Blog

Press Release

ACCD Releases Updated Development and Stormwater Data

ACCD Releases Updated Development and Stormwater Data

ACCD released comprehensive data on county development patterns spanning 2020 to 2023, accompanied by mapped locations of stormwater infrastructure.

Read more

Fifth-Generation Farm Gets Permanent Agricultural Protection

Fifth-Generation Farm Gets Permanent Agricultural Protection

Morning Glory Farm in Plum Borough is now preserved under Allegheny County Farmland Preservation Program.

Read more

Thomas Jefferson High School Students Win Allegheny County Envirothon, Advance to States

Thomas Jefferson High School Students Win Allegheny County Envirothon, Advance to States

Thomas Jefferson High School students won first place at the Allegheny County Envirothon on April 26, 2024, and will compete in the statewide environmental competition in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania.

Read more

ACCD Unveils Insights into County Development and Stormwater Infrastructure

ACCD Unveils Insights into County Development and Stormwater Infrastructure

Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) has released comprehensive data on county development patterns, accompanied by mapped locations of existing stormwater infrastructure.

Read more

Unique Crop Leads to Preserved Farm in Plum Borough

Unique Crop Leads to Preserved Farm in Plum Borough

Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) and Allegheny County Agriculture Lands Preservation Board (ACALPB) announced the preservation of Serakowski Farms in Plum Borough.

Read more

Allegheny County Student Wins State Conservation Contest

Allegheny County Student Wins State Conservation Contest

Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) is pleased to announce that Pine Richland student Alekhya Doddapaneni won the statewide One Water Poster Contest sponsored by Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (PACD).

Read more

Thomas Jefferson High School Wins Allegheny County Envirothon

Thomas Jefferson High School Wins Allegheny County Envirothon

Thomas Jefferson High School students won first place at the Allegheny County Envirothon on April 28, 2023, and will compete in the statewide environmental competition in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania.

Read more