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Space Rentals for Special Events

Powdermill Nature Reserve's expanded facility offers a range of flexible spaces for practically any event. Click here to learn more about our event rental spaces.

Powdermill Gift Shop Online

Featuring a variety of nature-based items, the gift shop is a great place to find that special treat for yourself or someone else. Click here to view a sampling.

We love Volunteers!

Do you have a few hours to spare? Get involved! You can make a tremendous difference at Powdermill Nature Reserve. Powdermill has had a long history of support from hundreds of dedicated volunteers who have been a major part of the Reserve’s programs for nearly 50 years.To apply, visit the Carnegie Museum of Natural History section of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh volunteer site: http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/interior.php?pageID=142

Support our Mission

Powdermill is alive! We have completed and taken up occupancy in our new $5 million headquarters facility. Three major exhibits are featured in the building: the Living Stream, demonstrating the purity of the recycled water from our second exhibit, the Marsh Machine wastewater treatment system, and the long-anticipated Birds of the Ligonier Valley avian exhibit. Ongoing facility and infrastructure improvements continue as we attract more researchers and expand our educational programming initiatives focused on our mission of research, education, and conservation.

Your gift helps make it possible to fulfill our mission of:

• Research to help us better understand the ecology and biodiversity of the Ligonier Valley and the mid-Appalachian region
• Education to communicate scientific research and the critical interdependence between humans and the environment
• Conservation to steward the land we hold

You can feel the sense of excitement and possibilities in the air at Powdermill! We hope you will help us to continue this momentum with your generosity by making a tax-deductible donation. Your gift in any amount may be made payable to Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and designated for Powdermill Nature Reserve on the memo line. Please mail to:
Samuel Taylor, PhD
Director, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Re: Powdermill Nature Reserve
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Powdermill is indeed alive!

Of Interest to Businesses

Support from area businesses through the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program supports all aspects of these programs and is critical to the continuation of strong and diverse educational programming for children of all ages. Visit the EITC website for more information about the EITC program. For more information about supporting Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, visit the corporate giving page.