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| The Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County
is a community-based private non-profit located at the Penn State Extension.
We believe that the land we use today is being borrowed from our
children and our children's children. Therefore we are guided by the principle that
communities need to make good long-term decisions about where, when and how they
should grow. We seek to encourage growth that improves the quality of life for our
current residents and businesses, but will also insure vibrant, high quality growth
for future generations in Westmoreland County. |
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Before the Storms: 2008 Stormwater Conference
Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (8:30 AM registration and continental breakfast) Pittsburgh Technical Institute North Fayette Campus 1111 McKee Road Oakdale, PA 15071 Fee: $25 Free Parking Sponsored by: 3 Rivers Wet Weather In Partnership with Allegheny County Conservation District Department of Environmental Protection Pennsylvania Environmental Council To register, please go to the w > More
Natural Gas Well Site Visit
This is an opportunity to get a firsthand look at a local property where drilling of the Marcellus Shale reservoir is under way, and to talk to the landowner about his experience with having a company drill for natural gas on his property. > More
Natural Gas Wells & Drinking Water Workshop
This workshop, sponsored by Penn State Cooperative Extension, will introduce participants to: gas-well-drilling basics, how gas wells can impact groundwater and wells, regulations to protect private wells, potential water pollutants, water-testing strategies and available packages, how to collect water samples, and how to interpret water-test results. > More
Regional Police Sessions
Is a regional police force in your community’s future? Police protection is among the most important, highly valued, and costly services provided by local governments. As such, understanding your community’s intergovernmental options is an important part of governing at the local level. Attend this upcoming program to learn about Regional Policing from communiti > More
Bridging Our Past — Connecting Our Future, The National Land Conservation Conference
The Alliance chose Pittsburgh for Rally 2008 because the city has made great strides in poising itself as a green city. Greater Pittsburgh has undergone a dramatic environmental and economic renaissance. > More
2008 Road to Excellence Conference
Putting Intergovernmental Cooperation to Work: Employing Multi-Municipal Planning to Link Communities and Conserve Costs Friday, September 19, 2008 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Registration at 8:30 AM) Sheraton Station Square, Pittsburgh FREE, pre-registration is required Development patterns of the last 20 years have resulted in the spreading of residential, commercial, and office development ove > More
Conservation Bus Tour - "Top to Bottom" in the Sewickley Creek Watershe
On this tour, participants will get to know the Sewickley Creek Watershed by following a route that water takes as it flows across the land. When: Friday, September 26, 2008, 8:30 am - 2:45 pm Where: Bus leaves from, and returns to, Westmoreland Conservation District, Greensburg Fee: $25, includes lunch and transportation from and to the Westmoreland Conservation District Space i > More
Forestry I Workshop
Learn common forestry terms and basic tree identification, how to measure the diameter and height of a tree, and how to use a forester’s prism. Part of the class will be spent in the wooded Ann Rudd Saxman Nature Park. When: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Where: Westmoreland Conservation District and Ann Rudd Saxman Nature Park, Greensburg Fee: > More
Sustainable Energy Field Day
Westmoreland Conservation District, Donohoe Center, and GreenForge BuildingsWorkshops and Open House When: Thursday, October 16, 2008 Workshops 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Experts from various fields will be on hand to give homeowners tips and techniques for saving energy. Topics may include: conducting a home-energy audit...the practicality of using energy alternatives such as wind, hydro > More
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Westmoreland County to study Irwin turnpike interchange
By Chris Foreman TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, August 22, 2008 A Westmoreland County consultant’s study of the Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange at Route 30 in North Huntingdon will explore whether an off-ramp should be connected with Pennsylvania Avenue. > More
GOVERNOR RENDELL NOMINATES JOHN HANGER FOR DEP SECRETARY; APPOINTS JAMES CAWLEY PUC CHAIRMAN
Cawley to Seek Commission Support for Tyrone Christy as Vice Chair HARRISBURG - Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced the nomination of John Hanger to be secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection and the appointment of James Cawley to be chairman of the Public Utility Commission. > More
Drilling service center planned in Hempfield
By Chris Foreman TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, August 15, 2008 Texas-based Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations is expanding into a Hempfield industrial park with a project expected to employ as many as 175 people within three to five years, Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. > More
Rezoning requests rejected in Unity
By A.J. Panian TRIBUNE REVIEW Friday, August 15, 2008 Two rounds of applause rang out at Thursday’s Unity Township supervisors meeting, one for each motion to deny two proposals to rezone properties near Marguerite and White School roads along Route 30 from residential to commercial. > More
Ligonier Shade Tree Commission gets logo
By Emily Mullin TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, August 15, 2008 Ligonier officials revealed the borough’s new Shade Tree Commission logo Thursday and voted to change an ordinance that would raise parking fines. > More
The unexpected growth of business along the Great Allegheny Passage
Rite of Passage Sunday, July 27, 2008 By Mary Kate Malone, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WEST NEWTON -- From her hot dog stand, Barb Philipp, 41, can see the tops of Trailside Restaurant’s patio umbrellas, a renovated West Newton visitors center, and the simple crushed-stone trail of the Great Allegheny Passage, which made it all possible. > More
Hoping to tap a gas bonanza
Rising prices lure natural gas drillers to vast, but deep Appalachian field Sunday, July 20, 2008 By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On the outskirts of Kittanning along the Allegheny River, well drillers mixed a million gallons of water and 800,000 pounds of sand and pumped it at high pressure more than a mile underground. > More
Man's motorized bike saves money for him -- and Greensburg
By Bob Stiles TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, July 3, 2008 Matthew Basl was looking for a way to save on gasoline. "I’m a poor college student," said Basl, who will be a junior this fall at California University. > More
America's Most Fuel-Efficient Neighborhoods
Washington, D.C. - With the national average price of gasoline topping $4 a gallon, it’s a propitious time to make the case for gas-sipping neighborhoods. Indeed, Americans coping with soaring energy costs are choosing to spend their economic stimulus checks at the gas pump and reduce their driving habits by billions of miles. > More
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