Lowries Run Slopes Expansion Project
Protecting Local Land
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SUMMARY |Allegheny Land Trust is working with community partners to acquire and permanently protect 24 acres of green space in Ross Township along Lowries Run. These woodlands are directly adjacent to ALT’s existing Lowries Run Slopes Conservation Area and would serve as a large connection to Ross Township’s Marion Doulton Green Space, which would create a 67-acre contiguous greenway in this busy suburban setting.
BENEFITS |The land’s permanent conservation will benefit the health, well-being, and enjoyment of current and future residents by protecting biodiversity, air and water quality, and local scenic character as well as creating expanded opportunities for close-to-home passive recreation and environmental education.
Protecting this land would help to address water quality and flooding issues in Lowries Run by allowing the continued absorption of 20 million gallons of rainwater annually. It would also help to maintain air quality by annually sequestering 97,000 pounds of carbon and removing 1,700 pounds of other pollutants.
STATUS & FUNDING | ALT currently has an exclusive contract to purchase and permanently protect this green space contingent upon successfully raising the needed funds for closing by December 2023.
A total of $550,000 is needed to conserve the land. ALT’s either has funding applications pending or in process with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the PA Department of Community and Economic Development, the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County, local foundations and corporations, and local municipalities. The final critical component of the funding puzzle is donations from individuals in the community.
HOW YOU CAN HELP | Donations from individuals are a crucial component to every ALT land conservation project as they provide much-needed funds to acquire the land AND serve as the required matching dollars needed to unlock the state grants.
For this project, we need the community to help us raise $41,150 to protect this land as permanent green space and benefit residents today and for generations to come. We hope you’ll help save this local land by making a donation today.
Current Community Funding Status (updated: 3/22/2023)
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For more information on the project, please find a dashboard linked here as a PDF.