Park Steward Resources

Thank you for helping to conserve your county parks! Because of your efforts we can manage our more than 12,000 acres of parkland in Allegheny County. The following links contain material, tools, and resources to help guide your work in your adopted stewardship area.

Log Your Hours

• Hours Log

Important Park Steward Links

• Park Maps
• Park Steward Invasive Species Description(PDF, 141KB)
• Park Steward Trail Maintenance Description(PDF, 143KB)

Invasive Species and Natural Resource Management Links

• PA DCNR Common Invasive Species Guide(PDF, 3MB)
• Invasive Plants 101 – A quick guide explaining why invasive plants are problematic
• Invasive Plants of Pittsburgh Guide – Commonly found invasive species in this area as well as removal methods. Thanks to our friends at the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy for making this available.
• iMapinvasives – For the more experienced tech user; identify, monitor, and survey invasive species. Hands-on instruction for how to use iMapinvasives will be available for Park Stewards on training days.

Citizen Science Projects Links

Check out these projects you can take part in to collect data for ongoing research.

• iNaturalist – Check for your property and add observations when in the field or help others by identifying their records.
• Lost Ladybug – Something is rapidly changing with the native ladybug populations, help observe ladybug species to figure it out.
• Firefly Watch – Spend an evening watching fireflies and help a team of Universities research what is impacting firefly populations.
• Bud Burst – Record observations during plant life cycles to help research the effects of climate change.