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"The Pittsburgh City Council recently adopted a new Steep Slope Overlay Ordinance to help protect steep wooded slopes such as those on Mt. Washington, which embrace and define the character of Pittsburgh.  Protecting them in a natural condition will provide the community with aesthetic, economic, recreational and environmental benefits for generations."

- Bill Peduto
Councilman,
City of Pittsburgh


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Allegheny Land Trust Accreditation AnnouncementNew item.

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Allegheny Land Trust is pleased to announce it is applying for accreditation through the Land Trust Alliance.  The Accreditation Program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet high national standards for practices that protect important natural areas forever.

The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, conducts an extensive review of each applicant’s policies and programs.  A public comment period is now open.

The Commission invites public input and accepts signed, written comments on pending applications.  Comments must relate to how Allegheny Land Trust complies with national quality standards that address the ethical and technical operation of a land trust.  There is a full list of standards on Land Trust Accreditation Commission’s website.

To learn more about the accreditation program please visit the Land Trust Accreditation Commission’s website.  Here is the link to submit comments: www.landtrustaccreditation.org/current-applicants/action-public-comment.  Comments may also be faxed or mailed to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, Attn: Public Comments: (fax) 518-587-3183; (mail) 112 Spring Street, Suite 204, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.  Comments will be most useful if received by June 1, 2010.



Study of Pittsburgh’s Hillsides

Perhaps the most comprehensive study ever undertaken in the City

This study, An Ecological and Physical Investigation of Pittsburgh Hillsides, shows the beneficial role that natural wooded hillsides play in the City of Pittsburgh. It was produced to support the work of the Pittsburgh Hillside Committee established by the City Planning Department in 2002. Funded by the Heinz Endowments and managed by Allegheny Land Trust, the study was prepared by a team of professionals from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and architectural firm, Perkins Eastman.

Please see An Ecological and Physical Investigation of Pittsburgh Hillsides for up-to-date details of this unique and important study. The Hillside Steering Committee’s recently released report is also available.



ALT Receives $650,000 for Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment System

Schematic representation of AMD Treatment System. Click for a larger version.

Allegheny Land Trust earned a $650,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).  The grant will support construction of a passive treatment system that will eliminate iron oxide from abandoned mine drainage that is flowing onto the Wingfield Pines property owned by Allegheny Land Trust in Upper St. Clair and South Fayette Townships.  The flow of the iron-laden discharge is at a rate of 2,000 gallons-per-minute.  Click Here to read more...

 



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