Indian Creek
What’s Happening with Hellbenders?
The Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) The Eastern Hellbender is the largest North American salamander and happens to be the Pennsylvania State Amphibian. The Hellbender is directly related to species that…
Read MoreAdding the Steyer Bridge to the Indian Creek Valley Trail
There are still sections that need completed to finish the Indian Creek Valley Trail from Route 31 to the Youghiogheny River—a full 19 miles of what remains of the abandoned…
Read MoreWalk with Rachel in the Indian Creek Gorge
The Indian Creek Valley Gorge is somewhat of a hidden gem in the Laurel Highlands. The 4.5 mile gorge section of the ICV Trail was completed in August of 2019…
Read MorePassive Treatment—Active Maintenance: When Mine Drainage Treatment Systems Need Fixed
If you saw this along the Indian Creek Valley Trail during the first couple months of 2020, you may have thought something was awry. You would have been correct. That…
Read MoreThat Familiar Stream-side Tune
I thought I heard a song I’ve just been dying to hear lately. It was getting a little chilly outside as the sun sets on the tree line but that’s…
Read MoreA Hike in the Headwaters
On January 11, it was a beautiful 70-degree day. As peculiar as it sounds to be walking directly in the stream, following Indian Creek up into its headwaters, in mid-January,…
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