Fall - Nine Mile Run Watershed Association

Nine Mile Run W a ter shed A ssoci a ti on
Fall 2014 News & 2013 Annual Re port
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Board
In 2006, a new Nine Mile Run was unveiled. Following
decades of neglect and pollution, a three-year
project sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the City of Pittsburgh restored 2.2
miles of the stream running openly through lower
Frick Park.
Jeaneen Zappa
President
Bob Maloney
Vice President
Daniel Cody
Treasurer
The stream channel was reconfigured and rebuilt,
wetlands and floodplains were created, and the
ecosystem was enhanced with thousands of native
trees, perennials, and grasses.
MaryRose Walko
Secretary
David Brady
Today, Nine Mile Run is a jewel to behold, but there is
still much work to be done. Excess stormwater runoff
and sewage overflows still negatively impact the
stream, and improvements in the upper watershed
communities are needed to address these problems.
Daniel Cody
Zelda Curtiss
Chad Davis, PE
Janel Everly
Joseph Joyce
At NMRWA, we believe every watershed citizen and
municipality must do their part, and are working
to find cost effective solutions that not only help
the stream but bring multiple benefits to our
communities. We are dedicated to restoring and
protecting the long-term health of our watershed
and stream.
Patrick Loughney CFP®
Jason McBride, PE
Anthony Mologne
John Moyer
Misty Parshall, CPA
Thank you for joining us!
Marie Stapinski
James J. Stitt
Jeanne VanBriesen
Timothy G. Ward
Matthew Wholey
Lois Winslow
Staff
Brenda Lynn Smith
Executive Director
Kevin Gieder
Chief Financial Officer
Sara Madden
All cover photos courtesy of John Moyer, except top
right photo by Sara Powell.
Design Manager,
StormWorks
Mike Hiller
Director of Policy & Outreach
Sara Powell
Mission
Monitoring & Communications
Manager
The Nine Mile Run Watershed Association
works to restore and protect the Nine Mile
Run watershed. Through outreach and
education, we involve local leaders and
volunteers in community greening initiatives
to foster a healthy urban environment.
Judi Jungling
Office Manager
Paul Yanulavich
StormWorks Horticulturalist,
ISA Certified Arborist
Sarah Peterson
Communications Program Assistant
Maureen Copeland
Vision
Regional Stormwater Strategist
NMRWA will be a recognized national model
of environmental stewardship, urban renewal,
public/private collaboration, and intermunicipal cooperation.
Alexa Vitalie
StormWorks Marketing Consultant
Nathan Resnick-Day
Greenlinks Program Assistant
Photo: S. Powell
Sean Davis
Stormwater Field Technician
Letter from the Executive Director
Dear Friends,
Last March, I asked you to advocate with the
Mayor and County Executive for appointments
to the ALCOSAN Board that would help move
the Wet Weather Plan for controlling sewer
overflows in a more sustainable direction.
When I wrote that, I had no idea that within
weeks I would be nominated for one of those
Board seats by Mayor Peduto. While I now
have an opportunity to participate much
more directly in the decision making on this
issue, my brief tenure on the Board has also
made clear to me just how complex this
challenge really is.
In June, representatives from the
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)
Region III Enforcement office came to
Pittsburgh to update municipal officials on
the negotiations with ALCOSAN about the
Wet Weather Plan. They revealed that an
Interim Plan is taking shape which will offer
some significant improvements over the plan
originally submitted, but which still invests
most of ratepayer’s money in traditional grey
infrastructure to address the problem. It
would grant us additional time to complete
the work needed, as well as greater flexibility,
with a planned check-in point after six
years, when changes in future work could
be considered based on what had been
accomplished up to that point.
Maintaining this flexibility is dependent on
two things: ALCOSAN and its 83 customer
municipalities must find a way to achieve
greater regionalization of the system, and
ALCOSAN must set flow reduction targets
for each municipality. The latter is essential
for those of us interested in promoting
green solutions that would bring other
critically needed benefits to our region – if
municipalities have to reduce flow, green
stormwater infrastructure (GSI) takes on
greater value as a way to help achieve that
goal.
The Watershed Association continues to
participate in the Clean Rivers Campaign; after
attending the EPA meeting in June, campaign
leaders worked to craft a set of policy
recommendations in light of the new realities
of the Interim Plan. In brief, they are:
1. Take a regional planning approach that
evaluates green and gray solutions side-byside; this will produce a more environmentally
responsive and cost-effective plan.
2. Invest ratepayer dollars in high-impact,
large-scale GSI projects in the initial phase
of Wet Weather Plan implementation. It isn’t
enough for ALCOSAN to be a minor partner in
a few projects that are almost entirely funded
by foundations or municipalities. If GSI is
going to be an integral part of how we solve
the overall problem, then ratepayer dollars
should be invested from the beginning in
these solutions so that they can be completed
quickly enough to be fully evaluated prior to
the 6-year check-in point.
3. Invest in these targeted municipal GSI
projects through contractual agreements that
establish protocols for ongoing operations
and maintenance, and workforce practices.
It makes no more sense to have 83 different
approaches to construction, operation, and
maintenance of these facilities than it does
to do so for shared pipes. This time we have
a chance to get it right from the start and
maintain high standards across the service
area.
4. Provide customer assistance programs
(CAP) that ensure water service and
wastewater treatment are affordable for
low-income ratepayers in the service area.
Hundreds of people in Detroit have had their
water shut off during the last year because
they are unable to pay their bills. Without a
CAP, we could face a similar situation here
as rates double and triple to pay for the Wet
Weather plan. This is unacceptable from a
public health perspective and unnecessary if
we plan properly now.
5. Ensure transparency and accountability for
all Wet Weather Plan decisions. The last round
of public meetings on the wet weather plan
was held in Fall 2012. As we move closer to
final decisions that will impact our region so
significantly for generations to come, it is time
to bring the public back into the discussion.
Thanks to all of you who have participated in
advocacy around this issue to date. Hang in
there with me – I need you now more than
ever!
Brenda Lynn Smith
Executive Director
Hello & Goodbyes
Maureen “Mo” Copeland joined the
StormWorks staff in June. A southwestern
PA native, she has an undergraduate degree
in Environmental Science from Allegheny
College and Masters in Environmental
Management
from Duquesne University.
Over the last ten years in Pittsburgh, Mo
has worked in a variety of nonprofits in
the region, most recently as Community
Programs Manager at GTECH and AmeriCorps
Program Manager at PULSE. In her free time,
you’ll find her camping, running, or playing
Gaelic football.
Also (re)joining the StormWorks team is Sean
Davis, a Job Corps graduate who worked with
us last summer. Sean rejoined us this year as
a Stormwater Field Technician to help with
implementation of Project 15206.
We are sad to announce the departures
of Alicia Donner and Luke Stamper from
NMRWA.
Alicia joined NMRWA in Fall 2011. Originally
from Ohio, Alicia moved to Pittsburgh in
2010 as a participant in PULSE, the Pittsburgh
Urban Leadership Service Experience. As
GreenLinks Coordinator at NMRWA, she
oversaw the Wilkinsburg TreeVitalize 500
Tree Initiative - a project that will beautify
and provide stormwater management to
Wilkinsburg for years to come.
Alicia is still living in the watershed, so if you
see her, say hello!
Luke first joined NMRWA in the winter of
2005 as an intern working in the GreenLinks
program and then rejoined the organization
in 2009 to work on the Rain Barrel Initiative.
As StormWorks Sales Manager beginning
in 2011, he was responsible for the
development and performance of all sales
and marketing activities for StormWorks.
Luke is a new account manager for Biofloral
USA, a company that supplies a variety of
innovative indoor and outdoor gardening
solutions for advanced agriculture to retail
garden stores throughout North America.
We wish Alicia & Luke the best of luck in their
new endeavors!
Upcoming Events
Unless otherwise specified, all events are free and open to the public.
Families are welcome!
Watershed Tree Planting & Care
Fall Stream Sweep
 Tuesday, October 7, 2014
 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sunday, October 5, 2014
9:30 am-12:00 pm
Join NMRWA as we remove weeds and mulch the maple trees
along the East Busway in Swissvale! Meet us at the intersection
of Edgewood and Milligan Avenues, near the Arby’s on
S Braddock Avenue.
Meet in the Fern Hollow parking lot located at the bottom of
Lancaster Avenue
 Thursday, October 23, 2014
 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join NMRWA as we care for trees planted as a part of the
Wilkinsburg TreeVitalize 500 Trees Project. Meet us at Turner
School,
1833 Laketon Road, in Wilkinsburg.
 Saturday, October 25, 2014
 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join NMRWA in Regent Square at the corner of South Braddock
Avenue and Sanders Street to help plant 14 new street trees.
Trees will be planted in all four watershed municipalities Pittsburgh, Edgewood, Swissvale, and Wilkinsburg!
 Saturday, November 8, 2014
 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join NMRWA in Swissvale to help plant five new street trees!
Meet at the corner of Columbia Avenue and Francis Street.
For more information about any of the tree care events listed
above, contact Mike at 412-371-8779 ext. 121 or
mike@ninemilerun.org.
Urban EcoSteward Events
For more information and to register for an Urban
EcoSteward event, visit www.pittsburghparks.org/
uestrainings.
Every time it rains, trash & debris from the upper watershed
communities of Pittsburgh, Edgewood, Wilkinsburg, &
Swissvale washes into Nine Mile Run. Come out and help us
keep the stream clean & beautiful by helping pick up trash. We
will provide gloves, safety vests, trash bags, & coffee! Please
wear long pants & sturdy boots or closed-toe shoes. If you have
tall rain boots, hip boots, or waders, please bring them.
Register online at www.ninemilerun.org/events. For more
information, contact Sara at 412-371-8779 ext. 123 or
sarap@ninemilerun.org.
Fall Restoration Tour
Sunday, October 19, 2014
1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Cost: $10 for non-members, free for NMRWA Members!
Meet in the Fern Hollow parking lot located at the bottom of
Lancaster Avenue
Join NMRWA Executive Director Brenda Smith for this Sunday
afternoon hike along Nine Mile Run. You’ll get to see firsthand
the largest urban stream restoration project in the United
States, learn how it was accomplished, and what challenges the
stream still faces. Come with questions and wear sturdy shoes.
Register online at www.ninemilerun.org/events. For more
information, contact Sara at 412-371-8779 ext. 123 or
sarap@ninemilerun.org.
Native Plant Propagation
Saturday, October 11, 2014
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Learn how to collect and grow native trees, shrubs, and
wildflowers from seed or cuttings to replant and repopulate
your EcoSteward site.
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Partnering for a Greener Future
Right now, Pittsburgh’s sewers overflow nearly every time it
rains, contaminating our waterways with an estimated 9 billion
gallons of sewage per year. NMRWA advocates for prioritizing
green stormwater infrastructure solutions to this problem
in our watershed and beyond. We believe that by including
widespread green stormwater infrastructure as an integral part
of the solution to sewer overflow problems, we will make our
region more resilient in the face of climate change, improve
air quality, and create new jobs and industries, among other
benefits.
However, municipalities throughout the region have legitimate
concerns about how this new type of public infrastructure will
be maintained over time, especially since regular and proper
maintenance is imperative for green stormwater infrastructure
to function correctly.
To begin attempting to address these concerns, this year, with
funding from the Garden Club of Allegheny County and the
Allegheny County Conservation District, NMRWA created and
delivered a comprehensive curriculum in partnership with
Pittsburgh Job Corps designed to create a foundation for future
public works employees to properly install and maintain green
stormwater infrastructure.
Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training
program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that
helps young people between the ages of 16 and 24 improve
the quality of their lives through career technical and academic
training. The Pittsburgh Job Corps Center is committed to the
development of green jobs training – in addition to partnering
with us on this project, the campus also offers programs in
biofuels production and sustainable landscape installation and
maintenance.
To kick off our partnership, we developed a pilot green
infrastructure training curriculum, including a 37 page manual
titled, “A Practical Guide to Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Maintenance in the Pittsburgh Region”, and piloted the
curriculum with two cohorts of Pittsburgh Job Corps trainees.
A selection of pages from “A Practical Guide to Green
Stormwater Infrastructure Maintenance in the Pittsburgh
Region”. Manuals were given to the Job Corps trainees as a
part of the project curriculum.
Over the span of eight weeks, NMRWA and StormWorks staff
led both in-class and field work sessions with two separate
cohorts of trainees, covering topics including:
• an introduction to stormwater and sewer overflow issues,
• types & benefits of green stormwater infrastructure,
• the importance of proper maintenance,
• identification of common street trees and
regional native plants,
• how to properly install a rain garden,
• proper tools and safety procedures,
• and correct tree planting techniques.
During the field work sessions, trainees helped maintain six
existing rain gardens in the Nine Mile Run watershed, and also
helped weed, mulch, and prune watershed street trees.
Additionally, a rain garden designed by StormWorks was
installed by the trainees on the Job Corps campus, located
in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar. This provided both cohorts
of trainees the opportunity to apply their newly learned
knowledge and skills to a project on their own campus.
Sara Madden works with Job Corps trainees during the rain garden
installation on the Job Corps campus. (Photo: S. Powell)
Beyond providing an opportunity for more hands-on
experience, this 760 square foot rain garden now diverts
approximately 2,000 gallons of stormwater from the sewers
running underneath Washington Boulevard, site of the tragic
2011 flooding event, during every one inch rain event, directly
benefiting the greater community.
Measuring Water Quality in Nine Mile Run
When the Nine Mile Run Stream and Aquatic Ecosystem
Restoration was completed by the Army Corps of Engineers
in 2006, the visual changes in the Nine Mile Run stream valley
were immediately apparent. However, the visual improvements
are only one part of the complete story, as changes in water
quality are harder to appreciate at a glance.
Since 2007, NMRWA staff have collected data on pH,
temperature, conductivity, metals, and bacteria once every
three months, from three different stream locations, to monitor
water quality.
During 2013, our Monitoring Committee, made up of a
dedicated group of local scientists and researchers who have
collectively contributed thousands of hours of expertise
to NMRWA, began to explore what all the data meant, and
whether or not we needed to collect more to accurately
assess changes in the stream’s
water quality as a result of upper
watershed interventions, like
planting trees and installing rain
barrels and rain gardens.
Collecting this amount of water quality data on a more
consistent basis will not only allow us to more accurately assess
the ecosystem health of Nine Mile Run, but it will also help us to
better understand the sewage and stormwater contamination
of the stream so that we can measure whether or not the flow
of pollutants into Nine Mile Run is being reduced over time.
This is important to know as we begin to focus our efforts on
forthcoming larger green stormwater infrastructure projects in
the upper watershed that are designed to improve the health
of Nine Mile Run.
Inputs that impact dissolved oxygen
temperature
, pH
conductivity
, & turbidity
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in urban streams include:
Stormwater carrying sediment,
animal waste, trash, and
other toxicants
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Each month, we now collect
data on seven parameters of
interest: water temperature,
pH, dissolved oxygen, specific
conductivity, turbidity, metals,
bacteria (monthly, April–October),
This summer, we also began working with researchers from the
University of Pittsburgh and a team of UrbanEcoStewards to
measure streamflow on a regular basis.
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As a result, NMRWA has decided
to expand our water quality
monitoring efforts. Beginning in
2014, NMRWA is now collecting
a wider range of data from
four sampling locations on a
monthly basis.
and nitrogen. More information about these water quality
indicators can be found in the blue box below.
Construction runoff and road
salt contamination
Streambank erosion caused by high
flows due to stormwater
Dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, conductivity, and turbidity are all key indicators of stream health.
A healthy stream has a diverse population of aquatic organisms, nearly all of which
need adequate dissolved oxygen to survive. Dissolved oxygen can be influenced by
water temperature.
The pH (power of hydrogen) scale measures how acidic or basic a substance is. In Nine
Mile Run, pH can be an indicator of point source pollution, such as leachate discharge
from the slag piles.
Conductivity is a measurement of the water’s ability to conduct electricity. The
primary influences on conductivity in Nine Mile Run are road salts, stormwater runoff,
and human waste pollution.
Turbidity is a measure of water clarity based on the amount of suspended particles
(e.g., sediment) present. High levels of turbidity can disrupt or harm aquatic
organisms and their habitat.
A suite of metals are measured in Nine Mile Run due to the presence of slag in the
lower stream valley. The effects of metals in water can range from beneficial to
dangerously toxic depending on their concentration.
Bacteria are found naturally in fresh water systems, but in Nine Mile Run, bacteria levels tend to be very elevated due to sewage leaks and overflows. This means no matter
how lovely the stream appears to the eye, the water could often make you sick and is
still often unsafe to touch, particularly after rainfall.
Nitrogen occurs naturally in streams and is a fundamental building block of plants
and aquatic organisms. However, elevated nitrogen levels can be caused by excessive
(or incorrect) fertilizer use, animal waste, sewage overflows, leaking septic systems,
and air pollution. Given that Nine Mile Run is heavily impacted by sewage overflows
and leaking sewer pipes, nitrogen is an important nutrient for NMRWA to monitor.
University of Pittsburgh graduate student Kassia
Groszewski filters a nitrogen sample from Nine Mile
Run in the field. (Photo: S. Powell)
2013 Year in Review
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Clockwise, from top left: 1­–In 2013, NMRWA held 10 educational presentations and/or restoration area tours and service learning activities for more
than 400 people, including our first ever Spring Peepers Celebration. (Photo: S. Powell) 2–During the annual fish monitoring, led by members of our
Monitoring Committee, 1,896 fish comprised of 12 different species were found in two sections of the stream. (Photo: S. Powell) 3–We planted 86
trees, cared for 125 trees, and finished the Wilkinsburg TreeVitalize Project: Rooted in Wilkinsburg – 500 Tree Initiative. (Photo: NMRWA) 4–StormWorks
designed and installed 9 rain gardens, including one in Etna that was incorporated into a DCNR rain garden technical workshop for municipal
officials, public works staff, and contractors. (Photo: S. Madden) 5–StormWorks installed 100 rain barrels, including 20 as a part of a stormwater
education project with PGH Green Innovators and The Hill House Association. (Photo: StormWorks) 6–We engaged more than 400 volunteers to help
plant trees and clean up the stream—an estimated value of nearly $22,000! (Photo: S. Powell)
NMRWA Financial Review
Income 2013
$37,795
$27,614
Income 2011
$27,251
$27,165
$2,257
$48,371
$32,325
$33,127
$74,472
INCOME
Income 2012
$52,000
Income$611,139
2013
$64,704
Income$331,338
2012
Income 2011
$225,439
$38,859
Contributions & Memberships
Grants
StormWorks Sales
In-Kind Donations
Other Income
Total 2013
Income 2013
$37,795
5.0% $611,139
81.1% $74,472
9.9% Expenditures
2013
$2,257
0.3%
$27,614
3.7% $753,277 100.0% Expenditures
2013
$18,755
$85,131
Expenditures 2013
EXPENDITURES
Program Services
Management & General
Fundraising
Total
$557,295
Total Assets 2013
2013
$557,295
84.3%
$85,131
12.9%
Total
Assets 2013
$18,755
2.8%
$661,181
100.0%
$10,007 2013
Total Assets
$10,350
BALANCE SHEET
Cash
Receivables
Inventory & Other Assets
Net Fixed Assets
Total Assets
Total Liabilities
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
2012
Income 2012
$27,251
5.6% $331,338
68.5% $64,704
13.4% Expenditures
2012
$27,165 5.6%
$33,127
6.9% $483,585
100.0% Expenditures
2012
$33,395
$82,058
Expenditures 2012
$493,697
Total Assets 2012
2012
$493,697
81.0% $82,058
13.5% Total Assets 5.5%
2012
$33,395
$609,150
100.0% Total
Assets 2012
$14,287
$158,018
$261,377 $10,350 $10,007
$439,752 35.9%
59.4%
2.4%
2.3%
100.0%
$51,551
$388,201
$439,752 11.7% 88.3% 100.0% Expenditures
$38,812 2011
Expenditures 2011
$488,217
Total Assets 2011
2011
$488,217
83.0%
$61,030
10.4%
Total Assets 6.5%
2011 $38,812
$588,059 100.0% Total
Assets 2011
$16,402
$14,913
$261,377
2013
$33, 325 8.1%
$225,439 56.8%
$38,859 9.8%
Expenditures
2011
$52,000
13.1%
$48,371
12.2% $396,994 100.0%
$61,030
$19,905
$125,281
$90,005
$158,018
2011
Income 2011
$186,969
2012
$90,005
$186,969
$14,913 $14,287 $306,174
29.4% 61.0% 4.9% 4.7% 100.0%
$10,069 $296,105
$306,174
3.3%
96.7% 100.0% $264,100
2011
$264,100
$125,281
$16,402
$19,905
$425,688
$4,018
$421,670
$425,688
62.0%
29.4%
3.9%
4.7% 100.0%
0.9%
99.1% 100.0%
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Emily & Terry Sillins
Rachael Simon
John & Anne Singleton
Jack & Sue Solomon
James & Judith Stark
Kenny & Terry Steinberg
James Stitt & Michelle Leonette
Peter Streibig
Stephanie Ulmer
Denise, Lisa,
& Michelle Veselicky
Christine & Ed Walko
Howard Wein & Susan Bails
Matt Wholey
Allen Wolk
Margaret Zak
Individual Members
$1–49
Paul Agnew
Anonymous (4)
Michael Antelman
Harry Back
Brian Bard
Connie Black
Stacey Bloom
Marci Brissett
Barbara Brock
Jeffrey Campbell
Jean & Stephen Carr
Janet Carr
John & Vicki Carson
Joan & Harold Chelemer in honor of Nancy Levine
Nancy Chubb
Leslie Clark
Daniel & Clare Cornell
Kyle Costello
Mary Coyne
Niladri Das
Kristin Delisi
Claudia Detwiler
Kylie Dickman
Anna Doering
& Kevin Crawford
Lu and E.J. Donnelly
Cheryl & Mark Dunn
Steve & Angela Eagle
Patrick Fallon
Susan Finger
& Penny Anderson
Nanci Goldberg
Harold & Edna Golding
Rachel Golman
Ellen Gozion & Jim Herbert
Naomi Greenblott
Alexandra Gruskos
& David Orenstein
Donna Hallen & Joe Bryan
in honor of Caleb Griffith
Alan & Jennifer Halperin
Carl & Jona Hammer
Mattie Harris
Ann Harris
Cindy Hasenjager
& William Banks
Kate Foster & John Helter
Barbara & Lee Hicks
Donald Hill
Charles & Marilyn Honigsberg
Caroline Hopper
John Huffman
Carol James
Dan Kambic & Diane Charles
Marie Kelly
Michelle Kienholz
Janet Kikta
Laura King
Michael & Pamela Koryak
Harold Kyriazi
Charles Lawton
Angel Lehrian
Erwin Levin
Eric Lipsky
Kimm & Pat Loughlin
Kate Luxemburg
Justin Mando & Marika Mando
Fedorcova in honor of Aquatic Life
Kira Martin
Thomas McGough
Reed McManigle & Susan Orr
Betsy & Richard Monheim
Skip Moore
in honor of Brenda Smith
Ella Moravec in memory
of Dorothy Garner
of Helen K. Lawlor
Family Cow/Shank family farm of Chambersburg, PA
Thomas & Anne Morris
John Moyer
Pamela Murray
& Christopher Horwitz
Khrys Myrddin
Bob & Liane Norman
Janis O’Donnell in memory
Susan Rademacher
Sylvia Reznick
Patricia Rich
Kristin & James Richards
Jeff Ritter & Kate Borger
William & Judi Rogers
Megan Rooney
Ann Rose
Peter & Sabina Rosenfeld
Robin Ryan
Robert Sabilla
Richard Scaglion
Carol Scheftic
Peg Schmidt
Jennifer Schnakenberg
Joanne Schreiber
in memory of Mitzi Cornell
Pat and Bill Schuetz
Betty Scott
Brenda Searcy in honor of the Rick Sebak
Cosma Shalizi
& Kristina Klinkner
Phoebe Sharp
Rosalyn Sherman
Ryan Sprake
Linda Stafford
Lisa & Peter Strick
Becky Studer
Irene Surmik
& Claire Walker
Joanie Sutter
Therese Tardio
Karen Thickman
Daniel & Mary Jo Weeks
Courtney Weikle
Ruth Westerman
& J. Robert Myers
Delia White
Dick & Erika Wilford
Lauren Williams
Elise Yoder
We are very grateful for the
support of all our members and
donors. Gifts made between
January 1 – December 31, 2013 are
acknowledged here.
Every effort has been made to ensure
the accuracy of this list. If you believe
errors or omissions have occurred,
please bring them to our attention by
emailing judi@ninemilerun.org.
Photo: J. Moyer
Visionaries
...and our 2013 Funders & Supporters
Funders
ACTrees People’s Garden Grant Project
Allegheny County Conservation District
American Eagle Outfitters Foundation
The Bessie F. Anathan Charitable Trust
of The Pittsburgh Foundation
EQT Foundation
Garden Club of Allegheny County
The Heinz Endowments The Hillman Foundation
James Floral and Gift Shoppe
Kenyon Jewelers
The Laurel Foundation
The Norman W. May and Susan
M. Zeff Fund of The Pittsburgh
Foundation
The Rita M. McGinley Fund
of The Pittsburgh Foundation
PennVest
The Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Pittsburgh United/Clean Rivers
Campaign
PNC Foundation
The Richard King Mellon Foundation
Roy A. Hunt Foundation
The Sprout Fund
UBS Foundation
Viridian Energy
The Western Pennsylvania
Conservancy TreeVitalize Program
Partners
3 Rivers Wet Weather
ACTrees
Allegheny Cleanways
Audubon Society of Western PA
The Borough of Edgewood
The Borough of Swissvale
The Borough of Wilkinsburg
The City of Pittsburgh Department
of Public Works
Construction Junction
Etna Borough
The Frick Environmental Center
Friends of the Riverfront
GTECH Strategies
JASE Contracting
Kirk Consulting
The Looking Glass Institute
Phipps Conservatory
Pittsburgh Job Corps Center
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Tree Pittsburgh
The Western Pennsylvania
School for the Deaf
The Wilkinsburg Community
Development Corporation
2013 Friends of the Watershed
Cookout Sponsors
Summerset at Frick Park
BPI, Inc.
Crivella West
Lami-Grubb Architects
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
Sci-Tek Consultants, Inc.
2013 State of the
Watershed Sponsor
EQT Foundation
In Kind donors
AgRecycle
ALCOSAN
Alexander Denmarsh Photography
Allegro Hearth Bakery
Alma
Al’s Fish and Chicken
Biddle’s Escape Coffee Emporium
Bruegger’s Bagels, Squirrel Hill
Crivella West
The Coffee Tree Roasters, Squirrel Hill
& Bakery Square
East End Food Co-op
Einstein’s Brothers Bagels, Baum Blvd.
Environmental Charter School
at Frick Park, for meeting space
Friends of the Riverfront
Get-Go, Wilkinsburg
Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation
Salvatore’s Pizza
Second United Presbyterian Church,
for meeting space
Square Café
Test America
CLASS, for meeting space
Urban Forestry Consultants
In addition, we extend our gratitude to the following funders who have supported
our work so far in 2014*:
Anonymous Supporters
BNY Mellon Community Partnership
Caroline Fredericka Holdship Trust
of PNC Charitable Trusts
Clean Rivers Campaign/Pittsburgh United
East End Food Co-op
GAI Consultants, Inc.
The Heinz Endowments
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
People’s Natural Gas Co.
The Pittsburgh Foundation
The Richard King Mellon Foundation
Rita M. McGinley Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation
Summerset at Frick Park
TreeVitalize Program/Western Pennsylvania
Conservancy
UBS Foundation
*through July 31, 2014
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Summer Snapshots
For the most up to date information about NMRWA, make sure you’ve liked us on
Facebook (facebook.com/NineMileRun) and follow us on Twitter (@NineMileRunPGH)!
Since April, NMRWA (via the
Clean Rivers Campaign) has
been helping to organize a
series of Neighborhood
Eco Walking Tours with
Venture Outdoors.
Participants have explored
neighborhoods all across
Pittsburgh—from Etna and
Millvale to Hazelwood and
East Liberty/Larimer—
learning
about the many
community
benefits associated with a
green stormwater
management approach.
Neighborhood Eco Walking Tour participants learn about
a permeable pavement installation in the Nine Mile Run
watershed. (Photo: D. Bennett)
The final tour in the series will take place on Saturday, September 27th in Millvale.
For more information, and how to register, please visit: www.cleanriverscampaign.org.
At the Tireless Friday at Duck Hollow clean up with
Allegheny Cleanways, we removed nine tires from the
Nine Mile Run delta (where the stream flows into the
Mon) as well as more tires, two shopping carts, and 40+
bags of trash from the surrounding area! (Photo: S. Powell)
North Hills Community Outreach (NHCO) approached us to find a solution to manage intense stormwater runoff flows along Davis Avenue
where their community garden (Rosalinda Sauro Sirianni Memorial Garden) resides.
With support from the Allegheny County Conservation District, StormWorks collaborated with Kirk Consulting to design and install (with the
help of the Bellevue Borough Public Works and NHCO volunteers) a 150 linear foot bioswale that slows, absorbs, and directs flows to a 70
square foot rain garden. The swale and rain garden are planted with various salt tolerant native and adapted species of plant
material; many of which are flowering perennials that can be made into bouquets for
the organization’s farm stand.
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