
Upstream Pittsburgh ๐๏ธ
@upstreampgh
We protect a small urban watershed in Pittsburgh and nearby suburbs. We fight for climate justice in Western Pennsylvania. We're nerds for the environment.
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http://upstreampgh.org 20-01-2012 20:20:31
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BIG NEWS: We were awarded a $120k grant from the Commonwealth Finance Authority towards a five-year plan to rehabilitate Fern Hollow and #FrickPark! Thanks to Senator Jay Costa & State Rep. Dan Frankel for giving us this chance to #protectfernhollow for us all! triblive.com/local/pittsburโฆ

Think your yard could use a new tree? We do! And so do our friends Tree Pittsburgh. Order a tree and pick it up at one of their convenient locations during their pickup days from late Sept. through early Nov! Reserve soon as we hear these trees are pretty poplar! treepittsburgh.org






We are excited to join ASCE Pittsburgh Sect and friends for Pittsburghโs first-ever Clean Water Festival on Saturday, Oct 15 at the Millvale Riverfront Park! This event is free and open to the public with tons of fun activities and water talks for allโwe hope to see you there! #cleanwateract


An UpstreamPgh Board Member dug into a curiosity involving maps from the late 1800s, and turned it into a project showing how much has changed in Pgh's waterways in the last century. Read the full blog post below! #urbanwaterways #watersheds #climatechange upstreampgh.org/pittsburghs-loโฆ


We had such a good time hunting for 'shrooms last week! A big thank you to Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and the Western PA Mushroom Club for letting us borrow Steven Bucklin and his boundless enthusiasm for the evening! We can't wait for the next one! #mushrooms #naturelovers #frickpark



For many Americans, living without water is a harsh realityโnot something to be imagined. Join us today for Imagine a Day Without Water โ a National Day of Action for the advancement of water equity๐งSign up via US Water Alliance: imagineadaywithoutwater.org





This Election Day, cast your vote, then, from 4:30-6p at the Upstream office, help us prep some seeds that we'll cast into the ground next spring to produce some beautiful new milkweed plants! See you then!๐ณ๐พ๐#GetOutTheVote #seedpods #nativeplants upstreampgh.org/events/milkweeโฆ

Help our friends Tree Pittsburgh reach their goal of planting 100 trees along Negley Run Boulevard this Saturday, 11/12! It's going to be a fun morning, and how often can you say you've been a part of a planting this big? #treeplanting #urbancanopy treepittsburgh.org/event/volunteeโฆ
