MWA is proposing to purchase a 192.6 acre property in Fayette County which borders Indian Creek, a tributary of the Youghiogheny River,…
Read MoreIn the last week of June, staff at the Mountain Watershed Association were able to slide into their hip waders to join…
Read MoreOn May 11th, 2022, the Fayette Zoning Hearing Board held a public hearing to determine if Mountain Pines should be granted a…
Read MoreMWA responded to buffer cars filled with nurdles careening into the water and crumpling on the riverbanks.
Read MoreUnderneath the rocks that cover the floors of our watershed lives possibly the oldest animals ever recorded, sponges. They’re not much to…
Read MoreThe Mountain Watershed Association (MWA) is happy to announce a new upcoming education project: the Water Guardians After School Youth Club. During…
Read MoreOne of Mountain Watershed’s Association’s neighbors, Mountain Pines Campground, has recently become the center of attention in our local community. During a…
Read MoreThe Youghiogheny River Watershed is known for its clean and cool tributaries, fishing, whitewater rafting, and coal mining. Our industrial minded history…
Read MoreShale gas development through hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Western Pennsylvania has been consistent for over a decade. As the natural gas industry…
Read MoreIn just a few weeks – February 12 – the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) construction permits for Sunoco’s Mariner East Pipeline…
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