Corporate Member - Duquesne Light Company
Open grasslands on Brunot Island
(FORMERLY DUQUESNE LIGHT) – BRUNOT ISLAND
Total Acreage: 180 Acreage Managed for Wildlife: 120
Location: on the Ohio River, approximately two miles down river from the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. The island was actively managed for wildlife when owned by Duquesne Light (DQE), and is now owned by Orion Power Mid-West, who plan to preserve the habitat.
Description/ Activities:
Nest box placement and monitoring for cavity nesters 
Flood plain shrubs, trees, and grasslands
Control of invasive Japanese knotweed
Rotational mowing to increase ground nesting species of birds
Osprey platform
Active waterfowl nests
Tree planting
Over 60 avian species documented on island
Community Outreach:
In 1997, Duquense Light began a partnership with Pittsburgh Voyager (Voyager), an educational organization that operates two “floating laboratories” that tour Pittsburgh’s three rivers. Both the Voyager and Discovery are 80 foot former U.S. Navy training vessels that have facilities on-board for teaching school groups and the general public about river ecology. This year Voyager stopped at Brunot Island several times with summer river camp students. The Discovery was used for the first Duquense Light “Brunot Island Discovery Tour” for employees and their families. Their day consisted of a walking tour of the island, the Voyager ecology program, and a cruise on the three rivers. Each of these groups walked the nature trail created by the wildlife team to learn about the unique natural and cultural history of the island. This partnership brings over 100 visitors to Brunot Island each summer.
DUQUESNE LIGHT – Cheswick Emergency Ash Pond, Elrama, Kissick, and Fern Valley Landfills
Duquesne Light has also enhanced several other closed landfill sites for wildlife habitat.
