Links & Resources


Allegheny Land Trust (ALT)
Allegheny Land Trust helps local people save local land that contributes to the scenic, recreational, educational and environmental wealth of our communities.

Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania (ASWP)

The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania works to inspire and educate the people of southwestern Pennsylvania to be respectful stewards of our natural world.

Beaver County Department of Waste Management
Protecting the natural environment and public health and safety of the residents of Beaver County through the implementation of sound waste management practices.

Beaver County Planning Commission
The Beaver County Planning Commission is comprised of 9 residents of Beaver County. The Commission is responsible for reviewing and providing recommendations to the municipalities in Beaver County on all proposed development.

Chartiers Nature Conservancy 
Promoting, protecting and preserving the Chartiers Valley and its watershed through conservation, and fostering environmental awareness through public education.
DEP's Science of Acid Mine Drainage and Passive Treatment
Discussion of mine drainage treatment systems and how they work.

Hollow Oak Land Trust (HOLT)

Named after a 200 year old white oak tree in Moon Township near Pittsburgh, PA, HOLT acquires land for conservation and works to educate the public about the benefits of land conservation.

Land Trust Alliance (LTA)

Founded in 1982, LTA is the national leader of the private land conservation movement, promoting voluntary land conservation across the country. LTA provides resources, leadership and training to the nation's 1200 plus nonprofit, grassroots land trusts, helping them to protect important open spaces.

Montour Trail

The Montour Trail is a multi-use, non-motorized recreational trail near Pittsburgh, PA, that will ultimately extend 47 miles from Coraopolis to Clairton, PA. The Montour Trail Council is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that builds, operates and maintains the trail.

PA CleanWays
A non-profit organization that helps people who are ready to take action against illegal dumping and littering in their communities. Its core programs revolve around cleanups, adoptions, and education.
PA DEP Daily Update Week-In-Review
Environmental news from around the state brought
to you by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Pennsylvania Land Trust Association (PALTA)

Seeks to protect Pennsylvania's special places and landscapes today and for generations to come.

PA Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR)
POWR is dedicated to the protection, sound management and enhancement of the Commonwealth's rivers and watersheds and to the empowerment of local organizations with the same mission.
PASDA - Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access
Pennsylvania's official geospatial information clearinghouse.
Three Rivers Habitat Partnership
Three Rivers Habitat Partnership assists corporations, communities and organizations to enhance wildlife habitat in the Pittsburgh region.
TopoZone
Website providing topographical maps.
Venture Outdoors
A nonprofit dedicated to promoting outdoor recreation by helping you find adventure in your own back yard. Venture outdoors gathers all the exciting things going on in the region into one central website.

Wanashee Conservancy

Dedicated to the restoration of the Robinson Run Watershed.

Western PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (WPCAMR)

Dedicated to improving water quality and endorsing the reclamation of abadnoned mine lands in the Western Pennsylvania region.

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC)

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's mission is to enrich the human relationship with the natural world by saving the places we care about.

US Geological Survey WaterWatch

Maps and graphs of current water resources and conditions. Click on "WaterWatch" on USGS home page.


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