Infrastructure project works using green solutions to create creative community spaces while reducing stormwater runoff thru outreach and education. GTECH has come up with a Green Stormwater Roaming Gnome as a persona to be a symbol of work happening with stormwater runoff. Our monies will fund 2 projects in 2 different locations in the A-42 sewershed neighborhoods.
The Homewood Cemetery Historical Fund
The Homewood Cemetery Historical Fund was organized to preserve and restore the history and architecture of the Cemetery. The Cemetery is preparing to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the passage of the Women’s Voting Act in 2020. The Cemetery is the final resting place of many influential suffrage workers, including Mary Flinn Lawrence. The monies given to the Cemetery will be used to purchase 2 new trees on the Flinn lot (a Chestnut Oak and a Winter King Hawthorn).
New Sun Rising – Sponsorship of Artist in Residence
Ashley Cecil is an artist and illustrator based in Pittsburgh. With funding from New Sun Rising, a 501c3, whose mission statement is “to empower leaders in the Pittsburgh region through fiscal sponsorship, mentoring, and community building” Ashley Cecil plans to take her visual art practice and foster public collaborations with Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens as she has done previously at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the National Aviary. These partnerships strive to engage the public in environmental issues affecting our health and well-being. With funding from GCAC, Ashley will be able to expand her 6 month Art and Science residency at Phipps to include additional workshops with children, demonstrations to visitors and participation in Phipps’ Biophillia Program.
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
Support for a Botany in Action Grantee. To learn about this years recipient, click here.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
The mission of the Conservancy is dedicated to improving the quality of life for the people of Pittsburgh by restoring the parks system to excellence in partnership with local government and the community. Projects and programs are conducted with respect for the environment, historic design, and the needs of our diverse region. The grant request is for a planting bed around the Northeast fountain which is located in the northeast corner of Allegheny Commons. This is the third phase of the 2002 master plan.
GCAC would like to honor our member Meg Cheever for all of her dedication to the Conservancy.
Student Conservation Association
The mission of the Student Conservation Association is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of the environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land. SCA wants to continue the programming of Apprentice Crew Leaders who are students who have worked for SCA in the past and are ready for a leadership role. This is the second year of this program which had great success last summer. The monies given will fund 2-3 leaders for the summer 2018 Community Program.
Tree Pittsburgh
Tree Pittsburgh’s mission is to carry out fund-raising, education, and stewardship activities aimed at restoring and protecting Pittsburgh’s urban forest. The organization’s vision is to be a leader in creating a healthy and robust urban forest by engaging citizens to maintain, plant and protect trees. A program that has grown the past few years is the Heritage Tree Nursery to make greater availability of diverse tree species for Tree Pittsburgh as well their planting partners. The grants monies for Tree Pittsburgh will go to expand their irrigation system at the Nursery.
2017
Allegheny County Parks Foundation
Funding for an ecological assessment and action plan at Hartwood Acres Park.
Carnegie Library
Support for the design of a rain garden and bioswale at the Carrick branch where a new library with an outdoor green space is being built.
The Homewood Cemetery Historical Fund
Funding for landscaping, including the removal of unhealthy bushes and trees, on the Flinn Lot in preparation for new plantings.
Landforce
Funding for crew members to complete projects such as the improvement of a vacant lot and/or outdoor classroom and a green stormwater infrastructure project.
National Parks Centennial
In honor of the Centennial of the National Park system, GCAC will support the installation of a Pollinator Friendly Landscape at the Tower of Voices at the Flight 93 National Memorial site in Shanksville, PA.
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
Support for a Botany in Action Grantee.
Student Conservation Association (SCA)
Funding for five Apprentice Crew Leaders (ACL) in the community program during the summer of 2017. These ACL leaders are students who have worked for the SCA before and now wish to participate in a leadership role.
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Community Gardens and Greenspace Program
Beautification of the long median on Route 65 near Route 19 and the West End Bridge. Monies will be used for perennial plant material and its installation.
2016
Audubon Society of Western PA
"Citizen Science on the School Ground," a school-focused program where students create a wildlife garden that benefits people and native species.
Nine Mile Run Watershed Association
Advancement of green infrastructure in coordination with Pittsburgh Job Corps Center.
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
Installation of a public education exhibit including a native plant rain garden with a bridge.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Planning and design of the Native Plant Discovery Gardens at the Frick Environmental Center.
Student Conservation Association
Funding for a Community Youth Program to support a recreational camping trip in Allegheny National Forest, and for a Point Park Conservation Crew to hire 10 Pittsburgh high school students to help restore the landscape, remove invasive species and trash, and maintain the GCAC Bioswale.
Tree Pittsburgh
Integration of youth services and educational programs into the community tree nursery program.
2015
Point State Park Wayside Garden and Bioswale
GCAC celebrated its 2014 Centennial by funding a major project to encourage community environmental education at Pittsburgh's Point State Park. GCAC designed and planted a Wayside Garden highlighting the importance and beauty of a native plants, and funded the design and construction of a rain garden, or bioswale, to demonstrate responsible management of storm water runoff. Both installations have permanent explanatory signage accessible to the Park's estimated 2.5 million visitors
each year. GCAC partnered with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to complete this important project. Learn more about the Centennial Project
Camp Guyasuta Weatherbug Station
In conjunction with KDKA, installation of a weather data collection station at the camp which will allow thousands of area participating school children to access the data for incorporation into their science programs, and also support a summer co-ed STEM science camp.
Hampton High School Memory Garden
A garden on the ground of Hampton HS to commemorate alumni, and incorporate horticultural education opportunities for current students. The GCAC Grant will fund engraved brick(s) for the memory walkway.
Penn State Extension Master Gardener's Conference
For 20 years, this group has held a speaker's series, and with the proceeds, implemented a multitude of community horticultural services, and educated thousands of local citizens annually with outreach programs and community food gardens. The GCAC Grant will underwrite the cost of the conference speaker honorarium.
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
Support for Botany in Action Grantees
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy & Student Conservation Association
Joint project to renovate an 87-acre park south of the city in a blighted neighborhood, and make it a safe, usable, and attractive green space for a number of neighborhood programs. A plan to strengthen the ongoing Urban Ecostewards program is incorporated.
Rodef Shalom Biblical Garden
Funding for garden of authentic plants representing Paradise imagined through the ages, from the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon" and the Egyptian pleasure gardens, to the Renaissance.
2014
Aspinwall Riverfront Park
To create one large fully planted circular “raindrop” garden to show case native plants and educate the public about them. Appropriate interpretive signs will be used within the garden to educate the public about native plants.
Fern Hollow
To be used to develop Phase II of The Outdoor Classroom at FHNC.
Grow Pittsburgh
To support Edible Schoolyard Pittsburgh, an in-school gardening program that is geared towards grades K-5.
GTECH
To pilot a new initiative “Knot on Lots” to test the feasibility of using Japanese Knotweed as a feedstock for locally produced paper products and biochar that can serve as a soil amendment while engaging the community in vacant lot cleanup and product production seminars.
Lawrenceville Greenscapes Initiative
To be used to provide window boxes for homeowners in Lawrenceville who have been denied trees through TreeVitalize.
Neville House
For historically accurate and non-invasive plant materials for landscape enhancements and improvements to the grounds of Woodville Plantation.
Phipps Conservatory
To fund one Phipps-GCAC Botany in Action fellow for one year.
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
To create one 400 square foot native plant rain garden and featured bridge to educate the public on the importance of native plants and the role of rain gardens.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
To support the planning and design of the Native Plant Discovery Gardens, part of the $15,950,000 Frick Environmental Center (FEC) project.
Student Conservation Association
To Support for the recreational trip component of the 2014 Community Youth Program, allowing 90 crew members and 18 crew leaders to camp over a long weekend in Allegheny National Forest.
2013
Phipps Botany in Action
To support plant-based research funding for a PhD student conducting research as a Phipps-GCAC BIA Fellow.
Tree Pittsburgh
To integrate youth service-learning and public education activities into its community tree nursery program.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH)/Maple Tree Research
To support research, conducted by Dr. Cynthia Morton, to analyze the genetic diversity of maple tree populations in the Pittsburgh area.
Allegheny Land Trust
To create a Master Plan for the complex 180-acre former Pittsburgh Cut Flower property that ALT has under contract to purchase.
Nine Mile Run Watershed Association
To support a project, in coordination with the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center, to further advance the use of green infrastructure.
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
To support Phase II implementation work of the Fort Pitt Tunnel Garden; the upper-most bed on the airport-side of the Fort Pitt Tunnel.
Reformed Presbyterian Home
To support the beautification of a portion of RPH’s frontage and to expand the horticultural interest of their residents and the broader community.
St. Margaret Foundation
To support the purchase of plant material to be used to establish the new Garden of Hope.
2012
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
For the Hill House Park Volunteer Program.
Allegheny Landing
To support the restoration of Allegheny Landing Park.
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
To enhance the Dogwood Meadow.
GTECH (Growth Through Energy and Community Health)
To support the planting of 3 sunflower gardens on blighted, vacant City of Pittsburgh lots.
The Neighborhood Academy
To support the purchase, planting and related signage of native tree species and to help start two edible schoolyard gardens.
Sewickley Restoration Branch of The American Chestnut Foundation
To support the planting of 300 seeds at the Sewickley Heights Borough Park.
2011
American Chestnut Foundation
To support Branch #1 (Sewickley) and support education coordination.
Grow Pittsburgh
To support an Edible Schoolyard Education Consultant
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden Center for Sustainable Landscapes Green Roof
2010
Garden Club of America Garden History and Design Scholarship Fund at the Smithsonian Institution
Garden Club of America Centennial Project
Contribution to the Dene Summer House landscape at the 69th street entrance to Central Park in NYC.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
For the planting and maintaining of the stone planters at Schenley Plaza in Oakland.
Student Conservation Association
For the summer conservation crews with Pittsburgh area students.
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
For perennial plantings in 16 Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
2009
Frick Park Environmental Education Center
Botany in Action
Camp Guyasuta
For materials to complete the loop trail over Guyasuta Run.
POWER
Planting material for a Therapy Garden in Swissvale.
Allegheny Commons Initiative
For the Urban Park Sustainable Landscape Plan for the Northeast Fountain Beds.
Grow Pittsburgh
For an intern to develop the volunteer component of a Garden at every school.
Friends of the Riverfront
To complete matching grant with DCNR Growing Greener for the expansion of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail to connect with the Montour Trail via the county’s Sports Legacy Project.
Powdermill Nature Reserve
For the Educational Brochure describing the Marsh Machine Project.
2008
Botany in Action
Sponsor keynote speaker Richard Louv’s author of Last Child in the Woods, for the 2008 PPC Urban Parks Seminar, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Edible School Yard through Grow Pittsburgh (two additional gardens and durable supplies for Pittsburgh Montessori and Colefax schools)
Informational Brochures on Sycamore Island in the Allegheny River, Allegheny Land Trust
Botanic Garden of Western Pa.
Native Tree Planting Project. (5 year plan with a seed to tree of native provenance)
2007
Rachel Carson Centennial Celebration Play Sense of Wonder
Old Economy Spring Workshop
Botany in Action
Sewickley Riverfront Park Walnut Landing Allee of Elm trees, a joint project with Village Garden Club
Student Conservation Association's 50th anniversary summer work projects in the National Parks
Planting of Native Trees, Osborne Trail and Park, Inc.
Winterscape Project, Osborne Trail and Park, Inc.
2006
Family Naturalist Program, Fern Hollow Nature center in Sewickley
Design Entrance Corridor, Botanic Garden of Western PA
Powdermill Nature Reserve’s Marsh Machine (Seminar Series Certificate Program)
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) (marketing campaign)
Grow Pittsburgh’s Summer Youth Employment and Outreach Program
Zone IX Horticultural Restoration Fund
2004–2005
London Planetree DNA Research Project, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy/ Carnegie Museum of Natural History
The Magic Penny Memory Garden, Good Grief Center/Persephone Project
Wall Restoration and Park Preservation, The National Aviary
Phase One Landscape Management Guidelines (LMG) Project, Riverlife Task Force
Landscape History, The Frick Art & Historical Center
Regent Square Gateway Project, The Nine Mile Run Watershed Association
Emergency Flood Grants, Friends of the Riverfront/Montour Trail Council
Montour Trail Council (trail repair after hurricane)
Botanic Garden Invasive Species Control, Horticultural Society of Western PA/ Student Conservation Association
Botany in Action
2000–2003
Medicinal Plants Research Project, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Project (volunteers program implementation)
Allegheny Commons: Visitor’s Guide to the Park’s Trees
Small Flower Show at the Andy Warhol Museum (partnered with Village G.C.)
1997
Medicinal Plant Garden - Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
1995
STEP Two: Botany in Action for assistance to botanical research
1994–1999
Allegheny Commons Landscape Restoration Project
1990
STEP One Conference (Solving Today’s Environmental Problems) International conference attended by 1200 registrants, promoting the ideal that individuals can make a difference in solving Earth’s environmental problems.
Earth Partners for the development of middle school planting projects and environmental education curriculum
STEP One Outreach, in collaboration with WQED to distribute Step One conference materials nationally
1986
Restoration of the Outdoor Garden, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
1980
Master landscape design for Mellon Park and a GCAC pledge to underwrite The Upper Garden in the park
1960'S
Operation Better Block—Homewood-Brushton neighborhood cleanup project
Neighborhood Gardens Project—Manchester & Central Northside with Brown Chapel AME, Flower Box Project
1951
The Jennie King Mellon Rose Garden, Mellon Park is established
1932–1936
Restoration of Old Economy Village gardens
Commission of the Broderie Room, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, hiring noted architect Ralph Griswold