ELDRED — An event to celebrate Pennsylvania’s river of the year, the Allegheny, will be held June 17 at the C. Johnson property on Artline Road near Eldred.
Family friendly activities include river ratings, water quality and river life; lowland forestry, learning about riverside tree and shrub species; fly fishing and casting; and a riparian tree planting for river health.
Learn to canoe river float and cleanup with river access behind the Eldred VFW at the intersection of Prentisvale and West Eldred Road. Padding lessons, canoes for loan and a river cleanup will be held while floating to the Johnson property for lunch and activities.
Need more information? Call the McKean County Conservation District at 814-887-4001.
Local event sponsors include the Otto-Eldred School District, McKean County Conservation District, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, and Seneca Trout Unlimited.
Platinum level sponsors for River of the Year Events include Allegheny Outfitters, Erie to Pittsburgh Trail Alliance, Inscale Architects, Oil Region Alliance, PA DCNR, Penn Soil RC&D Council, Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds & Rivers, Pennsylvania Wilds Center, Redhorse Environmental, LLC, Venango Co. Conservation District, and Warren County Visitors Bureau.
