March 17, 2017 @ 6:00 pm Mapping 101 with ArcGIS: Registration Deadline Want to learn GIS? Take our 10 week course to understand the basics of mapping with ESRI ArcGIS.
March 18, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Free Soil Lead Screening Garden Resource Center 147 Putnam St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Learn why soil lead contamination is a serious problem in Pittsburgh. Bring a properly collected, dry soil sample from your yard or garden and it will be screened for lead and other heavy materials, free of charge! Free
March 31, 2017 - April 7, 2017 2017 Inclusive Innovation Week Inclusive Innovation Week is a city-wide opportunity to participate in and engage with innovation in the City of Pittsburgh.
April 8, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Soil testing: Why and how? Garden Resource Center 147 Putnam St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Learn the realities of soil contamination and how to manage the risk. Get hands on with demos of soil sampling. Leave prepared to test your garden’s soil at home. $10
May 3, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Physical Activity, Air Pollution and Asthma in the Urban Environment Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, Hutchinson and Hayashi Auditorium 300 Halket St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Join GASP for the next event in the Making the Connection Series: Physical Activity, Air Pollution and Asthma in the Urban Environment. Dr. Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir will discuss her research and afterwards there will be a panel of health and community experts to respond to her presentation. $5
May 20, 2017 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Container Gardening Workshop East End Food Co-op 7516 Meade Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Don’t have the space for a full garden? Learn the basics of growing vegetables in pots, including site selection, possibilities for pots, making potting mixes and choosing what to grow for spring, summer and fall enjoyment. $10 – $15
Featured Featured June 10, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stormwater Hike&Learn at the Heritage Day Festival in Observatory Hill Riverview Park Pittsburgh, PA, United States Adam, our GTECH GSI Community Liaison from the Brighton Heights neighborhood, will be leading attendees from the Observatory Hill Inc. Heritage Day Festival on a fun and educational stormwater hike through Riverview Park this Saturday, 6/10. The festival runs from 12pm-4pm. The stormwater hike will leave from the GTECH tent at 2pm.
June 21, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Measuring Outcomes carnegie library of pittsburgh - Squirrel Hill 5801 Forbes Avenue , Pittsburgh , PA, United States This class will address how to turn your logic model into an outcome measurement plan. Outcome Measurement is a process for demonstrating a nonprofit’s accountability and transparency that, in addition to affecting programs and services, can influence all major operations of the organization. free
June 28, 2017 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Property Data Learning Circle Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - 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 7, 2017 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Edible Forest Gardens: Perennial Trees and Shrubs in Your Home Garden Learn about the key components and principals of a permaculture food forest and how to adapt these principals into the backyard setting. Participants will leave with a list of suggested edible perennial plants that thrive in the Pittsburgh region. $10
July 9, 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 12, 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