Indian Creek
High Quality Streams – High Quality Fish
The Youghiogheny River Watershed is known for its clean and cool tributaries, fishing, whitewater rafting, and coal mining. Our industrial minded history paired with our current love for the outdoors…
Read MoreMussel Surveys in Indian Creek
Recently, from July 20th to the 23rd, MWA conducted freshwater mussel surveys with assistance from Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC). DCNR staff members from Ohiopyle and Laurel Hill State Park were…
Read MoreThe Birds & Blooms of the Indian Creek Gorge
Saturday, May 1, MWA was able to host its yearly Birds and Blooms walk. To our surprise, around 35 individuals were able to attend the hike! Like previous years, this…
Read MoreSwim Season 2021 is upon us!
Life is resurging all throughout the Youghiogheny River watershed! Spring has sprung as evident by the sounds of birds chirping, squirrel frolicking, while plants and trees bloom. That can mean…
Read MoreStream Insects Indicate Water Quality
On a warm morning in early Spring, Mountain Watershed staff made their way north on the Indian Creek Valley Trail, carrying a net, a measuring tape, empty mason jars, metal…
Read MoreSubsidence is Damaging Properties in Footprint of Rustic Ridge Deep Mine
“I have been fighting this mine since before it was put in the ground and now I am falling into it,” noted one resident who lives in the footprint of…
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