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  • Allegheny County Conservation District Releases Montour Run Watershed Plan
    The Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) announces the release of the Montour Run Watershed Assessment and Implementation Plan.
  • Allegheny County Conservation District Changes Board Meeting to Conference Call
    Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) has decided to take a precautionary measure and conduct their board meeting via conference call amid COVID-19 threat.
  • Allegheny County Conservation District Announces Preservation of Fawn Township Farm
    Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) announced the preservation of 77 acres of farmland at Blackberry Meadows Farm in Fawn Township.
  • Allegheny County Conservation District Awards Over $200K for Road Improvement Projects
    Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) announced $203,888 in grant awards for road improvement projects in four municipalities to reduce stormwater impacts and erosion.
  • Allegheny County Conservation District to Plant 800 Trees to Improve Water, Soil
    The Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) and Allegheny Watershed Alliance (AWA) will plant more than 800 native trees and shrubs this fall at three locations in Allegheny County.
  • Allegheny County Conservation District Awards Over $6.5K for Shaler High School Rain Garden
    The Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) awarded over $6,500 to Girty’s Run Watershed Association (GRWA) to install an educational rain garden at Shaler Area High School through the Conservation, Leadership and Innovation Program.
  • Allegheny County Conservation District Awards $9.5K for Public Land Restoration in Perry Hilltop
    The Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) awarded over $9.5K to Allegheny Goatscape to restore public land in Perry Hilltop through the Conservation, Leadership and Innovation Program.
  • Allegheny County Declares May 5-11 as Conservation District Week
    Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald recognized May 5 - 11 as “Conservation District Week” in support of Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) and Pennsylvania’s 66 conservation districts.
  • Brentwood Borough, Bethel Park School Districts Win Junior Envirothon
    Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) hosted over 200 elementary and middle school students representing 13 school districts at the second annual Junior Envirothon.
  • ACCD Awards $364K for Road Improvement Projects
    Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) announced $364,000 in grant awards for road improvement projects in four municipalities to reduce stormwater impacts and erosion.
  • ACCD Names New Executive Director
    Food Systems and Policy Expert Chosen as Executive Director of Allegheny County Conservation District
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Sept 2, 2020

State grant will pay for dredging of Turtle Creek, Dirty Camp Run in Pitcairn

A $100,000 state grant will help clear vegetation and sediment from an Allegheny County stretch of Turtle Creek and one of its tributaries, helping to safeguard the lives and property of citizens in the watershed.
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Aug 29, 2020

Western Pa. farmlands preserved ‘forever’ with state aid

In Allegheny County, a similar program has preserved 38 farms and more than 3,400 acres by leveraging more than $20 million in state funds.
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Jan 3, 2020

Owners of Fawn’s Blackberry Meadows preserve farmland from future development

The program is proud to support their hard work and passion for growing food and feeding their community while maintaining a consistent focus on conservation and soil health.
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Oct 2, 2019

Pennsylvania provides $96,000 for urban farming in Allegheny County

Allegheny County Conservation District, $21,225 for 87 new raised beds and a hoop house.
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Sept 19, 2019

Pilot demolition projects measure lead in soil before and after

Lead found in soil throughout Allegheny County is a health concern, particularly in the development of young children, along with the hazards of lead in water and lead in peeling paint and dust.
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Aug 30, 2019

New Parking Lot Answers Need at City's Library

Funding came from the Allegheny County Conservation District, a federal community development block grant and private and corporate donations.
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May 27, 2019

What do you do when the corner lot is full of lead?

Two years ago, the neighborhood group Hilltop Alliance asked Abiding Ministries to “adopt” Lot 51, and potentially to garden on it. That led to soil testing by the Allegheny County Conservation District.
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May 17, 2019

Shaler Area High School to benefit from ‘rain check’

Shaler Area High School soon will have a rain garden installed on its property thanks to a $6,793 grant awarded to Girty’s Run Watershed Association from the Allegheny County Conservation District’s Conservation, Leadership and Innovation Program.
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May 9, 2019

Goats are back on Pittsburgh’s North Side to clear weeds, invasive species

Thanks to a $9,500 grant from the Allegheny County Conservation District, Allegheny GoatScape’s herd will remove — as in “eat” — invasive species from public wooded land in the Perry Hilltop neighborhood.
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April 30, 2019

Fox Chapel Area students take top spot at Allegheny County Envirothon

Fox Chapel Area High School students will compete in a statewide environmental competition after claiming first place at the local level.
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April 29, 2019

Plantings in North Park aim to bolster water, soil quality

Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) and Allegheny Watershed Alliance (AWA) organized an event to plant native trees and shrubs in North Park on April 27 to improve Pine Creek with funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
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Mar. 20, 2019

#FeedABee initiative in Allegheny County gives bee colonies and land to stay fed

In 2017, the Feed a Bee initiative set a goal to fund pollinator-dedicated gardens and farms in all 50 states.
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Feb. 20, 2019

State awards $1.2M for regional stream, storm water projects

The state Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $1.2 million in Growing Greener grants.
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Dec. 28, 2018

Aquatic bottlenecks: Culverts passing water under roadways may be blocking the passage of fish

Pennsylvania harbors the densest concentration of streams among the 50 states.
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Dec. 3, 2018

Sewickley Heights among road improvement grant recipients

ACCD's Dirt, Gravel and Low Volume Road program funds projects across Allegheny County
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Nov. 2, 2018

Heather Manzo joins Conservation District as executive director

Heather Manzo has been named executive director of the Allegheny County Conservation District
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Oct. 16, 2018

The Confluence | 90.5 WESA

Phipps coordinator Gabe Tilove and Allegheny County Conservation District policy director Jonathan Burgess preview the upcoming Three Rivers Soil Symposium.
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Oct. 3, 2018

Volunteers spearhead Little Sewickley Creek watershed assessment

A more than yearlong volunteer effort that yielded a watershed assessment of Little Sewickley Creek could serve as template for other watershed groups in the area.
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July 16, 2018

Walkabout: Boyce Park's Indian Meadow wows with flowers, color

It's to dramatic effect that Centerview Drive in Boyce Park makes a sloping curve at just the right moment -- pow! -- and suddenly a sweeping sea of gold fills your entire field of vision.
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July 17, 2018

Everyone's favorite goats are back and eating their way through 'Jurassic Park'

This Phase 2 ecological restoration project is supported by a $10,000 Conservation, Leadership and Innovation Program grant from the Allegheny County Conservation District.
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Mar 16, 2018

The (weird) color of water

In recent weeks throughout southwestern Pennsylvania, the colors of some streams have changed, causing concerned neighbors to suspect that upstream gas stations, waste dumps or septic tanks had become sources for pollution.
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Feb 14, 2018

Free testing for lead is offered for garden projects

For gardeners, planning for spring planting starts now. There are some extra steps for those who want to plant on a vacant lot in the city.
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June 19, 2017

South Fayette, county officials celebrate Sygan Road improvements

Last week's storms didn't flood Sygan Road in South Fayette thanks to recent improvements to a stream-crossing culvert, leaders said.
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June 15, 2017

Nine goats and a miniature donkey may help clear overgrowth in South Side Park

Hungry goats may soon trim a badly overgrown stretch of South Side Park.
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Mar 29, 2017

Lead-Tainted Water is a big problem in Pittsburgh. So is lead in the city's soil

On a chilly Saturday afternoon in March, people trickle into Grow Pittsburgh’s Garden Resource Center in the city’s Larimer neighborhood. They’ve come to take advantage of a free lead test for soil.
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