Dear Friend, The Mountain Watershed Association, home of the Youghiogheny Riverkeeper, is now in its 21st year. Your support has helped to sustain our organization since its inception in 1994. For nearly two decades, we have made great strides toward …
Our mission is to protect, preserve and restore the Indian Creek and greater Youghiogheny River watersheds. We’ve made a lot of progress toward that goal in 2015. Please take a moment to read our Annual Report so that we may share …
On Tuesday, December 15 DEP will hold a hearing on the NPDES (water discharge) permit for the proposed Rustic Ridge deep mine in the Donegal and Saltlick areas. The meeting will be held from 1-3PM at the Donegal Community Center, …
We’re pleased to announce we’ve recently received $25,000 from The Pittsburgh Foundation to support our 2016 Swimmable Waters project. Included in this project are funds to construct an in-house laboratory to process E. coli samples. Processing the samples in-house will …
On November 19th, join us at the Falls City Pub in Ohiopyle for our 7th annual Yough Defense Party! This event is the single largest fundraiser for our Yough Defense Fund which supports our advocacy, monitoring and legal work in …
The first gathering of landowners along the route of the Mariner East Pipelines took place on November 7th in Carlisle, PA. The Mariner East Organizers Summit, a joint effort between Clean Air Council and Mountain Watershed Association, brought together 60 …
Today we joined Waterkeeper Alliance, ForestEthics and a national network of Waterkeeper organizations today in releasing a new investigative report exploring the condition of our nation’s rail infrastructure. From July – September 2015, Waterkeepers from across the country documented the structural …
Join us on Thursday, November 19th at Falls City Pub and Restaurant for the 7th annual Yough Defense Party! We’ll have awesome silent auction items including river gear and local art, live music from Meadow Run & Fern Cliff Collective, and …
On Saturday September 26, 2015 we hosted a celebration of the Indian Creek watershed featuring a Children’s Fishing Event and Duck Race at C.W. Resh Park in Indian Head PA. In its seventh year the event attracted over 60 children and their …
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, …
