2014 - Our First Year In Review

From our beginnings just five months ago, the Friends of Panther Hollow Lake have attracted over 700 members to our Facebook page and created other social outlets via Twitter and here at Blogspot to keep our friends in the know. We've held a pair of well attended meet-and-greet tour events, and had an impromptu clean up around the lake last month.

Taking the tour in October (photo by Jon Buckley)

The FOPHL have spread the word through a Post Gazette article, a WDVE interview and on a Northern Lights radio stream (click on the "In the News" tab for all the PHL info). We've had get-to-know discussions with the Parks Conservancy and City, and hope to expand our role with them and other players such as Phipps, TreeVitalize, local green groups and enviros, and the universities. Pitt student groups have already made contact with us to help with down-the-road projects for the upcoming year and to inject some youthful energy and current environmental knowledge into the cause.

Panther Hollow Lake - December, 2014 (photo by Ron Ieraci)

We've only just begun the long road to PHL restoration through our campaign to provide awareness, education, service and advocacy. As always, you're the biggest part of the restoration equation; your voice truly counts, so raise it. If you have any thoughts on something concrete we can add to our to-do list, please leave us a post on Facebook 

Panther Hollow Run (photo by Bruce Cridlebaugh)