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  • PA parks and trails are being used more than ever. Take action now to help preserve funding for them.

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    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text] During the COVID-19 crisis, Pennsylvania’s parks and trails have seen substantial increases in use across the commonwealth. People have turned to these important outdoor public open spaces for fresh air, wellness, recreation,…

  • Staff reflections during a pandemic: Stephan Bontrager on getting soaked at the Point

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  • Riverlife response to riverfront vandalism under the Ft. Duquesne Bridge

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    Dear Riverlife friends, colleagues and Pittsburgh riverfront community: As you may have seen in the news, this morning Riverlife staff and Arts Festival crew members discovered vandalism on Kim Beck’s “Adjutant” painted mural, two photo panels in Maranie Staab’s “Displaced” exhibit, and various surfaces along the Allegheny Riverfront trail between the Point and the Cultural…

  • The rebirth of Point State Park: a before and after gallery

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    Riverlife note: This post was published in 2013 in the weeks leading up to the return of the Point State Park fountain and the conclusion of a six-year, top-to-bottom renovation of the Point. Let’s look back on the remarkable transformation of one of the city’s most iconic riverfront parks. The Point State Park fountain returns…