We welcome a new year of AmeriCorps with our newest member, Jena Shaffer. Jena, a Somerset native, is the recent graduate of The Pennsylvania State University. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Science with minors in Leadership Development, …
We’re screening 9 awesome films at our Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival this Saturday, August 8 in Ohiopyle! Here’s a preview of each of them. Please join us! Click here for more info. Adventures with a Purpose: A Higher Calling Renowned …
We’re presently accepting resumes for our AmeriCorps Volunteer position. This position is offered through the Pennsylvania Mountain Service Corporation and is a full-time temporary position from August 20, 2015 – August 12, 2016. The Mountain Watershed Association works toward the protection, …
We’re bringing the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival to Ohiopyle! Join us at the Ohiopyle Community Center, 15 Sherman Street, on August 8 from 7-10PM. This event will feature live music from The Joint Commission, great food and drinks …
The Department of Environmental Protection California District Mining Office held a public meeting on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at the Donegal Community Center, on the proposed Rustic Ridge #1 deep mine in Saltlick and Donegal Townships. Over 130 citizens attended …
Farmers & equine owners – Do you have your Manure Management Plan in place? If not, join the Westmoreland County Conservation District at one of these workshops to write your Manure Management Plan for your farm. A manure management plan …
This week we’ve been featuring comments from our staff members on the proposed Rustic Ridge deep mine in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, and Saltlick Township, Fayette County (see here, here and here). In the final installation in this series, we’re …
Comments Regarding the Proposed LCT Rustic Ridge Mine No. 1 Submitted by Beverly Braverman on behalf of the Mountain Watershed Association The saying “the more things change, the more they stay the same” seems most applicable to this proposed deep mine …
Now is the time to prepare your comments for Tenaska, the gas fired power plant proposed along the Yough (find background information on the proposal here, and more information on the meeting here). The combined public hearing for the Air …
Today we’ll feature testimony submitted by Krissy Kasserman, our Youghiogheny Riverkeeper, at last week’s hearing on the proposed Rustic Ridge deep mine. Find background information on this proposal here and here, and our write-up on the recently held public hearing here. You can also find comments …
