Indian Creek
Planting Trees to Stabilize the Streambank
On October 20th, MWA assisted Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Fish and Boat Commission in live staking. Live staking is used to increase fish habitat, slope strength, and plant cover. The…
Read MoreTake Action Today: PA Senate sells out Municipal Water with SB597
Recently, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 597, the “Water Quality Accountability Act’. If signed into law, it would raise the cost of operations for public water authorities by implementing burdensome…
Read MoreRaising Funds to Purchase Land and Protect Rasler Run
MWA is proposing to purchase a 192.6 acre property in Fayette County which borders Indian Creek, a tributary of the Youghiogheny River, and Rasler Run, a tributary to Indian Creek.…
Read MoreSummer Fish Surveys Went Swimmingly
In the last week of June, staff at the Mountain Watershed Association were able to slide into their hip waders to join Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) in some fish shocking.…
Read MoreMountain Pines Zoning Meeting Review and Further Call to Action
On May 11th, 2022, the Fayette Zoning Hearing Board held a public hearing to determine if Mountain Pines should be granted a special expectation to expand their campground onto the…
Read MoreCommunity Concerned Over Proposed Mountain Pines Expansion
One of Mountain Watershed’s Association’s neighbors, Mountain Pines Campground, has recently become the center of attention in our local community. During a meeting hosted by MWA and local residents, nearly…
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