Yough River
2024 Year in Review
Our 2024 Year in Review is hitting mailboxes across the country! Our supporters come from as far east as New Jersey and as far west as California. The diversity of…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: Keep Maryland Frack Free!
The Youghiogheny watershed is in trouble. A new bill, just introduced in Maryland, could repeal the state’s ban on hydraulic fracturing. SB0878 threatens Garrett and Allegany Counties, Deep Creek, the…
Read MoreGross! Rock snot in the Yough?
Didymo (colloquially called “rock snot”) is an aquatic diatom native to cool-water regions of northern Europe and North America. It can grow into thick, brown mats that cover rocks and…
Read More2024 Summer Newsletter
It’s hard to believe we’re over halfway through 2024! So much has already happened, and we have more plans to come! Attached to this post is our annual Summer Newsletter,…
Read MoreYough Hellbenders Remain Elusive
Mountain Watershed Association and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy teamed up again this spring to search for the eastern hellbender salamander in the waters of the Youghiogheny River. Last year, WPC…
Read MoreA Look into the Swallow Falls Bridge Replacement Project
The Garrett County Engineering Department is working to construct a new bridge in Swallow Falls State Park, more specifically, in the Youghiogheny Scenic and Wild River Corridor. Swallow Falls Road, which…
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