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Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy

We are an all-volunteer, member-funded, 501 c3 non-profit. Follow our journey conserving and maintaining the woodland parks of Mt.

Lebanon PA! 40 years of
🌱Grassroots Conservation
🍃Educational programs
🌱Community Volunteers

08/19/2026

💚Lebo legends hit the trails again this past weekend to tackle multiple tasks at Twin Hills Park! Lebo Nature board members Ada, Cheryl, Tom, Ron, and Elaine were joined by some familiar faces and a first-time volunteer who all got stuck into the task at hand!

💪 They hauled 4 cubic yards of mulch from Twin Hills Drive entrance onto the trails, reinforcing them, making them look fresh, and making them safer underfoot. They also worked to w**d out Japanese stiltgrass from a number of locations where it had gained a foothold in the park.

🌿Japanese stiltgrass is an invasive annual grass with shallow, fibrous roots that make it really easy to pull out. The tough part is that its seeds remain viable for years, so it's important to w**d this invasive now, before the grass goes to seed and replenishes the seed bank.

🙌If you're into nature, community service, and meeting good people - come on out and join us next time -there's always more to do! Link below to register!

⚠️ PSA - We are tick‑aware - make sure you are too! Always do tick checks after spending time in the woods!

Up Next:
📚Sept 1st, Green Reads Book Group - Raising Hare https://www.facebook.com/share/19HifLaGqS/
🪶Sept 12th, Migratory Bird Walk - Bird Park https://www.facebook.com/share/14mUT7yuDV2/
🌳Sept 19th, Park Improvement Project - Twin Hills Park https://www.facebook.com/share/14hh6hEgjdK/

🌿We are an all-volunteer, member-funded, grassroots organization!
🤝Like what we do? Become a member!
🤜To join the effort - reach out!

08/08/2026

🤝Members of the Borough of Dormont and Mt. Lebanon Municipality Bird Town Committees gathered at East End Brewing Company recently on a gorgeous summer evening for some good conversation and to share ideas!

🐦After sharing our favorite bird stories, we got to know each other's initiatives and discussed a potential collaboration down the road. We really hope the momentum spreads into Bird Town's hatching all over Pittsburgh's South Hills!

🦉Learn more about the Bird Town initiative, and what you can do in your own yard by visiting our Bird Town information page, link in the comments! Also, checkout our upcoming Migratory Bird Walk, linked below!

Up Next:
🌳Aug 15th, Park Improvement Project - Twin Hills Park https://www.facebook.com/share/14hh6hEgjdK/
📚Sept 1st, Green Reads Book Group - Raising Hare https://www.facebook.com/share/19HifLaGqS/
🪶Sept 12th, Migratory Bird Walk - Bird Park https://www.facebook.com/share/14mUT7yuDV2/

🌿We are an all-volunteer, member-funded, grassroots organization!
🤝Like what we do? Become a member!
🤜To join the effort - reach out!

08/03/2026

🌱 Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy welcomed a youth group from Bower Hill Community Church for an education- and service-oriented project on Thursday.
💥 It was part of a citizenship and service program organized by Amy from Bower Hill church to help young people learn why and how to contribute to their communities through service. We are grateful to be one of the non-profit organizations in her lineup.
🌳🌸 LeboNature board members Sarada, Dana and Ada introduced the group to our mission and work in Mt. Lebanon's parks, then led a hike through the woods. The program ended with a service project - removing invasive Japanese stiltgrass from the fire circle area.
🔥 The youth group has reserved the pavilion and fire circle in August, so they will get to directly experience the pride in and benefits of their work.
🫶This was a free community program. Membership and donations allow us to offer high-quality programs for free. If you are able to, please join us as a member and help us continue our work in the community.
Here's what is coming up next for us:
🌳Aug 15th, Park Improvement Project - Twin Hills Park https://www.facebook.com/share/14hh6hEgjdK/
📚Sept 1st, Green Reads Book Group - Raising Hare https://www.facebook.com/share/19HifLaGqS/
🌿We are an all-volunteer, member-funded, grassroots organization!
🤝Like what we do? Become a member!
🤜To join the effort - reach out!

07/31/2026

🌳🎨 A group of 15 nature lovers gathered in Bird Park Monday for a Mindfulness Watercolor Walk, led by artist and yoga instructor Ashley Flavin Hickey.
🌳🌸 We started with an introduction, and a mindful walk to look at the forest in a whole new way -- not in terms of invasive vs native plants but instead noticing light, color and depth.
🖌We then returned to the pavilion area to paint with watercolors. We spent about 45 minutes in quiet contemplation, painting on our own. Trees, fungi, bridges.... whatever individuals noticed and especially appreciated. Some of the results were stunning!
👐Thanks to VP Programs Sarah for organizing it and to board members Sarada and Cheryl for participating.
🫶This was a free community program. Membership and donations allow us to offer high-quality programs for free. If you are able to, please join us as a member and help us continue our work in the community.
Here's what is coming up next for us:
🌳Aug 15th, Park Improvement Project - Twin Hills Park https://www.facebook.com/share/14hh6hEgjdK/
📚Sept 1st, Green Reads Book Group - Raising Hare https://www.facebook.com/share/19HifLaGqS/
🌿We are an all-volunteer, member-funded, grassroots organization!
🤝Like what we do? Become a member!
🤜To join the effort - reach out!

07/29/2026

🏃‍♀🏃A group of five volunteers who are part of our Rapid Strike Force set to work in Bird Park on Sunday morning for a pop-up park improvement project. Thanks to Cheryl, Catherine, John, Ron and Elaine!
🌳 The group installed 20 metal tree cages made from fencing supplied by Mt. Lebanon Municipality - Government, providing the trees more space, light and airflow while keeping deer at a distance! Along with cage upgrades, they also removed persistent invasive honeysuckle and privet resprouts.
💪 In addition, our volunteers cleaned up the steep hillside below the Beadling parking lot. This cleanup was needed because some people discard construction waste and residential garbage and yard waste in the park, and *somebody* has to deal with it. That *somebody* is us!
⚠️PSA - Please (pretty please!) do not dump your yard waste in the parks! And if you employ a landscaper, make sure they're not dumping illegally either. This is not a "return nature to nature" situation. Rather, yard waste introduces invasive species into the parks along with stinky piles of debris that don't decompose and just sit there for years. Ewww!
Next up for us:
🌳Aug 15th, Park Improvement Project - Twin Hills Park https://www.facebook.com/share/14hh6hEgjdK/
📚Sept 1st, Green Reads Book Group - Raising Hare - Lebo Library https://www.facebook.com/share/19HifLaGqS/
🌿We are an all-volunteer, member-funded, grassroots organization!
🤝Like what we do? Become a member!
🤜To join the effort - reach out!
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07/23/2026

⚠️💨 This past Saturday's air was thick, stinky and unhealthy - while we're committed to woodland restoration - Saturday was not the day to do it, so we cancelled our park project. 📲When the air finally cleared, we couldn't sit still, so the call went out to our previous registrants - and they answered!

🌱To increase tree survival rate, we use plastic tree tubes to protect sapling trees from deer browse and other injury while they establish. Once the tree grows, that same tube could constrict, deform or kill it, so we swap the narrow plastic tubes for metal tree cages. Many of the saplings in Bird Park were ready for an upgrade!

🌳The group of 5 switched out 20 tree tubes with metal cages made from fencing supplied by Mt. Lebanon Municipality - Government - providing the trees more space, light and airflow while keeping deer at a distance! Along with cage upgrades, they also removed persistent invasive honeysuckle and privet resprouts.

🙌 So, while the project was cancelled - the mission's accomplished! HUGE Thank you to our awesome volunteers for rolling with the punches, showing up and pitching in! If this sounds like your jam, join us next time!

⚠️PSA - This is something we talk a lot about, and it's worth repeating - always do tick checks after spending time in the woods.

Up next with us:
🎨 July 27th, Mindful Watercolor Walk - Bird Park https://www.facebook.com/share/1Jw2w3TxPk/
🌳Aug 15th, Park Improvement Project - Twin Hills Park https://www.facebook.com/share/14hh6hEgjdK/
📚Sept 1st, Green Reads Book Group - Raising Hare - Lebo Library https://www.facebook.com/share/19HifLaGqS/

🌿We are an all-volunteer, member-funded, grassroots organization!
🤝Like what we do? Become a member!
🤜To join the effort - reach out!

07/21/2026

☀️It may have been hot and humid, but many neighbors still gathered for great local food & fun community activities at Wednesday's Mt. Lebanon Lions Club and Farmers Market! In partnership with Mt. Lebanon Public Library we will be a monthly presence at the market, so if you didn't make it this time, be sure to join us next!

🌸Kids had a great time making bead & pipe cleaner flowers with the help of Onie and Lebo Library's teen volunteers, while board member Lex shared her knowledge about the value and importance of native plants to the environment, local ecology, birds and pollinators! To put that knowledge into action, we had a beautiful selection of native plants sourced from Landscape Awakenings - spotted beebalm, downy wood mint and hoary skullcap - free 💸 for community members to take home and plant!

🙌A heartfelt thank you to Lebo Library, the Lions Club market and the awesome teen library volunteers, as well as the community members who stopped by, had fun, learned and took home some native plants to make their gardens even more pollinator and bird friendly!

Up next with us:
🎨 July 27th, Mindful Watercolor Walk https://www.facebook.com/share/1Jw2w3TxPk/
📚Sept 1st, Green Reads Book Group - Raising Hare https://www.facebook.com/share/19HifLaGqS/

🌿We are an all-volunteer, member-funded, grassroots organization!
🤝Like what we do? Become a member!
🤜To join the effort - reach out!

07/16/2026

🌎Happy World Snake Day!🐍

Snakes are one of our most misunderstood neighbors - unsurprising since one of the most common phobias among people worldwide is fear of snakes, which leads to direct and indirect harm to a group that deserves understanding and protection.

Pennsylvania is home to 21 native snake species. Only three are venomous: the Timber rattlesnake, Northern copperhead, and the endangered Eastern massasauga. Due to habitat loss & fragmentation, and environmental damage we also have 2 other endangered snakes: Kirtland’s, and Northern rough greensnake.

All of PA's native snakes are beneficial. All are pest‑control specialists. All prefer to avoid humans. They see us as a threat, when they encounter us, they freeze, flee, or warn (with a rattle). The last thing they want is to waste precious energy or venom in a risky interaction with a large mammal.

The most common snakes we see locally are Eastern garter, Eastern rat, Northern Water snake (each pictured) who want nothing better than to be left alone to rid your yard of rodents or slugs.

Want to help?
-Avoid rodenticide - it kills rodents and whatever eats rodents, including snakes.
-No sticky traps - they’re cruel, indiscriminate, and often kill by‑catch.
-Support habitat conservation -healthy ecosystems keep snake populations stable -and rodent populations in check.
-Maintain a respectful distance, observe, don’t disturb or harm.
-Learn, appreciate their place in local habitat (including your yard) and encourage others to do the same.
- Support local orgs like ours protecting habitat and providing environmental education PAEE - Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators Pennsylvania Master Naturalist Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program (PNHP)

Up next with us:
🌳July 18th, Park Improvement Project, Bird Park https://www.facebook.com/share/1L2fwseDUB/
🎨 July 27th, Mindful Watercolor Walk https://www.facebook.com/share/1Jw2w3TxPk/
📚Sept 1st, Green Reads Book Group - Raising Hare https://www.facebook.com/share/19HifLaGqS/

🌿We are an all-volunteer, member-funded, grassroots organization!
🤝Like what we do? Become a member!
🤜To join the effort - reach out!
📸 Laura Flannery

07/03/2026

☀️🥵 It’s a scorcher out there- but it’s cooler under a tree!🌳 Mt. Lebanon Municipality - Government is fortunate to be both a Tree City USA community and an accredited arboretum, with neighborhoods and parks filled with trees that offer real, measurable relief during this type of extreme heat. A tree's canopy blocks UV radiation, keeps surfaces cooler (the sidewalk under an immature maple in our test was 22.3°F cooler!), and lowers the surrounding air temperature by several degrees.

🌬️Trees also reduce energy use by shading buildings, they improve air and water quality by capturing pollutants and filtering stormwater, and they offer both physical and mental health benefits for people.

🙌On days like today are very grateful for all the trees planted in our community over the years, working together to keep us all a little cooler.

😎Stay safe out there this holiday weekend, be cool, love a tree, and make a plan to plant one this fall (maybe even with us)!

Up next with us:
🌳July 18th, Park Improvement Project, Bird Park https://www.facebook.com/share/1L2fwseDUB/
🎨 July 27th, Mindful Watercolor Walk https://www.facebook.com/share/1Jw2w3TxPk/
📚Sept 1st, Green Reads Book Group - Raising Hare https://www.facebook.com/share/19HifLaGqS/

🌿We are an all-volunteer, member-funded, grassroots organization!
🤝Like what we do? Become a member!
🤜To join the effort - reach out!

07/02/2026

🌬️The weather held out despite the threat of rain last Saturday for our Gen Z & Millennial Meet n W**d! Thank you, Mother Nature, we see you!

✨Six engaged and energetic volunteers, including board member Angie, arrived ready to get to know each other while tackling invasive English ivy!

🌿English ivy is one of our most familiar & recognizable invasive plants. Sometimes its familiarity can make it seem harmless - don't be fooled. It can climb and overwhelm even a mature oak tree, adding weight, smothering limbs, competing for light, moisture, and nutrients, and slowly weakening the tree over time. Now imagine what it can do to smaller less resilient plantings!

🙌 Huge thanks to Maddy for facilitating this session and to all our volunteers for making it such a rewarding experience. 💚

Up next with us:
🌳July 18th, Park Improvement Project, Bird Park https://www.facebook.com/share/1L2fwseDUB/
🎨 July 27th, Mindful Watercolor Walk https://www.facebook.com/share/1Jw2w3TxPk/
📚Sept 1st, Green Reads Book Group - Raising Hare https://www.facebook.com/share/19HifLaGqS/

🌿We are an all-volunteer, member-funded, grassroots organization!
🤝Like what we do? Become a member!
🤜To join the effort - reach out!

Address

Bird Park Dr
Pittsburgh, PA
15228

Website

http://linktr.ee/lebonature, http://www.lebonature.org/

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