Here are 13 river sojourns across Pennsylvania you can join
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The Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers recently announced the recipients of its 2021 Pennsylvania River Sojourn Grants, which annually support 10-20 paddling events across the state.
Sojourns are more than a paddle down a river or stream, they annually incorporate more than 100 educational programs and engage more than 4,000 people as they cover more than 500 river miles in more than 50 days on the water.
Loyalhanna Watershed Association for the 7th annual Loyalhanna Sojourn on the Loyalhanna Creek scheduled for May 1.
Middle Spring Watershed Association for the Conodoguinet Creek Sojourn on the Conodoguinet Creek scheduled for May 21-23.
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Tristan Glenn, 18, of Ligonier Borough, answers questions about a storage compartment, at right, in the shelter he built at the entrance to the Loyalhanna Nature Trail during dedication of the structure on Thursday along Route 30 at the border of the borough and Ligonier Township. He completed the shelter as an Eagle Scout project.
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Tristan Glenn, 18, of Ligonier Borough, accepts a plaque from Susan Huba, executive director of the Loyalhanna Watershed Association, recognizing his completion of the shelter seen here as an Eagle Scout project. The shelter was dedicated on Thursday at the entrance to the association-managed Loyalhanna Nature Trail, along Route 30 at the border of the borough and Ligonier Township.
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A first responder looks over Loyalhanna Creek along Route 30 in Derry Township where an SUV veered off the highway and into the water. Two people were hospitalized after the crash, fire officials said.
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River rescue units from Bradenville and New Alexandria responded Monday to Loyalhanna Creek along Route 30 in Derry Township, where an SUV veered off the highway into the water near Kingston Dam. Two people were taken to AHN Forbes Hospital after the crash, fire officials said.
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Volunteers dump trout from a bucket brigade in to a float box into Deer Creek on March 6, 2020.
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Members of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, along with a few volunteers, braved the snowy weather this month as they began placing trout in streams and lakes across the state in preparation for the beginning of trout season April 3.
Overall, 3.2 million trout will be stocked across 700 streams and 120 lakes where wild trout do not normally live, according to spokesman Mike Parker. Last week, trout were stocked at Loyalhanna Creek, which flows through Westmoreland County, and Keystone Lake in Derry. Stocking events will continue across the state over the next few months.
Courtesy of Dave Brooke | Audubon Society of Western PA
Buffalo Creek in Armstrong and Butler counties came in third place for the 2021 Pennsylvania River of the Year.
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Although the 82-mile-long Shenango River in Northwestern Pennsylvania earned recognition as Pennsylvania’s 2021 River of the Year, promoters of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Buffalo and Loyalhanna creeks said they were happy to see their waterways finish in the Top 5.
Sponsored by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the River of the Year is determined by residents’ online voting. After a waterway is chosen for the honor, the nonprofit that nominated the waterway receives a $10,000 grant and serves up a year-round slate of activities and events to celebrate the state designation.