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ACCD Awards $56K to Lincoln Borough for Road and Stormwater Improvement

ACCD Awards $56K to Lincoln Borough for Road and Stormwater Improvement

Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) awarded $56,580 to Lincoln Borough to repair Carothers Way and reduce stormwater impacts to Wiley Run through the Dirt, Gravel and Low Volume Road (DGLVR) Program.

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ACCD Awards $220K to Repair Homewood Landslide

ACCD Awards $220K to Repair Homewood Landslide

Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) awarded $220,000 to the City of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) to stabilize a landslide and repair a degraded road in Homewood through the Dirt, Gravel and Low Volume Road (DGLVR) Program.

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Pitt Researchers Partner With ACCD to Study Legacy Impacts in Pittsburgh's Soils

Pitt Researchers Partner With ACCD to Study Legacy Impacts in Pittsburgh's Soils

Researchers at University of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny County Conservation District have linked contamination in Pittsburgh's urban soils to historical emissions and atmospheric inversions.

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ACCD Preserves 40th Farm in Allegheny County

Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) and the Allegheny County Agriculture Lands Preservation Board (ACALPB) are proud to announce the preservation of the Dillner Family Farm in West Deer Township.

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ACCD to Install Rain Garden in Findlay Township

ACCD will install a 3,000 square foot rain garden and bioswale at the Findlay Township Activity Center in Imperial with funding from PA Department of Environmental Protection's Growing Greener Grant.

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A Flooding Fix for Monroeville Public Library

Allegheny County Conservation District recently completed the installation of stormwater best management practices at the Monroeville Public Library. The library frequently flooded during rain events when water came through the entrance doors.

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Wildflower Meadow and Rain Garden Coming to Boyce Park

A native wildflower meadow and rain garden were completed at Boyce Park's Four Seasons Lodge in fall 2021 with funding from PA DEP's Growing Greener Grant awarded to Allegheny County Conservation District in partnership with Allegheny County Parks Department.

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