Watersheds
MWA Embarks on First Nurdle Patrol
Mountain Watershed Association has started to track nurdle pollution in our waterways, establishing a baseline of testing this fall.
Read MoreHerpin’ in the Watershed: An Interview with Jason Poston
This summer was a dry one. On the rare rainy day, I would see a few toads out and about, enjoying the wet grass in front of my flower beds.…
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…
Read MoreThe Story of Kalp
As those of us doing the work of mine drainage remediation know, our projects need a whole lot of oversight and maintenance, repair and refurbishment. We do not necessarily expect…
Read MoreWhy is Indian Creek Flowing Red?
Photo shows the path of the rogue discharge immediately after it enters a clean Indian Creek. In June, MWA received several complaints of visibly polluted water in Indian Creek, seen…
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…
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