Tag: River of the Year

2022 PA River of the Year – French Creek

French Creek Valley Conservancy’s Fall Float – More details to come. For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit French Creek Valley Conservancy at: www.frenchcreekconservancy.org

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2022 PA River of the Year – French Creek

FCVC’s 29th Annual French Creek Cleanup • Teams of friends, family, and co-workers register to clean up a section of the French Creek Watershed. • Registration will be on FCVC website. • This event is free and open to all, but registration is required. • Trash collection site and picnic will be at Cambridge Springs Fair Grounds • Last year over 800 volunteers collected over 26,000 pounds of trash • Gloves and second use trash bags are provided for groups

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2022 PA River of the Year – French Creek

French Creek Photo Contest: Crawford County Fair from August 21-27 Participants will be able to submit a photo of French Creek to be judged as a new category for the fair for a prize. For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit French Creek Valley Conservancy at: www.frenchcreekconservancy.org

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2022 PA River of the Year – French Creek

40th Anniversary Celebration Invitation only event. Celebrate FCVC’s 40th year of conservation efforts in the French Creek watershed. Give out awards for the Bailey’s Lifetime Achievement and Friend of French Creek. For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit French Creek Valley Conservancy at: www.frenchcreekconservancy.org

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2022 PA River of the Year – French Creek

Summer Sojourn Paddling Event Paddling from Bicentennial Park in Meadville to Shaw’s Landing in Cochranton, PA. For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit French Creek Valley Conservancy at: www.frenchcreekconservancy.org

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2022 PA River of the Year – French Creek

Bird Walk at Morton Forest Hike and learn on FCVC’s Jane and Gene Morton Forest conservation easement with biology professor and ornithologist Bridget Stutchbury. Registration will be added to our website coming soon. Free and open to the public. For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit French Creek Valley Conservancy at: www.frenchcreekconservancy.org

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2022 PA River of the Year – French Creek

Spring Stewardship Day Celebrating Earth Week by planting 200 trees on our Aikin Conservation Easement. For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit French Creek Valley Conservancy at: www.frenchcreekconservancy.org

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2022 PA River of the Year – French Creek

Guided Nature Walk Held at the Cussewago Meanders property led by land donors Henry and Elaine Burkholder. This conserved property is located in a riparian forest, an Audubon-defined important bird area, and boasts 6,500 feet of slow-meandering Cussewago Creek frontage. For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit French Creek Valley Conservancy at: www.frenchcreekconservancy.org

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Rock In River Fest/PA Stone Skipping Championship

Celebrating the scenic confluence of the French Creek (2022 River of the Year) and the Allegheny River (2017 River of the Year), this festival features the PA Stone Skipping Championship and family-inspired activities. It is held at Riverfront Park and fun for the whole family!

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Voting to Begin for Pennsylvania’s 2022 River of the Year

          Voting to Begin for Pennsylvania’s 2022 River of the Year Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced the public is invited to again vote online for the 2022 Pennsylvania River of the Year, choosing from among four waterways nominated throughout the state. “The value of our waterways has shined brighter than ever during this pandemic as people have visited Pennsylvania’s river and streams in unprecedented numbers seeking the natural

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