What's Happening

A Day of Partnership and Environmental Service – Montour Run Fall Clean Up

This past Saturday October 23rd was a classic Pittsburgh fall day with temps in the [...]

28
Oct
Conservation Plan for Penn’s Woods West

In case you missed the October Chapter Meeting featuring Conservation Chair Bryan Mathie’s update on [...]

17
Oct
Chesapeake Bay Conference on Brook Trout

If you are a fan of the brook trout you may wish to attend (either [...]

08
Sep
Advocacy opportunity: Carbon Pricing and the Budget Reconcilliation process

Tim Kelly of Citizen’s Climate Lobby urges us to contact our Senators and urge them [...]

23
Jul
Senate Passes Brewster Bill to Aid Therapeutic Fishing Programs

The Pennsylvania Senate has unanimously approved a bill by Sen. Jim Brewster aimed at helping [...]

25
Jun
Advocacy

Advocacy of conservation and environmental issues is an important aspect of our mission, as outlined [...]

20
Jun
December Chapter meeting features Chris Mullin. His Topic: Introduction to Citizens Climate Lobby – A Trout Unlimited Partner in the fight against Climate Change OR “A Simple Solution to Climate Change”

Chris Mullin grew up in Minnesota, where he enjoyed canoeing and fishing its many lakes, especially [...]

04
Dec
Upgrading Glade Run (12-1-2020)

In case you missed this “Outdoors” article in the PPG newspaper on November 29th you [...]

01
Dec

Advocacy

Advocacy is an important part of conservation. Follow the posts on this page to find out what the current issues are and what you can do to influence the outcome.

Click this link to go to the Mothership (TU.org) to find ways to advocate for our causes.

 
 
 
 

Contact Information

Click here to find your PA Representative.

Click here to find your PA Senator

Advocacy opportunity: Carbon Pricing and the Budget Reconcilliation process

Tim Kelly of Citizen’s Climate Lobby urges us to contact our Senators and urge them [...]

23
Jul
Advocacy

Advocacy of conservation and environmental issues is an important aspect of our mission, as outlined [...]

20
Jun

Links to conservation organizations

Allegheny County Conservation District

  • This group is  the agency that reviews and issues permits to all conservation projects in Allegheny County. Hence, it is a good source of information about conservation activities in the county

Western Allegheny Conservancy

  • This group has education, research and action missions. They have a complete set if Watershed Plans and have recently focused on eliminating barriers such as dams and culverts between waterways.

Various watershed organizations.