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The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is a botanical garden spanning the Pittsburgh suburbs of Collier Township and North Fayette Township, United States. [2] Covering a total of 460 acres , it is one of the largest American botanical gardens by area. [ 3 ]
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden set in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a City of Pittsburgh historic landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4] The gardens were founded in 1893 by steel and real-estate magnate Henry Phipps Jr. as
The Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) is PPQ's scientific support division, providing research and data to make scientifically valid regulatory and policy decisions. The center also develops technology and practical tools for PPQ personnel to conduct pest detection, exclusion and management operations.
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) is a private nonprofit conservation organization founded in 1932 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.WPC has contributed land to 12 state parks and conserved more than 290,000 acres of natural lands.
Plant health includes the protection of plants, as well as scientific and regulatory frameworks for controlling plant pests or pathogens. [1]
It has more than 2900 physicians and allied health professionals and has approximately 11000 employees that serve a 10-county area at outpatient facilities and seven acute care hospitals with over 1,360 licensed beds: UPMC Harrisburg, UPMC Community Osteopathic, UPMC West Shore, UPMC Carlisle, UPMC Hanover, UPMC Lititz, and UPMC Memorial. [2]
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (also known as ALCOSAN) is a municipal authority in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania that provides wastewater treatment services to 83 communities, including the city of Pittsburgh. [1] Its principal sewage treatment plant is along the Ohio River downstream from Pittsburgh (see satellite photo). (map of service ...
In 1998, Pittsburgh Mercy Health System, Sisters of Providence Health System, and Allegany merged to form Catholic Health East. [5] In 2006, Catholic Health East decided to seek a strategic partner to strengthen and preserve its faith-based care in Pittsburgh and Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh merged with UPMC to become UPMC Mercy on January 1, 2008.