Editing Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Parks and recreation==
There are two [[List of Pennsylvania state parks|Pennsylvania state parks]] in Allegheny County. [[Point State Park]] is at the [[confluence]] of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in [[Downtown Pittsburgh]], and [[Allegheny Islands State Park]] is in the [[Allegheny River]] in [[Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Harmar Township]] and is undeveloped as of August 2010.

[[Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 203]] is also located in Allegheny County providing hunting and other activities.

Allegheny Land Trust, a regional land conservation group headquartered in [[Sewickley, Pennsylvania|Sewickley]], has purchased land in Allegheny County for use as public green spaces for scenic and recreational purposes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Panizzi |first=Tawnya |date=April 8, 2021 |title=Allegheny Land Trust finalizes purchase of Girty's Woods in Reserve, shielding 155-acre forest from development |url=https://triblive.com/local/allegheny-land-trust-finalizes-purchase-of-girtys-woods-in-reserve-shielding-155-acre-forest-from-development/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=TribLIVE.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Phox |first=Jason |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Allegheny Land Trust acquires more than 120 acres as protected green space |url=http://nextpittsburgh.com/environment/allegheny-land-trust-adds-more-than-120-acres-to-countywide-green-spaces/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=NEXTpittsburgh |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2012 it pursued land formerly owned by the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Company in [[Richland Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Richland Township]].<ref>{{cite news | author = Barron, Joanne | title = New director has big plans for Allegheny Land Trust| newspaper = Pittsburgh Trib Live |date=November 2012 | url=http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yoursewickley/yoursewickleymore/2912541-87/alt-beichner-director-development-organization-acres-executive-community-conservation-mwcdc#ixzz2DHayw326 }}</ref> In 2020, it received a grant to convert a former country club into a public green space.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Waltz |first=Amanda |title=Allegheny Land Trust awarded grant to transform former country club into public green space |url=https://www.pghcitypaper.com/news/allegheny-land-trust-awarded-grant-to-transform-former-country-club-into-public-green-space-18210102 |date=October 19, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Pittsburgh City Paper |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Cipriani |first1=Marcie |date=November 26, 2019 |title=$500,000 grant announced to help Allegheny Land Trust purchase former Churchill Valley Country Club |url=https://www.wtae.com/article/dollar500000-grant-announced-to-help-allegheny-land-trust-purchase-former-churchill-valley-country-club/29962831 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=WTAE |language=en}}</ref> In December 2020, it donated 20 undeveloped acres across three parcels in [[Hampton, Pennsylvania|Hampton]] to expand [[North Park (Pittsburgh)|North Park]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Donation to add acreage to North Park in Hampton|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2020/12/15/North-Park-Allegheny-County-Council-Allegheny-Land-Trust-Hampton-donation-Roy-Kraynyk-Andy-Baechle/stories/202012150121|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en}}</ref>{{AlleghenyCountyPennsylvaniaParks}}