Restoration Plan

"In 2000, initiated by an interest in restoring the Paint Creek watershed by Windber Borough, the Paint Creek Regional Watershed Association (PCRWA) was born. A seven member board was established, one from each watershed municipality (except Ogle Township) and one member-at-large, with the mission to restore, enhance and protect the Paint Creek watershed by engaging the public, fostering partnerships and monitoring water quality. The goals of the PCRWA include identifying, reclaiming and controlling AMD affected areas within the watershed, promoting wise land use and management of natural resources in the watershed, organizing and participating in stream cleanup efforts to remove tires and other litter from the creeks and stream banks, revitalizing and expanding the suitable fishing areas in the watershed by promoting and protecting clean waterways, maintaining sustainable habitats for game animals, creating environmentally friendly hiking and biking trails to help promote tourism within the watershed and surrounding areas, and advocating awareness, appreciation and respect for environmental issues through community education to insure an ecologically healthy future."

-Thomas J. Clark

For more information, please download the entire Paint Creek restoration plan.

Paint Creek Restoration Plan.zip (53,109 kb)

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Created by Matt Somogyi, OSM 2006 Intern