Pittsburgh Botanic Garden brims with life after abandoned mine cleanup
A “living museum” of plant collections and walking trails, the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden sits on land once used for farmland, strip mines and deep mines. It has since undergone work consisting of abandoned mine land cleanup and safety hazard removal. . . “It’s a classic Pittsburgh story,” said board chairman Nelson Craige. “We’re taking something that was not so pretty, and turning into something that’s an economic asset that employs people and is beautiful.”