The Green Space Committee

Neighborhood Cleanups

We host yearly neighborhood cleanups with support from the community and especially Mike Sturges. Sign up for the green committee newsletter to find out when the next cleanup happens!

Aerial view of a residential neighborhood with a river on the northern edge. Several green and orange highlighted areas are visible, indicating different land zones or projects. Streets and housing are densely packed in the lower part of the image, with large industrial or storage facilities at the top near the river.

Allegheny River Greenway

What if you could walk from your house to Bulldog pub through the woods?

Or better yet, the river or zoo? This is the dream that drives us to build and maintain the Allegheny River Greenway. A greenway that connects neighborhoods, stabilizes the hillside, and becomes a natural resource for all to enjoy.

We have been working with Councilwoman Deb Gross’s office to build a map of the current greenway, and what still needs protected. We need your help to continue this project!

There is also an engagepgh website that we are still trying to be added to, more details to follow there.

Do you like:

  • Mapping

  • Trail Building and Planning

  • Hiking

  • Stormwater management

  • Invasive species control

Then sign up for the newsletter for continued opportunities and working group updates!

Tree Plantings

As part of our Allegheny River Greenway work we have organized multiple tree plantings throughout the years. Here’s a list of a few!

  • 54th St Steps Fruit Trees

  • 55th Paper St Fruit Trees

  • Kelly Field Trees (shade and fruit)

A group of people planting a tree in a grassy area near a fence and a baseball field, with some watching and some actively planting.
People planting grass on a hillside near a chain-link fence on a cloudy day.
A site plan for Camelia & 55th Paper Street Orchard, showing property boundaries, trees, and proposed planting areas around the intersection of Camelia Street and Price Way, with roads and neighboring buildings marked.

Heth’s Run Working Group

We are working with the Heth’s Run Working Group, started by Councilwoman Deb Gross’s office, to help maintain and connect this neglected space that connects Highland Park, Morningside and the tip of Stanton Heights to the river, the zoo and beyond. As we continue to advocate and work here, be on the lookout for opportunities to get involved!

If this all sounds exciting to you, sign up for our newsletter for future opportunities to help! If you’d like to dig even deeper into this work, reach out to Ben Filio.