problem solvers.

We are

dedicated to climate equity and environmental justice.

educators, advocates, planners and builders.

Nine Mile Run Watershed proud.

stormwater innovators.

thinking beyond the stream and beyond the obvious.

UpstreamPgh.

UpstreamPgh

Healthy ecology, healthy community

At UpstreamPgh, we work to identify smart solutions for our environment that help people live better lives. With a heritage of restoration and stewardship of the Nine Mile Run Watershed, and strong leadership in stormwater management, our actions are rooted in our belief that a healthy ecology is the cornerstone of a healthy community.

In the past 12 months:

6,672,997.6

Gallons of Runoff Intercepted

25.6

Pounds of Pollutants Kept Out of Waterways

The equivalent of:

166,825

Bathtubs

7,523

Rain Barrels

33.6

Inches of rainfall

161.2

Rainy Days

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NEW

Strategic Plan 2024 – 2028

  • 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.

LATEST NEWS

LATEST PROJECT

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GSI Performance Monitoring Dashboard

In the Fall of 2021, the UpstreamPgh team began working with Ethos Collaborative to install monitoring equipment at our Green Stormwater Infrastructure Sites. This dashboard built by CivicMapper and Ethos shows the live data and performance metrics collected by these sensors.