Celebrate 50 years of the Wild and Scenic Yough on July 25! Join MWA and Yough Farms, LLC for a free evening of live music after the Upper Yough Race at the Friendsville Community Park. Event lineup: 5:00 – 7:00: Food vendors and music by Aurora Celtic7:00 – 8:00: Upper Yough Race Awards8:00 – 10:00: funky jam tunes…
Help us shape the Youghiogheny River Conservation Plan from Connellsville to McKeesport. Share your ideas for outdoor recreation, safety, and river health, and learn how to get involved in this community-driven effort. Refreshments will be provided, courtesy of General Braddock’s Fish Club! July 30, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Bud Murphy’s (Shamrock room) Connellsville, PA
Gather with our Youghiogheny watershed community at Blue Hole Creek. Share fond memories of summers spent by the creek, and stand in solidarity to demand stricter action from PA DEP. – Blue Hole Creek was at one time an Exceptional Value waterway. The creek was a reliable source of drinking water for backpackers on the…
Sign up! The Loop Race is a mass start canoe/kayak/inflatable race through the Class III whitewater of the Youghiogheny River, between Ohiopyle and the Loop take out; measuring around one mile in length. Registration: $25 for Loop Race ONLY$35 for Over the Falls Race ONLY$50 for Loop Race AND Over the Falls Race * Registration…
Sign up! The Over the Falls race is a kayak race that consists of a two-foot ledge, four-foot ledge and an eighteen-foot waterfall named Ohiopyle Falls. The course is approximately a quarter-mile in length, and is considered a class IV run, based off of American Whitewater’s (AW) rating of Ohiopyle Falls. Date: Saturday, August 15…
Registration Opens Soon! Mountain Watershed Association is dedicated to protecting the Youghiogheny River. One of our favorite ways to do that is by floating out on the Yough to clean up trash and tires in the river! Park and meet us at the West Newton ballfield at 10:30AM to check in. Then we’ll shuttle you to the…
Saturday, September 26 from 10 am – 2 pm at the ICV Community Center Mountain Watershed Association is hosting the annual Indian Creek Watershed Festival on September 26! Bring the family to learn about our beautiful watershed with hands-on outdoor education activities and fun water games in a forested park along Indian Creek. This year’s…
Gather at Sparks in the Valley to celebrate and protect the waters of the Laurel Highlands! Experience the flowing harmonies presented by local talent in a piano concert inspired by nature’s seasons. Enjoy a beautiful selection of wine, refreshments, and food in this incredible, locally owned space in the Indian Creek Valley. Get informed on…
Join MWA staff and our volunteer Board of Directors for a festive evening to celebrate our accomplishments, learn about upcoming projects, meet our new staff members, and elect the 2027 Board of Directors. Free for current members of MWA! Join us for the party! MWA will provide: Please feel free to bring a side dish…
All ages are invited to dress up in costume and hike around the woods at Camp Christian as they encounter some mystery guests with stories to tell and candy to share. Please bring your own trick or treat bag! Treats will be provided while supplies last! This event is a come-and-go as you please basis through the trick-or-treat…