Sustainable Pittsburgh

UPMC Health Plan Family Fun Fest at Phipps Conservatory
2019-04-27 09:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Park, PA, United States
UPMC Health Plan Family Fun Fest | 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
At this one-day-only event, enjoy special activities from UPMC Health Plan and Let’s Move Pittsburgh throughout the conservatory, including games, crafts, healthy lifestyle tips and more.
Used Bulb Sale | Outdoor Garden | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Take a piece of Spring Flower Show home with you by participating in one of our annual sales. Come early for the best selection!
Nature Lab and Observational Beehive Open Hours | Nature Lab | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The revolutionary Nature Lab at Phipps and Observational Beehive are now open for you to discover. Drop in for a visit!
Native Spring Perennials | Tropical Forest Conservatory | 1:30 p.m.
Discover the perfect perennials for your garden in this public program.

Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Earth Day 2019 at Frick Environmental Center
2019-04-27 11:00 - 16:30 | Frick Environmental Center
At the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, every day is Earth Day! In honor of international Earth Day, hundreds of Pittsburgh neighbors come to Frick Park for our free community celebration.
11AM – 4:30PM | Naturalist-led Walks and Hikes
Join Parks Conservancy naturalists and partners from across the city for a variety of hikes and walks throughout Frick Park. Hikes and walks are each about one hour long and start at 12PM, 1:30PM, and 3PM.
Ongoing | Activities, Exhibits, and Events
Throughout Earth Day 2019 you can also find and experience local exhibitors, organizations, and artists.
ACTIVITIES
Nature play, supervised tree climbing, giant games, pop-up Imagination Playground, and bubbles.
EXHIBITS
Learn about activities and initiatives happening throughout the city with our partner organizations.
This event is held in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh.

May Day Green Soiree: How plastics impact our health and environment
2019-05-01 17:30 - 20:00 | Pittsburgh Golf Club, 5280 Northumberland St, Pittsburgh, PA|PA
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Dr. Sherri (Sam) Mason, Recent winner of the Heinz Award in Public Policy
AND
Dr. Jennifer Adibi, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Dept. of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

The theme this year is the health and environmental impacts of plastic pollution, as well as solutions
that make a local/global impact.

Plastic pollution is a global health issue. We live in a world where eating/drinking/breathing microplastic particles and finding plastic bags and bottles in our oceans, shorelines and marine life is an everyday occurrence.

Join Women for a Healthy Environment to mix and mingle, and learn more about research and how to take impactful action on plastic toxicity.

Tickets include light refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction and opportunity to meet locally-owned businesses showcasing their natural, organic and sustainable consumer products.

Household Chemical Collection
2019-05-04 09:00 - 13:00 | North Park Swimming Pool Parking Lot, North Park, S Ridge Dr, Allison Park, PA, United States
Individuals can drop off automotive fluids, household cleaners, pesticides, paints and other household chemicals for a cost of $3/gallon (a few exceptions apply), cash only. Please see website for more details.
2019 household chemical collection schedule:

May 4 (North Park, Allegheny County)
May 18 (Concurrent Technologies Corporation ETF Facility, Johnstown, Cambria County)
June 22 (Fairgrounds, Fayette County)
July 20 (Wild Things Park, Washington County)
August 17 (Boyce Park, Allegheny County)
September 21 (South Park, Allegheny County)
October 12 (Bradys Run Park, Beaver County)

PRP-PCM Implementation and Tracking Workshop
2019-05-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Moon Township Municipal Building, 1000 Beaver Grade Rd., Moon Township, PA|PA
Register here
FREE
Still figuring out projects to implement to meet Preferred Risk Policy (PRP) requirements? Built a Best Management Practice (BMP), but wondering what to report? Have Pollutant Control Measures (PCMs) requirements that need attention? Come learn more about PRP/PCM management at Southwestern PA Commission’s Water Resource Center’s May workshops.
Presented by: Mike LaSala, LandStudies

PRP-PCM Implementation and Tracking Workshop
2019-05-08 09:00 - 12:00 | Peters Township Police Department, 200 Municipal Drive, McMurray, PA, United States

Hard-to-Recycle Collection
2019-05-11 09:00 - 13:00 | Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, 590 Pittsburgh Mills Blvd, Tarentum, PA, United States
Individuals can drop off “e-waste” such as computers, cell phones, printer/toner cartridges, CFLs and expandable polystyrene packaging material at no cost.
For a fee, individuals can drop off alkaline batteries, televisions, computer monitors, fluorescent tubes, small Freon appliances and tires.
Please review the website for more details.
2019 hard-to-recycle collection schedule:

May 11 (Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, Frazer Township, Allegheny County)
June 15 (Bethel Park High School, Allegheny County)
June 29 (Quaker Valley High School, Leetsdale, Allegheny County)
July 27 (La Roche University, McCandless, PA 15237)
August 3 (West Mifflin Area High School, West Mifflin, Allegheny County)
October 5 (Settlers Cabin Park, Robinson Township, Allegheny County)

Glass Recycling Collection Event
2019-05-11 09:00 - 14:00 | Village Square Mall, 5000 Oxford Dr, Bethel Park, PA|PA
In response to the sudden removal of glass from many residential recycling programs in the Pittsburgh area, Pennsylvania Resources Council will launch a network of pop-up glass recycling events in 2019. The pop-up sites will be sponsored by local governments committed to recycling and who recognize that glass remains a recyclable material with vibrant demand in the regional and national recycled materials marketplace.
-All events will be on Saturdays, open from 9am – 2pm
-No cost to users
-PRC staff and volunteers will be on site to assist recyclers
-Accepted: all colors of glass bottles and jars.
-NOT accepted: drinking glasses or stemware, window glass, ceramics.
For more information and full list of dates, see PRC’s website.
If you are interested in bringing glass collection events to your area please reach out to your local municipality and ask them to contact PRC at glass@prc.org

SCDN Forum: Local Food Fosters Economic Development and Resilience
2019-05-14 13:00 - 17:00 | Sharpsburg Borough Building, 1611 Main Street Pittsburgh PA, 15215, Sharpburg, PA, United States
Forum, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Networking Happy Hour to follow, 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm

Forum:
Sharpsburg Municipal Building
1611 Main St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Networking Happy Hour:
Hitchhiker Brewing Co.
1500 S Canal St
Sharpsburg, PA 15215
Register here
Cost from $10 to $25
Appetizers will be served and Food Truck will be available during happy hour
12:30 pm – Registration opens
1:00 pm – Speakers begin
Please join the Sustainable Community Development Network (SCDN), facilitated by Sustainable Pittsburgh, along with the Local Government Academy (LGA) for an afternoon forum (and happy hour!).
Participants will learn about the numerous health and environmental advantages of fostering a robust and accessible food system and discuss how communities can improve economic and community growth through implementing food-friendly policies. Grow Pittsburgh, The Greater Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, and the Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant program are working with us to create a program exploring numerous topics, including: workforce development, land use and reuse, the farm to table experience, restaurant incubators, urban agricultural, and a related model ordinance.
The benefits of improving the availability of fresh, locally produced food in your community are difficult to overstate. A robust local food system can provide low income and disadvantaged members of your community with access to fresh and healthier foods. It can connect community members to workforce training opportunities and a larger pool of career oriented jobs. In addition, locally produced food can lower the region’s overall carbon emissions, return unused land to productive use, and improve our regional air quality.
Please share with your elected municipal officials and community leaders!
Speakers and Discussion Leaders to include:

Jonathan Burgess, Programs and Policy Director, Allegheny County Conservation District
He oversees programming that includes farmland preservation, urban and rural agricultural assistance, urban soil health, and watersheds.

Cynthia Caul, Outreach & Research Coordinator, Center for Regional Agriculture, Food, & Transformation (CRAFT), Chatham University
With CRAFT, she helps to foster a regional food system in Western Pennsylvania that is more equitable, sustainable, and inclusive.

Alyson Fearon, Community Conservation Director, Allegheny Land Trust
She is responsible for establishing and expanding urban conservation and greenspace efforts in our region.

Erin Hart, Director of Health Benefit Services, American HealthCare Group
She created Farm to Table Western PA that unites farms and food producers with local consumers through an annual conference, regional tasting events, a business-to-business network, Lunch & Learn series, and ongoing educational programs for consumers.

Denele Hughson, Director of Farm Education, Grow Pittsburgh
She oversees the operations of Grow Pittsburgh’s three productions sites, workforce development, and general education offered to the public and serves on the advisory council for the Food Trust’s Farmers Market Promotion Program and the Hilltop Urban Farm.

Karlin Lamberto, Project Manager, Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
She provides outreach, coordination, and research support to the Council, the Urban Agriculture Working Group, and related projects.

Adrienne Nelson, Co-Founder, Western Pennsylvania Young Farmers Coalition
She supports the new generation of farmers in PA by ensuring that their needs and voices are accurately represented in state and federal policy-making processes through this chapter of the National Young Farmers Coalition.

Kristen Rodack, Public Health Administrator, Allegheny County Health Department
She works on Live Well Allegheny, a county-wide health and wellness campaign to reduce chronic diseases in Allegheny County, connecting municipalities, schools, restaurants, and workplaces to a network of partners and health resources.

Rayden Sorock, Director of Community Projects, Grow Pittsburgh
He has worked with communities to establish 36 community gardens and support an additional 60 more over the past 7 years, utilizing education and building community support.

Questions? Please contact Jim Price, Sustainable Community Manager, Sustainable Pittsburgh at jprice@staging.sustainablepittsburgh.org or (412) 259-5331.

SCDN Forum: Local Food Fosters Economic Development and Resilience
2019-05-14 13:00 - 17:00 | Sharpsburg Borough Building, 1611 Main Street Pittsburgh PA, 15215, Sharpburg, PA, United States
Forum, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Networking Happy Hour to follow, 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm

Forum:
Sharpsburg Municipal Building
1611 Main St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Networking Happy Hour:
Hitchhiker Brewing Co.
1500 S Canal St
Sharpsburg, PA 15215
Register here
Cost from $10 to $25
Appetizers will be served and Food Truck will be available during happy hour
12:30 pm – Registration opens
1:00 pm – Speakers begin
Please join the Sustainable Community Development Network (SCDN), facilitated by Sustainable Pittsburgh, along with the Local Government Academy (LGA) for an afternoon forum (and happy hour!).
Participants will learn about the numerous health and environmental advantages of fostering a robust and accessible food system and discuss how communities can improve economic and community growth through implementing food-friendly policies. Grow Pittsburgh, The Greater Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, and the Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant program are working with us to create a program exploring numerous topics, including: workforce development, land use and reuse, the farm to table experience, restaurant incubators, urban agricultural, and a related model ordinance.
The benefits of improving the availability of fresh, locally produced food in your community are difficult to overstate. A robust local food system can provide low income and disadvantaged members of your community with access to fresh and healthier foods. It can connect community members to workforce training opportunities and a larger pool of career oriented jobs. In addition, locally produced food can lower the region’s overall carbon emissions, return unused land to productive use, and improve our regional air quality.
Please share with your elected municipal officials and community leaders!
Speakers and Discussion Leaders to include:

Jonathan Burgess, Programs and Policy Director, Allegheny County Conservation District
He oversees programming that includes farmland preservation, urban and rural agricultural assistance, urban soil health, and watersheds.

Cynthia Caul, Outreach & Research Coordinator, Center for Regional Agriculture, Food, & Transformation (CRAFT), Chatham University
With CRAFT, she helps to foster a regional food system in Western Pennsylvania that is more equitable, sustainable, and inclusive.

Alyson Fearon, Community Conservation Director, Allegheny Land Trust
She is responsible for establishing and expanding urban conservation and greenspace efforts in our region.

Erin Hart, Director of Health Benefit Services, American HealthCare Group
She created Farm to Table Western PA that unites farms and food producers with local consumers through an annual conference, regional tasting events, a business-to-business network, Lunch & Learn series, and ongoing educational programs for consumers.

Denele Hughson, Director of Farm Education, Grow Pittsburgh
She oversees the operations of Grow Pittsburgh’s three productions sites, workforce development, and general education offered to the public and serves on the advisory council for the Food Trust’s Farmers Market Promotion Program and the Hilltop Urban Farm.

Karlin Lamberto, Project Manager, Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
She provides outreach, coordination, and research support to the Council, the Urban Agriculture Working Group, and related projects.

Adrienne Nelson, Co-Founder, Western Pennsylvania Young Farmers Coalition
She supports the new generation of farmers in PA by ensuring that their needs and voices are accurately represented in state and federal policy-making processes through this chapter of the National Young Farmers Coalition.

Kristen Rodack, Public Health Administrator, Allegheny County Health Department
She works on Live Well Allegheny, a county-wide health and wellness campaign to reduce chronic diseases in Allegheny County, connecting municipalities, schools, restaurants, and workplaces to a network of partners and health resources.

Rayden Sorock, Director of Community Projects, Grow Pittsburgh
He has worked with communities to establish 36 community gardens and support an additional 60 more over the past 7 years, utilizing education and building community support.

Questions? Please contact Jim Price, Sustainable Community Manager, Sustainable Pittsburgh at jprice@sustainablepittsburgh.org or (412) 259-5331.

Building the Case for Climate Optimism with Tools We Already Have
2019-05-15 12:00 - 13:20 | Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Please join the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University for a seminar by Jonathan Foley, a national leader in science communication and executive director of Project Drawdown (the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming). Foley will deliver a talk titled, “Achieving Drawdown: Building the Case for Climate Optimism with the Tools We Already Have.”
Lunch will be available at 11:45 a.m. Registration is free.

Green Drinks Pittsburgh
2019-05-16 18:00 - 20:30 | Allegheny City Brewing, 507 Foreland St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
It’s time for May Green Drinks, hosted by ioby (In Our Backyard)!
Everyone is welcome to come have a drink, learn about funding great projects in our neighborhoods through ioby’s crowdfunding platform, and mingle with your environmentally-minded friends. Learn more about ioby HERE: https://www.ioby.org/Pittsburgh.
Everyone is welcome! Plus, if you are a new attendee OR come by alternative transportation (bus, bike, etc.), you get a PRIZE!
Speaking will begin around 6:45.

Big Green Block Party
2019-05-16 19:30 - 22:30 | Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Park, PA, United States
Ecological leadership. Responsible innovation. Development with purpose. Sustainability with style.
These are the hallmarks of Phipps and Pittsburgh in 2019 — and the ones that Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens will highlight and celebrate at their Big Green Block Party.
Phipps Conservatory invites you to join them in celebrating the best of everything sustainable Pittsburgh has to offer. Enjoy an evening of outdoor revelry as you explore our Living Campus, including the latest addition: our all-new Exhibit Staging Center. Enter a green utopia to sample delicious food and drink, enjoy live entertainment and more at one of the biggest botanical bashes in the ‘Burgh.

Bike to Work Day
2019-05-17 07:00 - 10:00 | PA|PA|PA|PA
Bike to Work Day is a day to celebrate being one of thousands of people in Pittsburgh who rides to work. It’s also a day to give bicycle commuting a try, so join in the fun and bike to work on Friday, May 17th! If you’re new to biking in the city or just want to brush up on some pointers, BikePGH has plenty of resources available.
Join BikePGH, Healthy Ride, The University of Pittsburgh, and our community partners at a Commuter Café! We’ll have a variety of breakfast snacks, coffee, and friendly faces to get your day started. Locations: Market Square, Downtown, Schenley Plaza, Oakland

Power Trip: The Story of Energy with ENGIE's Michael Webber
2019-05-20 12:00 - 13:20 | Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Please join the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University for a seminar by Michael Webber, chief Science and Technology officer at ENGIE, a global energy & infrastructure services company. Webber will deliver a talk titled “Power Trip: The Story of Energy” based on his latest book. The first 50 students to attend the seminar will receive a free copy of this new publication! Students: Please have your student ID when you check-in.

A lunch-time reception will take place in Porter Hall 107E prior to the seminar. 107E is located directly across Porter Hall 100. Registration is free.

CANCELLED - WEBINAR - Tools for Transforming Vacant and Underutilized Land
2019-05-21 13:00 - 14:30 | Online Webinar, The 3329 Building, Suite 314, University Park, PA, United States
This event was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances
