Nominate a River

Each year Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations are invited to nominate waterways for the Pennsylvania River of the Year.

Nominations must be submitted online and include the waterway’s restoration and conservation needs and successes, as well as celebration plans if the nominee is voted as the River of the Year. The nomination period typically opens in late October and remains open for several weeks. A selection committee then chooses the slate of candidate rivers from those nominated that will be voted upon by the public. Public voting for the River of the Year begins in late November.