Allegheny Land Trust Receives Sewickley Heights Land Gift
The 10-acres gift in Sewickley Heights increases the number of Allegheny Land Trust's protected properties to six in the Quaker Valley area.
The Allegheny Land Trust has received an anonymous gift of 10 acres in Sewickley Heights, increasing the trust’s protected properties to six in the Quaker Valley area, the non-profit announced this week. The gifted property is located near the headwaters of the Little Sewickley Creek Watershed which has been determined to be "very special" through a 1994 report called the Allegheny County Natural Heritage Inventory, the land trust said. More recent research by Duquesne University has determined that the water of Little Sewickley Creek to be of exceptional quality and may be the cleanest in Allegheny County. "The abundant green space within the watershed helps to maintain water quality by acting like a sponge to absorb and filter water …
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