News

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Did you miss it? Rustic Ridge Town Hall Recap

May 29, 2024
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On May 14, the MWA Advocacy team (including two on-staff attorneys), staff from Jacobs Creek Watershed Association, and members of the Rustic…

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Welcome to our Summer AmeriCorps Members!

May 29, 2024

We have two awesome new Summer AmeriCorps members at MWA this year! We’d like to wish them a warm welcome to our…

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MWA Receives $30,000 in Education Funding

May 28, 2024

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has awarded MWA a grant to continue expanding our outdoor education programs in the Youghiogheny River…

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193 Fewer Tires in the Yough!

May 28, 2024
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On May 18, we held our first River Cleanup of the year on the Youghiogheny River in West Newton, PA! MWA hosts…

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Yough Hellbenders Remain Elusive

May 22, 2024
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Mountain Watershed Association and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy teamed up again this spring to search for the eastern hellbender salamander in the…

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