June 2011 Event Details

• July 14, 2011, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Introduction to PA Forests
  A field trip to Kennerdell State Forest including a workshop on Pennsylvania forest history and ecology as well as tree identification.
  http://www.mckeever.org/intro%20pa%20forests%202011.pdf
• July 14, 2011, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  Audobon Greenway Phase I & II
  Allegheny Land Trust recently purchased this 98-acre tract in Sewickley Heights, adjacent to the 80-acre Sewickley Hills Park. The property consists of open meadows, wooded slopes, spring seeps and headwaters of Little Sewickley Creek - a "Medium - Gradient Clearwater Creek Community" as defined y the Allegheny County Natural Heritage Inventory (ACNHI). It is located within the Little and Big Sewickley Creek Area Landscape Conservation Area (LCA), which is the buffer surrounding the Camp Meeting Woods Biological Diversity Area BDA. The Camp Meeting Woods BDA has been ranked "Exceptional Significance" and contains two occurrences of State Significance: NC001, State Significance S3; and NC002, State Significance S2.
  http://www.alleghenylandtrust.org
• July 15, 2011, 5:00 p.m. - 8:000 p.m.
  Cleanup of the Monongahela in Braddock
  The details are TBA for this cleanup of the Monongahela River in Braddock, PA.
  http://www.alleghenycleanways.org
• July 26, 2011, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  Hike the Fern Hollow Greenway
  Matthew Opdyke of Point Park University will lead a two-hour walk that will feature local lichens and moss species and what they live on. This property consists of wooded slopes, trails, spring seeps and tributaries to Little Sewickley Creek, a "Medium-Gradient Clearwater Creek Community", as defined by the Allegheny County Natural Heritage Inventory (ACNHI). It is located within the Camp Meeting Woods Biological Diversity Area (BDA), which has been ranked "Exceptional Significance" and contains two occurrences of State Significance: NC001, State Significance S3 and NC002, State Significance S2.
  http://www.alleghenylandtrust.org
• July 28, 2011, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  Green Drinks Social Edition
  Green Drinks is presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Too Shall for Diving: the 21st Century is Treading Water. Mix and mingle with other environmentally conscious members of the Pittsburgh community! Network and learn about the many opportunities to help the environment that are available to you throughout the city!
  http://www.jccpgh.org

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