On a warm morning in early Spring, Mountain Watershed staff made their way north on the Indian Creek Valley Trail, carrying a net, a measuring tape, empty mason jars, metal sieves, and various water sampling equipment. A whole week of …
When Water, Ecology, and Agriculture are Left Out: What You Need to Know About the Proposed PA Science Standards
This week, an email came through my inbox from the PA Association of Environmental Educators with the subject, “TOMORROW – Town Hall: PA Proposed Science Standards.” My interests were peaked. Last Winter, pre-pandemic, I spent a fair amount of time …
February 17: Public Hearing on Shaw Coal Refuse Site
Join MWA stand up to the proposed Shaw Mine Coal Refuse Site by attending the virtual public hearing February 17. This proposed site would add a 131-acre dump site for toxic mining waste around our Casselman River, outside Meyersdale, PA. …
Subsidence is Damaging Properties in Footprint of Rustic Ridge Deep Mine
“I have been fighting this mine since before it was put in the ground and now I am falling into it,” noted one resident who lives in the footprint of LCT Energy’s Rustic Ridge Deep Mine in Saltlick and Donegal …
Land Donation for Public Use
Mountain Watershed Association has received a donation of a twenty-one-acre stretch of undeveloped land along the Indian Creek Valley Trail to be incorporated into the hiking and biking path. The parcel was donated in honor of Willis B. Miller and …
Public Meeting on Proposed Coal Activity in South Huntington
On February 3, 2020 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a virtual meeting where residents can voice their concerns about a Government Financed Construction Contract (GFCC) project that will extract 350,000 tons of coal from a South Huntington …
Springs: What They Are and Why We’re Testing Them
Springs are a natural source of fresh, cold, flowing water that have undoubtedly attracted humans to them for millennia. Entire communities have been formed around springs, and many homes built before the 20th century were purposely built near springs. Springs …
MWA Embarks on First Nurdle Patrol
Mountain Watershed Association has started to track nurdle pollution in our waterways, establishing a baseline of testing this fall.
Yough Defense Party – The Early Days
This year will be the 12th Annual Yough Defense Party. The party started with an idea by Ohiopyle’s own Scott Bortree. “Can we buy a keg to raise money for Mountain Watershed’s legal fees?” The Curry Mine, a strip …
MWA’s Solar Update
Since going solar, MWA has recorded our energy savings and earnings in order to present an update on our experience with this renewable source of energy.