KDKA News | Jessica Guay June 13, 2024 / 11:02 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The collapse and reconstruction of Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge harmed what's below it: the ravine and creek in Frick Park. Now, a major study will evaluate the impacts on the ecosystem...
WTAE - June 12, 2024 (updated) Tom Garris, Anchor/Reporter PITTSBURGH — A new collaboration between the nonprofit Upstream Pittsburgh and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is aiming to study the rehabilitation of the Fern Hollow Creek. Two and a half years ago, the bridge along Forbes Avenue collapsed into...
90.5 WESA | By Kiley Koscinski Published June 12, 2024 at 5:19 PM EDT It’s been nearly a year since the final touches were completed to replace Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge. But according to environmentalists and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, there’s still plenty of work to be done in...
The team at UpstreamPgh is excited to roll out its 2024-2028 strategic plan. This new plan advances our people-first approach to watershed restoration to uplift climate justice and connect people with the natural environment. We feel the urgency of this moment: the increasing impacts of climate...
April 2024 was nearly Pittsburgh’s rainiest April on record (falling second to 1901), and it’s been the rainiest start to a year since recording began in 1870. Needless to say, it’s been a true test for the UpstreamPgh rain gardens. This past month, our Oakwood Batavia...
90.5 WESA - Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh officials are acting quickly to replace the collapsed Fern Hollow Bridge. While that has some concerned about a rushed idea for the bridge’s aesthetic, others are sounding the alarm about what an accelerated project could mean for Fern Hollow...
KDKA – Two weeks after the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse, environmental groups are working to make sure all the debris left behind doesn’t destroy the environment of Frick Park, including the creek at the bottom of the ravine. Groups like UpstreamPgh have already noticed some changes...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial Board - As city, state and federal governments prepare to clean up and rebuild the Fern Hollow Bridge, the emphasis will be almost entirely on the “Bridge,” and not the “Fern Hollow.” But it’s important to remember that this bridge was, and will...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Local ecologists are monitoring the possible negative effects of the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse on the surrounding ecosystem. UpstreamPgh, previously known as the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association, is an organization concerned with the preservation of Nine Mile Run, a stream that runs...
PublicSource - When Betty Foster-Pinkley’s mom passed away in 2010, she took over responsibility for the family house in the East Hills. The house she and her six siblings grew up in is at the very bottom of Dornbush Street. With a slope of 32 degrees,...