Impact Stories

ACCD safeguards soil and water through on-the-ground efforts, providing vital environmental and community benefits, including dedicated farmland, safer roads, enhanced fish habitats, and more. 

Monroeville Library Flood Repair

Monroeville Library Flood Repair

Allegheny County Conservation District completed the installation of stormwater best management practices (BMPs) at the Monroeville Public Library in December 2021. The entrance of the library frequently flooded during heavy rain.

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Monroeville Library Flood Repair

Glassport Borough Landslide Remediation

Glassport Borough Landslide Remediation

In 2019, a landslide occurred on Detroit Avenue in a steep corner of Glassport Borough. It started contaminating nearby streams with sediment, creating hazardous road conditions, and impacting residents' access to services.

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Glassport Borough Landslide Remediation

Soil Screening

Soil Screening

Review of over 900 analyzed samples of urban soil through ACCD's Urban Soils Program.

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Soil Screening

Riparian Forests Buffers

Riparian Forests Buffers

ACCD has planted over 4,000 trees, shrubs, and live stakes as part of riparian forest buffers throughout the county. Working with many partners, ACCD was able to implement over 20 acres of riparian forest buffers in eight watersheds throughout the county.

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Riparian Forests Buffers

Blackberry Meadows Farm Spring Development

Blackberry Meadows Farm Spring Development

ACCD awarded Blackberry Meadows the first Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP) grant in Allegheny County.

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Blackberry Meadows Farm Spring Development

Virginia Drive Green Infrastructure

Virginia Drive Green Infrastructure

Lincoln Borough was able to improve a road with severe stormwater runoff, icing, and erosion with funding from Multimodal Transportation Grant awarded an ACCD Low Volume Road Grant.

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Virginia Drive Green Infrastructure

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ACCD provides technical assistance to improve water and soil resources throughout the region. 

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