A Special Thanks to Our SPONSORS: $1000.00 - $2000.00
- ACUSIS
- Dynamic Leadership, LTD.
- RESPIRONICS
- William M. Aiken, Jr.
- R. F. Wagner
- Arbuckle's
- Bruce Construction
- DBEC Wholesale Co.
- Filmet
- Hamill Manufacturing Co.
- Howard Hanna
- LaLoo's
- J. Kendall
- Audrey & Gerald McGinnis
- Geri Mitchell
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- PPG
- Mike Ruane
- Southwest PA Air Quality Partnership
- ARTEMIS
- Katie Blackmore
- Classic Auto
- Jennifer Dobberstein
- Eden's Envy
- Dr. Kevin Edwards
- Ferri Enterprises
- Italian American Club, Export
- Jennuine Cakes and Cafe
- Mail & Copy Plus
- Karen Newpol
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- R. F. Mitall & Associates
- S & T Bank
- Signs of Excellence
- Target of Cranberry
- Target of Greensburg
- Target of North Huntingdon
- Holly Thomas
- Shelly & Dennis Tichy
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 250thAnniversary. 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.
- Mark Jackson - Westmoreland Conservation District
- Teresa Saxton - The Nature Conservancy
- Bill Powers - Pix Controller Inc.
- Kyle Selcer - Friends of Murrysville Parks
- Diane Selvaggio - Turtle Creek Watershed Association
- Jaime Szoszorek - Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
- Paula Holmes - Upper St. Clair Citizens for Land Stewardship
- Melissa Reckner - Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team, a program of the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy
- Angela Belli - Environmental Education Center, Saint Vincent College
- Doug Bauman, Shelly Tichy, Cary Bohl - Westmoreland Conservancy
Conservation Connection at the Zoo, Planning Committee:
- Betsy Aiken, co-chair
- Doug Bauman, web
- Katie Blackmore, Decoration, Set-up
- Cary Bohl, co-chair
- Mark Emerson
- Bjorg Granger
- Joanne Kendall, Publicity, Tickets
- Geri Mitchell, Silent Auction
- Ron Patun, Exhibitor co-ordinator
- Shelly Tichy, co-chair
- Richard Wagner
The Conservation Connection at the Zoo Logo was designed by Karen Newpol, Graphic Designer
