Posts by Colleen O'Neil
Read our Summer Newsletter!
Our 2026 Summer Newsletter is hot off the presses! This mid-year report summarizes our accomplishments, events, and projects so far this year. Read it below (best viewed in full-screen on…
Read MoreThe Yough Watershed’s longest hiking trail turns 50!
I huffed up the slope, so steep I had to scrabble at the trail with my hands. My best friend and her dad were way ahead of me, tromping up…
Read MoreLong-Awaited Win for the Wild & Scenic Yough!
Old-growth hemlock trees in the Youghiogheny Grove and citizens of the Wild and Scenic Yough finally have a win! The Appellate Court of Maryland has ruled that the Maryland Department…
Read MoreMWA Member Donates Yough Patrol Boat!
We’d like to officially introduce our first official Youghiogheny River Patrol Boat! Longtime MWA member (and volunteer Board of Directors member) Ken Gfroerer generously donated the funds to purchase this…
Read MoreOur comment on the Homer City Data Center Pipeline
On May 12, MWA stood in solidarity with Concerned Residents of Western Pennsylvania (CROW) and community members from Indiana County at a PA DEP public hearing on the proposed Homer…
Read MoreTrail Tuesday Summer Schedule
Every summer we host guided walks on the Indian Creek Valley Trail on Tuesday evenings. The long-awaited Trail Tuesday schedule for this summer is finally here! This year, we’re trying…
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