Conservation

We actively monitor and restore water quality in the Youghiogheny River watershed

News & Updates

Paradise Lost: Lead contamination found in Blue Hole Creek

April 30, 2025

Heavy metal contamination (including lead) has been found in Blue Hole Creek, Forbes State Forest, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Blue Hole Creek originates from the top of Laurel Ridge near Seven…

Help Pollinators & Native Wildlife with Lazy Landscaping!

October 23, 2024

It’s nearing the end of the growing season here in Western Pennsylvania. The nights get chilly, the wildflowers and herbaceous plants, once fragrant and colorful, will start to turn brown…

Gross! Rock snot in the Yough?

September 6, 2024

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…