Skip to content
  • News
  • Events
  • Shop
  • Donate
MWA Logo_Transparent
MWA Logo_Transparent
  • About
    • About
    • Our Team
    • Contact
    • Join Our Team
  • Conservation
    • Conservation Planning
    • Land Conservation
    • Remediation
    • Water Sampling
  • Campaigns
    • Allegheny Energy Center
    • Mariner East II Pipeline
    • Nurdle Patrol
    • MAX Environmental Hazardous & Residual Waste Landfill
    • Rustic Ridge Coal Mine
    • Direct Support Fund
  • Recreation
    • Indian Creek Valley Trail
    • Youghiogheny River Water Trail
  • Education
    • Outdoor Lending Library
  • Support
    • Become a Member
    • Support our Fundraising Campaigns
    • Volunteer

Recreation

How to filter water for outdoor adventures

By Colleen O'Neil | September 6, 2023 | 0

Clean drinking water is essential for a long day on the trail, so you should always have a plan for gathering and purifying it before you head out the door.

Read More

What’s up with that water? (Summer Edition!)

By Taylor Robbins | August 29, 2023 | 0

The summer season allows us to experience beautiful events like blooming native flowers or feeling the warm sun on our faces as we go for a swim, but sometimes we see things in the water that aren’t so pretty.

Read More

First Annual Lower Yough Loop Race

By Colleen O'Neil | July 20, 2023 | 0

On Saturday, July 15, Mountain Watershed Association, in partnership with the Great Falls Foundation and Wilderness Voyageurs, held the first annual Lower Yough Loop Race in Ohiopyle State Park! 

Read More

Invasive insect traps placed along ICV Trail

By Colleen O'Neil | June 5, 2023 | 0

Mountain Watershed Association is partnering with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture along the Indian Creek Trail to look for invasive insects. Using a trap like the one in the picture,…

Read More

Nearly 200 Acres Along Rasler Run To Be Protected

By Taylor Robbins | March 6, 2023 | 0

MWA is proud to announce that we are now the sole owners of 186.17 acres of property in the Indian Creek Valley Gorge. The property is located in Springfield Township…

Read More

The Birds & Blooms of the Indian Creek Gorge

By Morgan Moran | June 1, 2021 | 0

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 More
Older Posts »

Recent Posts

  • MWA’s Fall Fishing Festival!
  • 185 Acres of Mineral Rights Protected!
  • How to filter water for outdoor adventures
  • Water Guardians After-School Club Returns to Connellsville!
  • What’s up with that water? (Summer Edition!)

Categories

  • Allegheny Energy Center
  • Bomb Trains
  • Campaigns
  • Climate Change
  • Coal
  • Community Resources
  • Conservation
  • Curry
  • Direct Support Fund
  • Education
  • Energy Conservation Series
  • Events
  • Fundraising Campaign
  • Indian Creek
  • Indian Creek Valley Plant Series
  • Indian Creek Valley Trail
  • Injection Well
  • Invenergy
  • Mariner East
  • MAX Environmental
  • Meet The Staff
  • Mine Discharge
  • Nurdles
  • Posts
  • Rasler Run
  • Recreation
  • Revtai
  • Rustic Ridge
  • Shale Gas
  • Stories of the River
  • Swimmable Waters
  • Toxic Waste
  • Water
  • Water Matters Series
  • Watersheds
  • Yough River
WKA Member WHITE (3)
MWA Logo_Transparent

Curious how to say the name of the river? It's pronounced "yawk-a-gainey" or simply the "yawk." "Youghiogheny" is a Lenape word that means "water following in a contrary direction."

Contact | Donate | Subscribe

© 2023 Mountain Watershed Association. All Rights Reserved. | Powered by Maple Creative

Powered by Ultimate Auction