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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 09.09.10 09:45 UTC

In McKeesport, marina's success boosts other businesses, city's hopes

Summer may be winding down but Ray Dougherty already is preparing for next season at McKees Point Marina along the Youghiogheny River. The 200 docks are full to capacity, and the waiting list is ...

Westmoreland County Penn State Greater Allegheny trail head manager of the marina boat dealer service manager +15 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 06.09.10 06:18 UTC

Kayakers Win Battle to Open Falls for a Plunge

OHIOPYLE, Pa. -- For decades, kayakers and other whitewater boaters were prohibited by park safety rules from paddling over the crest of an 18-foot waterfall in this scenic corner of southwestern ...

Jared Callahan Stacie Faust Jim Juran Mark Singleton Kenny Erskine advocacy +9 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 30.08.10 14:12 UTC

Malfunction kills 1,100 trout in Youghiogheny pens

CONFLUENCE, Pa. -- The Army Corps of Engineers says a power equipment malfunction cut off the oxygen supply to more than 1,100 trout that were killed in pens where they were being raised. The pens ...

Chestnut Ridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited Youghiogheny River Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited D/R Hydro Co. Confluence

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 25.08.10 04:46 UTC

Taking the plunge: Kayakers on the Yough deserve more freedom

In a world where litigation and controversy stalk every potentially dangerous situation, officials of all sorts naturally tend to take the safe and timid course in deciding what to allow. That may ...

Bureau of Parks nonprofit Youghiogheny River Ohiopyle Falls American Whitewater

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 22.08.10 04:11 UTC

GEToutKIDS: Gwen Poillucci, 15, Shaler

Two wheels and a trail

Gwen Poillucci Youghiogheny River

Seattle Times, 21.08.10 15:35 UTC

Fly fishers serving as transport for little invaders

For fly fishers who pride themselves on a conservationist ethic, it hurts to discover that they may be trampling on that ethic every time they wade into a trout stream.

Maryland Arkansas Vermont Trout Unlimited wildlife biologist conservationist +18 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 21.08.10 04:25 UTC

Ohiopyle to allow boaters to take plunge at the falls

The prospect of tumbling 18 feet over a waterfall is enough to bring terror to many people's minds. But not to enthusiasts at Ohiopyle State Park, who have been pushing to get permission to go over ...

assistant park manager for Ohiopyle State Park Bureau of Parks Stacie Faust Mark McCarty nonprofit Youghiogheny River +3 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 21.08.10 04:21 UTC

Biking: Only 5 days left to sign up for That Dam Ride

One overnight, two trail days, three distances, four rest stops, and, most important, only five days left to sign up for That Dam Ride. The well-organized annual round-trip ride along the Great ...

USD Confluence Fire Hall Youghiogheny River Dam U.S. Corps of Engineers Trinity Lutheran Church Glenn Therres +10 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 16.08.10 06:22 UTC

Fly Fishers Serving as Transports for Noxious Little Invaders

For fly fishers who pride themselves on a conservationist ethic, it hurts to discover that they may be trampling on that ethic every time they wade into a trout stream. Blame their boots -- or, more ...

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Jonathan McKnight Jack Williams Arvey McFarland George Anderson Lawton Weber +26 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 29.07.10 04:35 UTC

Old turnpike bridges to be blasted Friday

Demolition experts will use explosives Friday morning to bring down the last two sections of the old Pennsylvania Turnpike bridge over the Allegheny River. The blasts are scheduled for 10 a.m., ...