Swimmable Waters
What’s up with that water? (Summer Edition!)
The summer season allows us to experience beautiful events like blooming native flowers or feeling the warm sun on our faces as we go for a swim, but sometimes we see things in the water that aren’t so pretty.
Read MoreRecruiting Volunteers for Weekly Water Monitoring
Mountain Watershed Association will be holding a Volunteer Training Day for water quality sampling on April 12th at 2pm at MWA’s office in Melcroft, PA. At the training, volunteers will…
Read MoreHigh Quality Streams – High Quality Fish
The Youghiogheny River Watershed is known for its clean and cool tributaries, fishing, whitewater rafting, and coal mining. Our industrial minded history paired with our current love for the outdoors…
Read MoreSwim Season 2021 is upon us!
Life is resurging all throughout the Youghiogheny River watershed! Spring has sprung as evident by the sounds of birds chirping, squirrel frolicking, while plants and trees bloom. That can mean…
Read MoreFebruary 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…
Read MoreMWA Embarks on First Nurdle Patrol
Mountain Watershed Association has started to track nurdle pollution in our waterways, establishing a baseline of testing this fall.
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