July 18, 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Woods Run Rain Barrel Workshop Riverview United Presbyterian Church 3505 Perrysville Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States In partnership with the Pennsylvania Resource Council (PRC), GTECH is hosting a free Rain Barrel Workshop for residents of Perry Hilltop, Marshall-Shadeland, Brighton Heights, and Observatory Hill only. Free
July 26, 2017 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Property Data Learning Circle Carnegie Library of Hazelwood 5006 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States The Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh are collaborating to offer a learning circle to provide hands-on training and support to people that want to use property data to understand more about their communities. FREE
July 27, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Skillshare: Maximize Your Growing Space Garden Resource Center 147 Putnam St , Pittsburgh, PA, United States Grow Pittsburgh’s Marisa Manheim will teach participants how to maximize small spaces and how to create new growing area with containers. FREE
August 3, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Data 101: Mapping CLP – Knoxville 400 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Mapping is a great way to visualize and analyze information – and to tell stories. In this installment of Data 101, you’ll learn the principles of mapmaking using the latest in paper and marker-based technologies. Free
September 11, 2017 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Data 101 Introduction to Mapping Hillman Library, Digital Scholarship Commons, Ground Floor 3960 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Mapping is a great way to visualize and analyze information – and to tell stories. In this installment of our Data 101 training series, you’ll learn the principles of mapmaking.
September 28, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm LEED Green Associate Training Carnegie Mellon University, Doherty Hall, Room 1211 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is simply a sustainability scorecard for green buildings. The LEED Green Associate is the only professional designation to show employers and clients you have certified knowledge in the field $200 – $300
October 21, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am August Wilson Park Volunteering + Garden Class August Wilson Park 1801 Cliff Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Join Parks Conservancy staff at the newly re-opened August Wilson Park for these regularly scheduled group volunteer events! At this event, participants will get a basic overview of soil and nutrients. We’ll talk about soil amendments plus how and when to apply them. FREE
November 4, 2017 @ 8:30 am - 2:30 pm Land Lab – Larimer St. James AME Church 444 Lincoln Ave,, East Liberty, PA, United States Spinning off from the successful city-wide Blight Bootcamp Conferences of the last two years, GTECH is launching a series of Land Labs that will target the specific blight issues of a particular neighborhood. The first Land Lab is taking place on Saturday, November 4, in Larimer at St. James AME Church – a neighborhood that is seeing significant […] S15
November 4, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Urban EcoSteward Quarterly Training Nine Mile Run Watershed Association 321 Pennwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Interested in becoming a long-term Urban EcoSteward volunteer? Join program partners at this free training to learn about the Urban EcoSteward program, choose a site that you'd like to adopt long-term, and pick up skills that you can use on your site. FREE
December 4, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Urban Leadership Series: Grant Writing Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 616 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Metro-Urban Institute Presents the Urban Leadership Series. The Urban Leadership Series is comprised of workshops and lectures aimed at equipping organizations and individuals with the tools to address issues in urban communities. Sessions are held the first Monday of every month and will be led by various community leaders. Sessions are an excellent networking opportunity […] Free
February 5, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Urban Leadership Series: Trauma Informed Community Development Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 616 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Metro-Urban Institute Presents the Urban Leadership Series. The Urban Leadership Series is comprised of workshops and lectures aimed at equipping organizations and individuals with the tools to address issues in urban communities. Sessions are held the first Monday of every month and will be led by various community leaders. Sessions are an excellent networking opportunity […] FREE
March 9, 2018 2018 GIS Class Registration Deadline Grounded Strategies' Office 6587 Hamilton Ave., Pittsburgh, United States Registration is now FULL Classes from March 19 - May 21 Cost: $500 Instructed by Evaine K. Sing from GTECH A ten-week course to learn the basics of GIS technologies (Geographic Information Systems), with a focus on the industry-standard ArcGIS platform by ESRI. Classes will be held every Monday from March 19th-May 21st from 6:30-8:30 PM. The course […]