Recreation
Swim 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 MoreWhat is your favorite type of river trash?
Spring is here and river cleanup season is upon us. Many communities are hosting cleanups throughout southwestern Pennsylvania. Connellsville has an annual citywide cleanup coming up. Dunbar Township has made great improvements…
Read MoreLand Donation for Public Use
Mountain Watershed Association has received a donation of a twenty-one-acre stretch of undeveloped land along the Indian Creek Valley Trail to be incorporated into the hiking and biking path. The…
Read MoreElectrofishing Survey in the Indian Creek Watershed—Some Shocking Fish!
Last week, we were out in the field to do something we’ve been looking forward to for a while: fish shocking with the team from Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s (WPC) Watershed…
Read MoreTire Free Youghiogheny
Mountain Watershed Association hosted their 2nd Annual Yough River Cleanup & Tiresweep on Saturday, September 12th. The combination of low water and nice weather provided volunteers with great conditions on the…
Read MoreWhat is MWA? A quick breakdown.
How it all began… The Mountain Watershed Association (MWA) is a grassroots community-based organization with its roots in the Indian Creek Watershed (a sub-basin of the Youghiogheny River), located in…
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