In August, a strong group of volunteers joined our conservation team to help out with some maintenance and light landscaping at the Melcroft Treatment System. The crew replaced some broken…
September is here, and with it has come a refreshing blast of cool weather throughout the Youghiogheny River watershed. Look around in local meadows to see summer’s stunning late bloomers.…
The weather is (finally) cooling down, days are getting shorter, and this season’s bright flowers are slowly going to seed. Back-to-school season is in the air! Fall is a great…
It’s tough to believe we’re halfway through the year 2025! Uncertainty has marked the start of this year, yet our community has held strong to protect the watershed that unites…
After months of coordinating with the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP), we were notified that the Solid Waste Dept at DEP has issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to…
The Mountain Watershed Association hosted a service learning opportunity with our friends from “Movement Outdoors” on our ICV trail system. Movement, as they refer to themselves, is a local non-profit…
It’s here; the middle of summer. The days are long, the sun is hot, and the swimming holes of the Youghingheny River Watershed are calling your name! Before you go…
On June 27, 2025, the Mountain Watershed Association (MWA) filed a legal appeal challenging the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) approval of a 1,425-acre expansion of the Rustic Ridge…
On May 14, Fayette County leaders and industry representatives gathered with community members to present their plan to incentivize the construction of data centers in the county. Open house events…
After MWA discovered significant lead pollution in Blue Hole Creek, there was a huge community reaction. Rightly so – Exceptional Value headwater streams are incredibly important to the watershed as…