Welcome to UpstreamPgh

Healthy ecology, healthy community

UpstreamPgh is the region’s voice for healthier urban water systems. Through environmental stewardship, stormwater capture, education, and clean water advocacy, we address challenges at their source—working “upstream” to champion thriving, resilient communities.

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February 26 2026

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Duquesne Listening Session: Honoring our Roots, Hearing our Truth

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March 07 2026

11:00 am - 1:30 pm

Volunteer Workday – Frick Park: Live Tree Staking

Lower Frick Park Play Area, Pittsburgh, PA

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March 21 2026

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Volunteer Workday – Frick Park

Lower Frick Park Play Area, Pittsburgh, PA

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Environmental Justice Table:

Advocate for environmental change.
Educate residents and elected officials.
Make a difference for marginalized communities.

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Strategic Plan for 2024 – 2028

We will:

Strive for all things UpstreamPgh to be regenerative.
Act with urgency to address the environmental and climate injustice in our region.
Think from a greatest potential perspective, recognizing possibilities rather than just solving problems.
Institutionalize systems thinking across all of our programs.