Data That Drives Better Decisions
This approach supports municipalities, watershed groups, and partners by providing clear tools to guide decision-making, so communities can focus resources on projects that deliver long-term benefits.
Data & Impact
ACCD’s online portal for geospatial data and impact stories
Explore the Data
ACCD harnesses geospatial data and trends to advance conservation goals and solve local resource challenges. Interact with open-source datasets to make informed land use decisions in your area, and learn about on-the-ground efforts to protect vital ecosystems.
Streamlined Watershed Planning
This interactive tool helps communities quickly identify projects that will make the biggest impact on water quality, flooding, and environmental health. By combining environmental data with local priorities, the process makes planning more efficient and actionable.
Enviro-Social Mapping Platform
ACCD's new mapping resource brings together environmental, social, government, and infrastructure data in one easy-to-use platform.
Bringing Data Together
The Enviro-Social Mapping Platform centralizes map layers to support municipal and community planning and grant writing. ACCD received a 2024 grant from the Arconic Foundation to enhance available GIS and data resources for land use trends and challenges in Allegheny County.The Flow of Development in Allegheny County
For the first time in its history, ACCD has created data sets and mapped National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit applications and locations of stormwater best management practices in Allegheny County.
Download Map Files
The data is hosted on the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center’s open data portal. Visit the portal to download shapefiles, CSV data attribute tables, and data dictionary files.
A Guide to Plum Creek Watershed
ACCD is collaborating with municipalities in Plum Creek Watershed to create a streamlined planning tool for identifying water-related projects. This innovative resource combines education, data visualization, and actionable strategies to take informed steps toward improving the watershed.
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An Interactive Tool for Restoring Plum Creek Watershed
The Plum Creek Watershed faces several environmental challenges, from pollution to the impacts of stormwater runoff and abandoned mine drainage. This online tool navigates the user from education about watersheds to interactive maps to gain a comprehensive understanding of the watershed and potential impacts on surrounding communities.
Soil Lead Explorer
Explore how Allegheny County Conservation District’s soil lead data can build knowledge, support community health, and help transform vacant land into vibrant spaces.
Understanding Urban Soils
Healthy soil is the foundation for all of life. It is the dynamic building block for plant and animal life on earth, and a resource that must be protected and managed.
Streamlined Watershed Planning
Enviro-Social Mapping Platform
The Flow of Development in Allegheny County
A Guide to Plum Creek Watershed
Soil Lead Explorer
Impact Atlas
Within the Impact Atlas, click on map markers to learn more about each completed project. Investigate each tab to dive deeper into ACCD's work.
Explore:Impact Stories
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East Commons Community Garden at Allegheny Commons Park
ACCD's partnership with the Allegheny Commons Community Garden's has strengthened its relationship with the City of Pittsburgh by highlighting the important work taking place. It has given community leaders like Art Perkins the "benefit of having conversations with people" inside and outside of the garden
East Commons Community Garden at Allegheny Commons Park
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.
Monroeville Library Flood Repair
Soil Screening
Review of over 900 analyzed samples of urban soil through ACCD's Urban Soils Program.
Soil Screening
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.
Riparian Forests Buffers
Zenshine Urban Soils Study
ACCD's Urban Soils Program tests contributes to The Zenshine Community Garden, and their aim "to create a beautifully serene and distinctive community area within a regional park that becomes a safe and welcoming place for community events and educational resources"
Zenshine Urban Soils Study
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.
Glassport Borough Landslide Remediation
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ACCD provides technical assistance to improve water and soil resources throughout the region.