Reasons for Keeping
P.V. Park

News  

Park History

Park Location
   Parking Lot

Maps: Trail | Other

Using P.V. Park
   Hiking | Dog Walking
   Cross Country Skiing
   Mt. Bike Riding
   Bird / Nature Watching
   Fields, Flowers, Woods
   Peace and Quiet
   Conservation Classroom
   Hunting | Geocaching
   Park Visitor Comments

P.V. Park Volunteers
  National Public Lands Day

Photo Gallery
   Spring
   Summer
   Fall
   Winter
   Aerial Photos

Biodiversity
   Species List-Flora
   Species List-Fauna
   Observation Reports

Other Conservation
and Recreation Web Sites

New Sign at Park Entrance


Coming Events & Recent Activities

PV Park Volunteers meet at 7:00 pm on the third Tuesday of every month at PA Electrics, 5847
Washington Avenue, Export PA.
(Map) (Phone:724-387-8210)

                 Spring Slide Show

Coming Events

  • On most Wednesdays starting at 6 PM, Pleasant Valley Park Volunteers meet in the parking lot to continue working on expanding the trails network.
  • 4-H Conservation Club will do two Trash Cleanups at Pleasant Valley Park as part of our PA CleanWays adoption requirement.
    • The Spring Trash Cleanup was held on April 5th from 1:30 PM until 4:30 PM at Pleasant Valley Park. (more info)
    • The Fall Cleanup will be on Saturday, September 26th (National Public Lands Day) - Time to be determined - but most likely around 12:30/1:30 PM until 4:30/5:30 PM.


  • Friends of Murrysville Parks group and the Westmoreland Conservancy have scheduled a "Parks and Reserves Discovery Trail Walk" in PV Park on Saturday, July 4th at 10:00 AM.  (more info. about trail walks)

Other Activities and Events

Events in Pleasant Valley Park During 2008
  • The PV Park Volunteers and the 4-H Conservation Club held a Fall Colors walk on Nov 2, 2008.
  • On National Public Lands Day,  Saturday, September 27th, 2008.  Volunteers cleaned up trash from along park border with Pleasant Valley Road, and from several other areas inside of park.
  • The Westmoreland Conservancy, PV Park Volunteers and the 4-H Conservation Club lead walks at Pleasant Valley Park on Saturday, May 24th for Pennsylvania Hiking Week.
  • The 4-H Conservation Club participated in the Fugitive Tire Program sponsored by Westmoreland CleanWays. This program pays our group for every tire that we turned in. The 4-H Conservation Club plans to use the money raised to help pay for tree signs for the Tree Identification Sign project that we are doing in Pleasant Valley Park.
    Tire Cleanup Pictures | Bonnie Belak Report
  • Pleasant Valley Park Phase 2 Trail Proposal, Recommended Trail Names, And Tree Identification Signs (6MB)(Approved by Murrysville Council on 3/19/2008)
  • April is Earth Month and on April 13th the 4-H Conservation Club cleaned up a small part of Pleasant Valley Park.
  • The Botanical Society of Westmoreland County held a walk in the park on Sunday 9/12.
  • On June 17th. the Westmoreland Bird & Nature Club held a full bioblitz of PV Park searching for salamanders, snakes, turtles, ground beetles, galls, toadstools, etc.  (Species Lists Updated)
  • On June 20th. a Park Chat Walk was held in Pleasant Valley Park
  • Updated Bio-diversity & Species Listing. (Click here for printer-friendly version)


The purpose of this web site is to provide useful information for visitors to Pleasant Valley Park.  Increasing the public's knowledge and use of the park, will help strengthen support for keeping the park.

Pleasant Valley Park's 262 acres of woodlands, open fields, hilltops and remote valleys provide excellent areas for many outdoor activities year round. Anyone who enjoys being outdoors in a natural area, is likely to find something to like about Pleasant Valley Park.

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