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Jackson Run
A nonprofit 501(c)(3) conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the Mahoning Creek, its tributaries, ponds and surrounding lands within Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson Counties, Pennsylvania for present and future generations.
Click on the following to view the Final Tag Report or Chemistry and Physical Parameters for discharge into Sugar Camp Run.
September 25, 2007, Tuesday, 7:00pm - Upper Mahoning Creek Watershed Association meeting, Human Resource Center, Punxsutawney
This website funded in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Growing Greener Program, a grant program supporting watershed restoration and protection projects statewide. Learn more at www.GrowingGreener.org

Click on the arrow to the right of the boxes to view the list of resources. Highlight and click the selected resource to go to that site.
An Office of Surface Mining Intern has done research on how aquatic insect life in the Upper Mahoning Creek Watershed is affected by Acid Mine Drainage. Click HERE to learn more about the study and view the research results.
The following links are intended for individuals requiring a better understanding of the need to preserve wetlands and waterways and information for educators on how to incorporate the elements of watershed management into the curriculum:
DCNR Watershed Education - aWatershed Education is an educational program for students and teachers in grades 6-12. It promotes classroom and field research, hands-on ecological investigations, networking, partnerships, stewardship and community service in an effort to produce environmentally literate citizens.
Abandoned Mine Drainage Education - A web site is designed for use by boards of education, school administrations, teachers, parents, students and community members seeking a better understanding of abandoned mine drainage and watershed education.
AMRClearinghouse.org - an outstanding information clearinghouse for Pennsylvania watershed associations, especially those associations dealing with abandoned mine reclamation (AMR) issues...
Know Your Watershed - A good starting place for the novice, the site includes a glossary of watershed terms.
Real-Time Data For PA Streamflow - USGS water resources.
Benthic Macroinvertebrates - Biomonitoring.
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Identification Key - Outstanding resource.
PA Fish & Boat Commission - Educational Aquatic Field Study Permit Application Form.
GREEN - Global Rivers Environmental Education Network.
Surf Your Watershed - Locate and find information about your watershed for EPA.
USGS Learning Web - Dedicated to K-12 education, exploration, and life-long learning.
Science in Your Watershed - Scientific information organized on a watershed basis.
Adopt-A-Watershed - Adopt-A-Watershed works to inspire students from kindergarten through twelfth grade with a sense of place in nature and in their community, an awareness that they can make a difference, and lifelong quest for knowledge about the environment.
For purposes of identification the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated the Mahoning Creek as part of the Middle Allegheny - Redbank Watershed - USGS Catalog Reference: 05010006 and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) describes it as part of the Ohio Basin, Subbasin 17 (Central Allegheny) Watershed D - Mahoning Creek.
Click HERE to view an extensive study on the Upper Mahoning Watershed by the USGS.
Click on the above POWR logo to view an outstanding newsletter on what's happening in Pennsylvania watersheds.

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