A watershed is an area of land over and through which water flows to the lowest point - a stream, river, wetland, or lake. Watersheds catch precipitation and accumulate water into flows across or under the landscape. They come in many different shapes and sizes. Watersheds can be hilly, mountainous, or nearly flat and can be comprised of many land uses including forests, farms, towns and cities. We live, play, and raise our children in watersheds. Our drinking water comes from watersheds. Our watersheds provide resources for the economy, recreation, and wildlife. Everything that we do on the land is within a watershed. No matter where we are, we are always in a watershed. Look at the following maps and determine your watershed address. A watershed address is the name of the watershed in which you live.
How to protect your watershed?
Protecting our watersheds means clean water in our streams. Clean water in our streams means healthy drinking water in our homes, safe water activities, such as swimming and boating, in our backyards, and abundant wildlife and natural resources in and around our aquatic environments. Clean water is essential for life. Threats to our clean water do not follow political boundaries, but occur within watersheds. By joining your local watershed group and volunteering on clean-up and restoration projects, you can play a part in ensuring clean water for future generations.
Watershed associations through Lycoming County are working to stabilize stream banks, restore riparian buffers along our streams, clean sinkholes, control invasive plant species, restore fisheries, monitor water quality, encourage better management practices for stormwater and land use, and educate their communities of environmental protection.
The Lycoming Creek Watershed Association’s use of Natural Stream Channel Design at work
on the group’s demonstration on Roaring Branch. This design concept allows for rock structures,
log structures and stream grading to control flow, protect stream banks and provide increased habitat.
Watershed Association Contact Information
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Carol Kafer
President
(570) 435-3446
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Russ Cowles
President
(413) 413-2009
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Bruce Smay
President
(570) 546-8400
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Laurie Nau
President
(570) 745-2233
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Becky Sanguedolce
President
(570) 547-2252
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Pine Creek Preservation Association
c/o Toner Hollick, President
P.O. Box 26
Jersey Shore, PA 17776
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Paul Hoffmaster
President
(570) 753-5695
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Virgil Probasco
President
(570) 220-1293
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c/o Jim Weaver, Chairman
118 Main St.
Wellsboro, PA 16901
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Jim Weaver
Chairman
(570) 723-8251
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c/o Carey Entz, Watershed Specialist
542 County Farm Road
Montoursville, PA 17754
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Carey Entz
Watershed Specialist
(570)433-3003
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For more information, contact:
Carey Entz
Watershed Specialist for Western Lycoming County
Phone: (570) 433-3003
E-mail: centz@lyco.org
Corey Richmond
Watershed Specialist for Sullivan and Eastern Lycoming County
Phone: (570) 928-7057
E-mail: h2osp@sullcon.com