We work to promote the enhancement, growth and careful use of Mt. Lebanon’s green space parks - BIRD PARK, TWIN HILLS AND ROBB HOLLOW - and to foster an appreciation of and respect for the environment.
The Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy has many nature-based programs, volunteer work days, a native plant sale and more. To learn about our events, please see our list of events.
MLK Day of Service Program at the high school
Monday, Jan. 19, 9-noon at Mt. Lebanon High School
Appropriate for school age through senior citizen
Registration required; workshop size is limited
Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy will lead a seed-sowing project as part of the municipality’s MLK Jr. Day of Service program. This helps improve Mt. Lebanon’s ecology and resilience by adding food sources and habitat for native pollinators.
We will provide all the materials to allow you to sow native plant seeds in winter and watch them germinate as the weather warms. Participants will leave with two recycled jugs of planted seeds. They may transplant the seedlings into their yards or join us to plant them in a park in June.
To participate, fill out this registration form provided by Mt. Lebanon’s Community Engagement Advisory Committee.
Program: Green Reads book group
Feb. 3, 7-8:30 p.m., Mt. Lebanon Public Library
Book available at the circulation desk in January
Cosponsored by the library and Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy
Join us to discuss the funny but thoughtful book “America the Beautiful? One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled.”
More info HERE.
Project: Twin Hills wineberry removal
Saturday, Feb. 21, 10-1
Twin Hills Park, Chatham Park Drive entrance
Invasive wineberry plants plague parts of Twin Hills, and we want to defeat them in 2026! This plant is, unfortunately, as evil as it looks in the photo. Moreover, it spreads readily into thickets because the arching canes root anywhere they touch down, overwhelming native species. With your help we can prevail!
Join Mt. Lebanon Conservancy volunteers for our first park improvement project of the year, Saturday, Feb. 21, 10-1, or any portion of the time you can stay. Wear tough gloves or borrow some from us. Bring clippers or loppers if you have them. Dress for the weather.
Signups are coming soon. You’ll receive notifications if weather affects our plans.
Also on the Horizon – 2026 Events
We’re proud to offer a range of free programs and volunteer opportunities, and plans for next year are already under way:
Winter
MLK Day of Service project to winter-sow native seeds, Green Reads book group, pop-up Park Improvement Projects, maple syruping
Spring
Park Improvement Project, City Nature Challenge, Native Plants presentations, Native Plant Sale, Earth Day, School in the Park, Green Reads book group
Summer
Nature Journaling, Green Reads book group, Park Improvement Projects
Fall
Park Improvement Projects, Green Reads book group, Mushroom Walk, Annual Event
How you can help Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy
Click on the “donate” button to make a contribution online. Sustaining donations (posted monthly to your credit card) help us the most because they even out the cash flow of our small non-profit organization.
Send a check donation, made out to “Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy,” to: P.O. Box 14901, Pittsburgh, PA 15243. Checks minimize the fees we pay for online processing.
We also highly value the time that volunteers give through the year. Hundreds of people join in to help weed, clip, haul or plant. We welcome other volunteer help, such as working with us to develop new programs; staffing booths at events like Mt. Lebanon’s Earth Day; doing some printing or photocopying; or contributing photographs that we can post to social media or our website.
