Emmerling Community Park
submitted by Richard Nugent

Emmerling Community Park is a small park located in Indiana Township, Allegheny County. It is mostly ball fields and some picnic areas, but some interesting birding is to be had. The Rachel Carson Trail follows Deer Creek through the park and affords the opportunity to observe Belted Kingfisher, Acadian Flycatcher and Louisiana Waterthrush. The park is also home to six shallow ponds, which were completed in 2007 as part of a wetlands mitigation project. By late summer these ponds are mainly mudflats, which attract a few shorebirds

Directions: From Pittsburgh take Route 28 to the State Route 910 exit. Turn left (west) on SR910 and drive about 4.1 miles to Cove Run Road. (There is a sign for the park). Turn right on Cove Run Road and proceed about 0.4 miles to the parking lot on the right. At the far end of the parking lot you will find the Rachel Carson Trail.