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2013 Annual Report

The mission of the Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team is to educate and engage citizen stewards in maintaining, enhancing and restoring the natural resources of the Kiski-Conemaugh River Basin.

Conemaugh Valley Conservancy Board of Directors Michael Burk, President Michael Kane, First Vice-President Barry Tuscano, Second Vice-President Jack Maher, Secretary Linda Gwinn, Assistance Secretary Richard Burkert, Treasurer Kenan Kevenk, Assistant Treasurer Richard Bloom Brad Clemenson Brian Gunnlaugson Rob McCombie Jerry Seitz James Stratton Eric Sutliff Chris Volpe Leonard Hess, Director Emeritus Richard Mayer, Director Emeritus Mike Walker, Director Emeritus

Conemaugh Valley Conservancy Staff Melissa Reckner, Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team Director Eric Null, Aquatic Biologist Amanda Barnhart, Environmental Technician Elizabeth Mayer, Book Keeper Jacob McCloskey, Intern, Saint Francis University Nickolas Shawver, Intern, Saint Francis University Laura Hawkins, Greenway Coordinator, via Allegheny Ridge Corporation Jack McGuire, Trails Manager

Conemaugh Valley Conservancy Conservation Committee Rick Bloom ~ Michael Burk ~ Brad Clemenson ~ Rob McCombie ~ Barry Tuscano Page 1

Grantors With the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy as its 501(c)3 host organization, the Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team successfully secured new grants to support its mission and projects in 2013 from the Colcom Foundation, the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds via GenOn Settlement funds, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Several grants that the Stream Team utilized in 2013 were awarded prior to 2013. These included grants from:  Colcom Foundation, one grant of which the Mountain Watershed Association served as administrator.  Coldwater Heritage Partnership  Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds  Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, of which the Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority is kindly serving as a pass-through agent.  Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, one grant for which the Poconos Northeast Resource Conservation and Development Council is serving as administrator.  Recreation Equipment, Inc. Donations from individuals, organizations, and businesses were and remain critical to the well being of the Stream Team program. For a complete list of supporters, please view pages 9 and 10.

Author: Melissa Reckner Editors: Michael & Kathleen Burk All photographs by Melissa Reckner unless otherwise noted. Cover: The “Point” in Johnstown on August 21, 2013. The Stonycreek River (left) and the Little Conemaugh River join to form the Conemaugh River. Ki s ki-C on emau gh St ream Team 2013 Annua l R ep ort

Letter from the Director Hello Readers, Thank you for taking time to view our 2013 annual report! As you’ll see, it was a full year with much of it continuing projects started in earlier years. Of course, we stick to our cores of educating youth through Trout in the Classroom projects and engaging Stream Stewards in the monitoring of Abandoned Mine Discharges and treatment systems. In 2013, the Stream Team routinely monitored 35 AMD treatment systems! That’s about 10-12% of all the publically owned AMD treatment systems across the Commonwealth and demonstrates the importance of our work. And we’re seeing positive change from the collective efforts of those who are working to restore and conserve our natural resources. I purposely chose the photo of the Point in Johnstown for our cover because the Little Conemaugh River looks so good! After decades of appearing like an orange, cream soup of iron, other metals, and acidity and seeing the line of demarcation between its water and that of the Stonycreek’s in the Conemaugh River for miles, its improvement is remarkable. Rosebud Mining Company’s active treatment system in St. Michael is dramatically improving the water quality of the Little Conemaugh, but there are many more discharges that still need to be addressed. I hope this project jump starts a higher level of private investment in the cleaning of our waters. My heartfelt thanks goes to all our supporters, staff, and volunteers who help keep the Stream Team alive and growing. Believe it or not, in 2014, the Stream Team will celebrate its 15th Anniversary and the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy will celebrate its 20th! I hope you will join us at the events we’ll have throughout the year to commemorate these milestones. Be sure to “friend” us on Facebook for the latest!

Map created by Ryan McGrew, a student at California University of PA.

All the best,

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Water Monitoring Program In 2013, Stream Team volunteers and staff collected 772 water samples from Abandoned Mine Discharges (AMD), AMD treatment systems, and rivers impacted by AMD in cooperation with the PA Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. These samples came from 181 sites throughout the Kiski-Conemaugh River Basin where samples were collected semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly, based on need. The DEP’s Bureau of Laboratories analyzes the water samples collected at no cost to the Stream Team, thereby contributing over $71,200 of in-kind services to the Stream Team and its partners. Resulting data are used by watershed associations, conservation districts, engineering firms, and state and federal agencies to evaluate the effectiveness of existing treatment systems and to design new ones. As an example, in November, the Somerset Conservation District was awarded $215,141 from the Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund administered by the Commonwealth Financing Authority to rehabilitate the Rock Tunnel Treatment System. Continued at “AMD” on page 6.

Mike Burk took a picture of himself in the most unique combination of hip waders and snowshoes that made sampling the Hughes Borehole a little easier in December! Page 3

AMD Treatment Systems Monitored by the Stream Team 1. Beaverdale Limestone bed #1, Little Conemaugh Watershed 2. Beaverdale Limestone bed #2, Little Conemaugh Watershed 3. Beaverdale trench, Little Conemaugh Watershed 4. Big Run #2, Blackleggs Creek Watershed 5. Big Run #7, Blackleggs Creek Watershed 6. Big Run #8, Blackleggs Creek Watershed 7. Booker, Kiskiminetas Watershed 8. Boswell, Stonycreek River Watershed 9. Brence’s Pond, Little Conemaugh Watershed 10. Coal Pit A, Blacklick Creek Watershed 11. Coal Pit B, Blacklick Creek Watershed 12. Jenner, Stonycreek River Watershed 13. Kolb, Blackleggs Creek Watershed 14. Laurel Run #1, Blacklick Creek Watershed 15. Laurel Run #2, Blacklick Creek Watershed 16. Lucerne 3A, Blacklick Creek Watershed 17. Oven Run Site A, Stonycreek River Watershed 18. Oven Run Site B, Stonycreek River Watershed 19. Oven Run Site D, Stonycreek River Watershed 20. Oven Run Site E, Stonycreek River Watershed 21. Oven Run Site F, Stonycreek River Watershed 22. Penn Hills 2A, Blacklick Creek Watershed 23. Penn Hills 2B, Blacklick Creek Watershed 24. Richard 1, Blacklick Creek Watershed 25. Richard 2A, Blacklick Creek Watershed 26. Richard 2B, Blacklick Creek Watershed 27. Rock Tunnel, Stonycreek River Watershed 28. SR286, Aultman Run Watershed 29. Vintondale, Blacklick Creek Watershed 30. Weaver Run D10, Stonycreek River Watershed 31. Yellow Creek 1-A, Blacklick Creek Watershed 32. Yellow Creek 1-B, Blacklick Creek Watershed 33. Yellow Creek 2-A, Blacklick Creek Watershed 34. Yellow Creek 2-B, Blacklick Creek Watershed 35. Yellow Creek 2-C, Blacklick Creek Watershed Ki s ki-C on emau gh St ream Team 2013 Annua l R ep ort

Data Logger Program The Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team maintained its Data Logger Program in 2013. The goals of this program are to secure baseline data for streams that could be receiving waters of shale-gas operations, to record and report pollution episodes, to track other sources of pollution, and to develop new restoration projects to benefit Pennsylvania waterways. While development of the shale gas industry drove the creation of this project, it is not meant to be a regulatory program. The Conemaugh Valley Conservancy does not have that kind of authority, but it can help focus the state’s limited resources on problem areas and guide future restoration projects, even ones not tied to the gas industry. For example, consistent conductivity spikes were detected in an Unnamed Tributary to the Conemaugh River. (Conductivity is a measure of water’s ability to conduct an electrical current. Pollution from a number of sources can elevate a stream’s conductivity.) The Stream Team found that an 8-inch PVC pipe in a culvert would sometimes discharge a large volume of water, while at others it was dry. This was brought to the DEP’s attention. The DEP took a grab sample of this water and found it to be alkaline, but with some metals. Further investigation found that a wastewater treatment plant up the road has an old permit to discharge this water. DEP notified the facility that this stream is being monitored and our findings will be considered when their permit is up for renewal next year. Most of the Stream Team’s 36 Solinst LTC Levelogger Juniors remained in the same streams as 2012; however, at the request of the Armstrong Conservation District, one was moved from Little Sandy Creek in Jefferson County to Hulings Run in Armstrong County. Chemical and biological monitoring that supplemented the logger data verified that Little Sandy Creek is a nice warm water ecosystem. Allegheny Conservancy is interested in 412 acres of land along Little Sandy Creek for responsible outdoor recreation. Additionally, loggers were placed upstream and downstream of an Abandoned Mine Discharge on Hulings Run to help quantify the effects of this discharge on Hulings Run. The Stream Team is tracking the status of a few other streams that had unusual data with additional chemical sampling and reviews of the stream’s macroinvertebrate community. Ki s ki -C on emau gh St ream Team 2013 Annua l R ep ort

Unfortunately, one logger was stolen and another was washed away during one of the exceptional rain events in the fall. Another, is hopefully - under jersey barriers that collapsed into Boatyard Run in August. In the spring, we hope to recover it. Four loggers remain in two Abandoned Mine Drainage treatment systems, one system that is working and another that is not, to see how these systems fluctuate over time. In the spring, additional loggers will be placed in other AMD treatment systems. The Armstrong Conservation District continues as an invaluable partner of this program. Their AmeriCorps member, Chelsea Walker, and a mutual volunteer, John Linkes, take care of several loggers in the western end of the Basin and adjacent watersheds. Interns from Saint Francis University help maintain a few loggers in Cambria and Somerset Counties. CVC’s Amanda Barnhart is responsible for maintaining most of the loggers. Eric Null, CVC’s Aquatic Biologist, helps to oversee the program, train others, manage data, and interpret results. The Stream Team is awaiting a database that West Virginia Water Research Institute is developing to house data, speed up data interpretation, and convey results to the public and researchers.

John Linkes acidifies a water sample. Page 4

Technical Assistance C-SAW

Weaver Run Restoration The Stream Team is assisting the Paint Creek Regional Watershed Association with their Growing Greener grant project that will treat Abandoned Mine Discharges degrading Weaver Run, a headwater stream. One of three proposed AMD Treatment Systems was built in 2012 and is operating well. In fact, two tests have shown brook trout can survive in Weaver Run now; however, the Stream Team is monitoring the treatment system monthly to ensure effective remediation. The other two systems are slated for construction in 2014. Special thanks to Saint Francis University’s Center for Watershed Research and Service, which constructed and installed two weirs at Weaver Run sites, one of which is pictured below.

The Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds (C-SAW) is a coalition of Technical Service Providers that offer free mentoring, technical, and capacity-building assistance to watershed groups, thanks largely to a PA DEP Growing Greener grant. The Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team is part of C-SAW and, in 2013, it provided assistance to the following organizations:  Allegheny County Conservation District  Arrowhead Chapter of Trout Unlimited  Blackleggs Creek Watershed Association  Buffalo Creek Watershed Association  Chartiers Creek Watershed Association  Little Conemaugh River Watershed Association  Shade Creek Watershed Association  Stonycreek Conemaugh River Improvement Project (SCRIP) Organizations interested in aid may contact any of the C-SAW partners for more information and an application. Watch for a new and updated C-SAW website in 2014.

Picking Up Paint Creek For the fourth year, the Stream Team helped the Paint Creek Regional Watershed Association (PCRWA) organize its road and stream side cleanup on April 6, 2013. Twenty-one volunteers from Benscreek Canoe Club, Stream Team, PCRWA, Saint Francis University, Mountain Laurel Trout Unlimited, and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown spent the morning picking up 35 tires, 51 bags of trash, and a trailer load of garbage from Berwick Road, a two-mile section of SR 160, and Little Paint Creek.

Members of Buffalo and Chartiers Creek Watershed Associations pick out macroinvertebrates collected during a C-SAW training. Photo courtesy Judy Campsey.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau Page 5

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Beaverdam Run Coldwater Conservation Plan In 2012, the Stream Team received a grant from the Coldwater Heritage Partnership to create a conservation plan for the Beaverdam Run Watershed near Central City, PA. The purposes of this project were to document the value of and threats to this high-quality stream and to jump-start projects to maintain or enhance this waterway. The Stream Team worked with the California University of PA, PA Fish and Boat Commission, PA Department of Environmental Protection, Shade Creek Watershed Association, and others to study the current state of Beaverdam Run and its tributaries and compare results to historical data. The Stream Team found that over the years, the water quality of Beaverdam Run has fluctuated ever so slightly, but enough to change the dynamics of the fishery. In the 1990s, the upper reach of Beaverdam Run was classified as a Class A Wild Trout Water by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC). Wild brook and brown trout were found in abundance; however, a drop in trout biomass in the late 1990s and early 2000s prompted the PFBC to lower this section of Beaverdam Run to a Class B stream in July 2006. It seems a drop in alkalinity – the ability of water to neutralize or buffer an acid – impeded the natural cycle of trout. While a healthy fish population exists in the upper portion of Beaverdam Run and the PFBC and local trout cooperative stock the lower portion, the Stream Team feels the fishery could be enhanced by careful additions of an alkaline material, like limestone, which would counteract the effects of acidic precipitation and naturally acidic geology. In cooperation with state agencies, the Shade Creek Watershed Association has been adding crushed limestone to select stream segments throughout the Shade Creek Watershed. The Stream Team will work with them to expand this work. Partners were excited to find two wild tiger trout fingerlings in Beaverdam Run. Tiger trout are a cross between brook and brown trout, which typically do not crossbreed in the wild. Additionally, they were surprised to find a true blue crayfish (Cambarus monongalensis) – a rare find as it is a burrower, most active at night, and at the very edge of its range in the Beaverdam Run Watershed. Both finds are pictured. The Beaverdam Run Coldwater Conservation Plan may be downloaded on the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy’s website, under the Conservation, then Projects tab. AMD (Continued from page 3) Built in 1999, this system is the oldest in the Stonycreek River Watershed. Engineers and district staff are using flow and chemistry data acquired by the Stream Team as a basis for their redesign. Stream Team data, which are stored in the PA Department of Environmental Protection’s Sampling Information System, may also now be found on www.datashed.org, an online repository of data for AMD treatment systems. In January, the Stream Team stopped its monitoring of the St. Michael discharge and of the stream into which it flows, Topper Run, as the area in which these sampling points were located became an active mine site, so state personnel took over. To access high quality, valuable coal reserves, Rosebud Mining Company invested $15 million into the construction of an active treatment system that can treat up to 10,000 gallons per minute! In July, the system was turned on and an immediate improvement in the river was seen. The murky orange color was gone. By treating the St. Michael discharge, which averages a flow rate of 1,900 gallons per minute, Rosebud is removing an estimated 28% of pollution from the Little Conemaugh River. The Stream Team has seen a 44% reduction in iron at the mouth of the Little Conemaugh since July. Ki s ki -C on emau gh St ream Team 2013 Annua l R ep ort

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Environmental Education Despite having only one full-time staff member, the Stream Team still provided environmental education programs and awareness activities for over 2,500 individuals! Trout in the Classroom remains a popular program, and in 2013 the Stream Team helped the Kiski Area Upper Elementary School start a TIC project with Blackleggs Creek Watershed Association as its conservation partner. After students release the brook trout they raised throughout the school year, many participate in Outdoor Discovery Workshops coordinated by the Stream Team. Staff and partners lead hands-on workshops on topics related to conservation and recreation that allow students to apply what they’ve learned in an outdoor setting, so students might collect macroinvertebrates out of a stream, play a game in which they are pollution flowing through a riparian buffer, or test mine drainage and tie-dye a bandana with iron oxide recovered from an AMD treatment system. In 2013, we experienced everything from perfect sunshine, to warm rain, to cold wind and even snow on release days! In October, Melissa Reckner spoke about her interest in science, her schooling, and her career path with 6th-8th grade girls who were participating in the American Association for University Women’s “Girls Tech Over” STEM event. The following is a list of 2013 events at which the She then led a workshop on water quality. th Stream Team was present. In 2013, Ms. Reckner again served on the 15 Annual Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Planning Committee. At this conference, Mr. Null gave a presentation about macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality. Ms. Reckner created ten “Watershed Hero” trading cards for heroes in the Kiski-Conemaugh River Basin. Over 45 cards were created across the state! They were displayed and “traded” at the AMR conference. Ms. Reckner also served as the Secretary and Membership Coordinator of the Stonycreek Conemaugh River Improvement Project and VicePresident of the Paint Creek Regional Watershed Association.

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The Stream Team helped with Trout in the Classroom at the following schools in Cambria, Indiana, and Somerset Counties.

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Berlin-Brothersvalley High ~ Bishop McCort High ~ Cambria Heights Middle ~ Conemaugh Township Middle ~ Forest Hills High ~ Kiski Area Upper Elementary ~ Penn Cambria Middle ~ Saint Benedict (Johnstown) ~ Saltsburg - Blairsville Elementary ~ Shade-Central City High

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Lift Johnstown Project Party ~ January 24 Picking Up Paint Creek litter cleanup ~ April 16 Conemaugh Valley Conservancy Annual Picnic ~ May 8 Bishop McCort TIC Release ~ May 10 Conemaugh Valley Conservancy Members Hike ~ May 11 Conemaugh Township TIC Release ~ May 13 Saltsburg TIC Release ~ May 16 St. Benedict TIC Release ~ May 17 Cambria Heights TIC Release ~ May 22 Shade TIC Release ~ May 24 Shanksville Outdoor Day ~ June 3 Cambria County Conservation District Family Days ~ July 17 Paddle the Que ~ July 31 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference ~ August 8-10 Ohio River Watershed Celebration ~ September 19 Saint Francis University Watershed Class ~ September 27 AAUW’s Girls Tech Over ~ October 26 Ki s ki-C on emau gh St ream Team 2013 Annua l R ep ort

Financials The Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team’s operations budget was $87,195, while its total program budget was $300,450 including in-kind contributions and project costs. These figures are nearly identical to 2012. As shown below, grants from private foundations are a significant source of revenue for the Stream Team, however, compared to 2012, when 82% of the Stream Team’s cash revenue came from private foundations, significantly less came from private sources in 2013. To compensate, the Stream Team increased the amount of contractual work it performed. C-SAW was a large portion of this. Individual giving also increased by 5% and use of state grants, such as those from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Growing Greener program, increased by 6%. 2013 expenditures were nearly identical to those of 2012. There was an increase of 3% in environmental education and a 2% increase in technical assistance, while there was a 3% decrease in expenses related to the Stream Team’s water monitoring program, largely from the Stream Team purchasing most of its monitoring equipment in prior years, and a 1% decrease in operations and fundraising. The Stream Team and the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy are very grateful to all who kindly and generously supported the Stream Team and its projects. Thank you.

2013 Cash Revenue Sources 6% 18%

Private Foundations Contractual 54%

State Grants Individuals

22%

2013 Expenditures 3% 2% 4%

Water Monitoring Program

8%

Technical Assistance Special Projects

9% 62% 12%

Environmental Education Administration Operations Fundraising

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Volunteers and Partners Dr. Dave Argent Jane Armbrust Heather Atkins Dr. Joel Bandstra Mary Ellen Bard Charles Beal David Beale Dennis Beck James Blake Randy Buchanan Steve Bulebosh Kathleen Burk Michael Burk Kelly Cossey Bill Conlin Adam Cotchen Pat Cotchen Jack Crislip Brittany DeLeone Brian Deleonibug Jim Delfavro Earl “Smokey” Dennen Michael Depew Terry Dick David Drescher John Dudash Holly Eckenrode

James Eckenrode, Jr. Brook Esarey Dick Farabaugh JoAnne Ferraro John Ferraro Beth Garner Robert George Dominic Ghiardi Jonathan Graffius Allie Gray Linda Gray Tom Gray Art Grguric Stephen Griffith Laura Hawkins Robert Hook Brian Hreha Larry Hutchinson Kirk Jalbert Mike Jenkins Tom Karazia Jean Keene Butch Kerchinski Michael Kern Ned Kimmel Dr. William Kimmel Mike Kubek

Mark Kurcis Samantha Kutskel Carrie Law Dr. Mary Lavine Alex Lezark Nancy Lezark John Linkes Greg Lipps Eli Long Chris Mahla Karlice Makuchan Nate Marsh Caleb McAdoo Jacob McCloskey Rob McCombie Nolan McGuire Ron Morris George Mostoller Charlie Moyer Kristi Niekamp Eric Null Jeremy Peck Roger Phillips Bryan Rabish Kathryn Randall Kenna Raymond Matthew Reckner

Melissa Reckner Daryl Reed Dennis Remy Jackie Ritko Amaris Rodriguez Cindy Rogers Nickolas Shawver Justin Skipper Robert Spangler Greg Shustrick Dr. William Strosnider Mark Stockley Victoria Tantlinger Diane Thomas Chelsea Walker Drew Walker Rich Wargo Brynn Waylonis Katy Williams Matt Williams Darlene Wilusz David Wright The Stream Team regrets any errors or omissions. Please notify us immediately so that we may address your interests.

Volunteer of the Year The Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team is proud to name

Ron Morris its 2013 Volunteer of the Year! Ron has been a part of the Stream Team since 2003. When he lived in Seward, Ron routinely collected water samples from the Ninevah Borehole. Now that he’s in the Johnstown area, he samples several streams and rivers on a quarterly basis. Ron also helps with litter cleanups, and his quiet manner is a calming asset when paddling on local waterways, when he serves as a safety boater and provides tips to newbies on the Sojourn. We would be remiss if we did not give a special nod to Kenna Raymond, Ron’s partner, who often accompanies Ron on his outings. Thank you for all you do for the Stream Team and similar groups. Page 9

Kenna Raymond and Ron Morris Photo by Ron Morris Ki s ki-C on emau gh St ream Team 2013 Annua l R ep ort

Donors and Funders Armstrong Conservation District David Beale Blackleggs Creek Watershed Association Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority Central City Sportsmen’s Club Chest Creek Watershed Association Colcom Foundation Coldwater Heritage Partnership Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds DailyGood / GoodSearch Dean Jordan Goodyear Tire Center Eastern PA Coalition for

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Foundation for PA Watersheds Greater Ferndale Sportsmen’s Club Hedin Environment Jenner Rod and Gun Club Johnstown Sportsmen’s Club Kids Sport Knapp’s Snack Shack Laurel Hill State Park Ron Morris Mountain Laurel Trout Unlimited Musser Engineering, Inc. North Strabane Township Eric Null Paint Creek Regional Watershed Association

Patton Borough PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources PA Department of Environmental Protection PA Fish and Boat Commission Steve Podratsky Matthew Reckner Melissa Reckner REI Mary Lou Repsher Sahlaney and Dudeck Law Office Saint Francis University Saltsburg Sportsmen’s Club Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ligonier Valley Robert Wardrop

Adopt-a-Site

Honors and Awards

Thirty-seven sampling points were sponsored through the Stream Team’s Adopt-aMonitoring Site fundraising campaign, where, for $100 a site, an individual, organization, or business can sponsor the sampling of Stream Team water quality monitoring points for one year. Please consider joining the following in their support.

At the Ohio River Watershed Celebration (ORWC) aboard the Gateway Clipper in Pittsburgh, the PA Fish and Boat Commission presented a Conservation Award to the Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team, which was one of only two organizations to have participated in more than ten ORWCs!

Benscreek Canoe Club Jim Brett Family Michael and Kathleen Burk Earth Shapers, LLC East Taylor Township Laura Hawkins Jenner Rod & Gun Club Jeff and Mary Lavine Jack and Denise Maher Dick and Connie Mayer Ron Morris Jerry and Sandy Seitz Somerset Conservation District W.N. Tuscano Agency / Barry Tuscano

Also at the ORWC, the Stream Team captured second place and a $250 cash award in the Best Overall display category! Melissa Reckner is shown with the PFBC Award. Photo courtesy Anne Daymut.

Support our work! To make a tax-deductible contribution, please make your check payable to CVC and mail the check, along with this form, to CVC ~ P.O. Box 218 ~ Johnstown, PA 15907. In the memo put “Stream Team.” Thank you! Name: _________________________ Telephone #: _____________________ Email: _________________________ Address: ________________________

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