Press Room

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Pennsylvania harbors the densest concentration of streams among the 50 states.

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

Heather Manzo has been named executive director of the Allegheny County Conservation District

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Hungry goats may soon trim a badly overgrown stretch of South Side Park.

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.