Who We Are
Since 1991, Friends of the Riverfront has worked to protect and restore the riverfront in the Pittsburgh region through trail development and stewardship after decades of legacy pollution. The Three Rivers Heritage Trail now encompasses 35 miles of urban and suburban riverfront trails along both banks of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers and a 34-launch water trail.
What We Do
Friends of the Riverfront builds and stewards the Three Rivers Heritage Trail and Water Trail. Our Trail Stewardship team works with more than 1000 volunteers at more than 70 public and private trail events per year to keep the trail clean, safe and accessible. Our Trail Development team works with municipalities and the public to do land acquisition, apply for funding, hire engineers and construction firms, and construct segments of the trail. We also have a range of other programs, including tree planting and care, in which we plant hundreds of trees per year and care for many more; volunteer programs including the trail stewards and trail ambassadors; and education programming include on-trail sessions about topics such as invasive species and riparian ecosystems and education programming in local schools.
