Flowing Forward: Regional Approaches to Healthy Watersheds
About this Event
Join us for an in-person event focused on advancing healthy watershed management through regional collaboration. This is an opportunity to connect with peers, learn from local examples, explore funding and technical assistance opportunities, and identify ways to work together across municipal and organizational boundaries.
Event Logistics:
- Location: Tree Pittsburgh
- When: October 7, 2026
- Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Meals Provided: Complimentary networking breakfast (coffee and pastries) and catered lunch will be provided.
Key Topics Include:
- Planning: Tools and approaches for watershed planning, flood assessment, and regional coordination.
- Lessons Learned: Practical experiences designing and implementing watershed projects with municipalities.
- Funding: A panel discussion on funding opportunities and strategies for successful project development.
- Looking Ahead: Updates on regional initiatives, including the Allegheny County Comprehensive Plan, Climate Action Plan, and Ohio River restoration efforts.
Who Should Attend? Whether you represent a municipality, a nonprofit organization, or a local watershed group, this forum offers a valuable opportunity to learn from peers, establish new connections, and identify collaborative pathways toward healthier, more resilient watersheds.
Accessibility Statement: We aim to make our events as accessible as possible. This event may include varying restroom access, seating, and parking. Sound amplification will be used. Please contact us directly for any specific accessibility accommodations.
Media Release Statement: Event participants may be photographed or filmed by Allegheny County Conservation District, its sponsors or their respective employees, agents and assigns, and the photograph and/or other digital reproduction of participants or physical likeness may be published in print, digitally and/or electronically, in any media including, without limitation, the internet.
About ACCD: As a state permitting authority, conservation expert, and professional and educational resource, ACCD focuses on the keystones of our environment – soil and water. From clean drinking water to flood prevention to food security, the conservation efforts of ACCD secure and protect Allegheny County’s most precious assets in the present, while ensuring a successful future for Western Pennsylvania.
Agenda
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
Welcome
🕑: 09:10 AM - 10:00 AM
Session 1: Planning & Assessment
Info: Explore practical tools and approaches for watershed planning, regional coordination, and understanding flood risks and their economic impacts.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Session 2: Lessons Learned
Info: Hear from practitioners about what works. and what doesn't when designing and implementing watershed projects, including strategies for reducing maintenance challenges and developing regional projects with municipalities.
🕑: 10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Break
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:45 PM
Session 3: Funding Panel
Info: Hear from experienced grantees about their approaches to securing funding, developing successful projects, navigating the grant process, and turning watershed priorities into funded projects.
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Session 4: Looking Ahead
Info: Connect local watershed work to larger initiatives and policies shaping the future of water resources, resilience, and restoration in Allegheny County and beyond.
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Wrap-up & Lunch
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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