Guide to the North Area Environmental Council Records, 1968-2001 AIS.1995.08

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
North Area Environmental Council Records
Creator
North Area Environmental Council (Allegheny County, Pa.)
Collection Number
AIS.1995.08
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Date
1968-2001
Abstract
The North Area Environmental Council Records contains materials related to the organization and its activities between 1968-2001.
Language
English .
Author
Allyson K. Glazier.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Scope and Content Notes

The North Area Environmental Council Records document the history of the North Area Environmental Council, an Allegheny County conservation non-profit organization founded in 1969. The collection includes materials such as guides, plans, programs, reports, maps, newspaper, magazine, and journal articles related to energy, environmental issues such as recycling and pesticide use, clean water initiatives, flood plain conservation, land use and conservation, solid and hazardous waste, storm-water management, and transportation concerns between the years 1968-2001.

Related Material

Environmental Action Foundation Records, 1970-1996, AIS.1996.13, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Gil Black Environmental Papers, 1990-1995, AIS.1999.03, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Leonard Green Collection, 1969-1999, AIS.2000.19, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources Environmental Quality Board Hearings Records, 1971-1972, AIS.1974.20, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Pennsylvania Environmental Council Collection, 1970-1998, AIS.1999.18, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter Records, 1970-1997, AIS.2000.16, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Records, 1932-1982, AIS.1999.13, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Wyona S. Coleman Papers, 1971-2005, AIS.2000.21, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

History

The North Area Environmental Council is a non-profit and citizen-led conservation organization based in northern Allegheny County that was first organized in 1969. The mission of the North Area Environmental Council is to bring matters of land use planning, conservation and safe, sustainable communities to the attention of area residents, encouraging participation to achieve the goals. Originally affiliated with the YWCA (1969-1982), this organization helped to clean up rivers, sponsored walks, picnics, and workshops, planted trees, stopped pesticide spraying, created and maintained trails, sold seedlings, held recycling drives, and presented their concerns to area officials. They worked together on clean-up projects and shared material with other nearby environmental groups, including those part of the Mid-Atlantic Council of Watershed Associations. At the present time (2017), the North Area Environmental Council continues to serve the Pittsburgh area by hosting photography contests, acquiring land for conservation, performing assessment reports, and drafting conservation plans, among other volunteer-led initiatives. They continue to publish material on local watersheds, and the NAEC newletter is now avalible on their website.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Allyson K. Glazier on October 28, 2011.

Previous Citation

North Area Environmental Council Records, 1968-2001, AIS.1995.08, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Preferred Citation

North Area Environmental Council Records, 1968-2001, AIS.1995.08, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Copyright

The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.

Arrangement

The North Area Environmental Council Records are arranged in ten series:

Series I. Energy

Series II. Environmental Issues

Series III. Environmental Plans and Councils

Series IV. Flood Plain Conservation and Stormwater Management

Series V. Geology

Series VI. Government

Series VII. Land Use and Conservation

Series VIII. Transportation

Series IX. Waste

Series X. Water

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • North Area Environmental Council (Allegheny County, Pa.)

    Geographic Names

    • Allegheny County (Pa.)
    • Pittsburgh (Pa.)
    • Allegheny County (Pa.) -- Politics and government

    Other Subjects

    • Green movement -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
    • Environmental management -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
    • Transportation -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
    • Hazardous wastes -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
    • Refuse and refuse disposal -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
    • Renewable energy sources
    • Energy industries -- Environmental aspects -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
    • Water quality management -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
    • Land use -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
    • Floodplain management -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
    • Transportation
    • Social action
    • Environmentalists -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
    • Health and medicine
    • Pollution -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
    • Associations
    • Environment

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