April 8, 2017 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Free Soil Lead Testing Central Baptist Church Parking lot at corner of Kirkpatrick St & Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States The next free soil lead screening event is here! Bring dry soil from your yard or garden in a ziplock bag and learn more about soil contamination and remediation. Free
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
April 10, 2017 Engineering Sustainability 2017 Conference: Innovation and the Triple Bottom Line Sustainable Return on Investment in the Greater Pittsburgh Region
April 13, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Environmental Justice Roundtable The Blakey Center 1908 Wyle Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is hosting nine roundtables across the state over the next two months to meet with residents and hear their perspectives on environmental justice. Learn more about attending the listening session in Pittsburgh. Free
April 20, 2017 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Inspire Speakers Series: Environmental Justice & Civic Conversation Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium at Hill House’s Kaufmann Center. 1825 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Join GTECH and Green Building Alliance on April 20th for an evening of inspiration! This month’s Inspire Speakers Series features the Planetwalker Dr. John Francis, an environmentalist who walked for 22 years and didn’t speak for 17 of them. Learn how he uses civic conversation to explore sustainability and social justice, and hear from Khalif Ali (Pittsburgh Foundation), Evaine K. Sing (GTECH), Joan Haley (Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellows) and Jason Beery (UrbanKind Institute) about Pittsburgh’s growing public dialogue. $10 – $40
Featured Featured April 21, 2017 Grounded for Good: 10 Years of GTECH Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA Celebrate GTECH's 10th birthday with an evening of food, drinks, great partners and a little bit of history!
April 28, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm ReClaim Clairton: Memory Lane Workday #1 with US Steel This will be a large workday with over 20 volunteers from US Steel. We plan to plant over 40 trees along the Montour trail entrance and construct a large planting area on the hillside.
April 29, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Millvale Environment & Health Fair Millvale Community Library 213 Grant Avenue, Millvale, PA, United States Announcing Millvale’s first ever Environment & Health Fair! Local and outside organizations are joining together to provide a day of food, fun, and family friendly activities.
April 29, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUGUST WILSON BLOCK PARTY! In its second year, the August Wilson Birthday Block Party promises to become a tradition, uniting Pittsburghers and visitors in a happy event in honor of the great playwright. On Sat., April 29, Noon-5 pm, the party will take over several blocks extending eastward from the August Wilson House (AWH) at 1727 Bedford Ave. in […]
May 2, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ReClaim Clariton: Reed Street Playground Workday #1 With US Steel Another big workday with US steel! We plan to give this 10 year old KaBOOM playground a refreshing pop of color and building a new kid friendly play tunnel.
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 3, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ReClaim Central Ambassador Presentations Center for Family Excellence, Inc. 409 Dinwiddie Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States oin the ReClaim Central Ambassadors as they present their vacant lot projects. The Ambassadors have spent the winter planning and designing. Now they are ready to share their visions with you! Free