What is a watershed?
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.

Why are watersheds important?
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.

What is your watershed address?
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.

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How to protect your watershed
Protecting our watersheds in Sullivan County means clean water in our streams. Clean water in our streams means healthy drinking water in our homes. It provides for safe water activities, such as swimming and boating and a healthy environment for 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 throughout Sullivan County are working to stabilize stream banks, restore riparian buffers along our streams, control invasive plant species, restore fisheries, monitor water quality, encourage better management practices for storm water and land use, and educate their communities on the importance of environmental protection and conservation.

The Muncy Creek Watershed Association’s use of Natural Stream Channel Design at work on the group’s demonstration site north of Muncy Valley. This design concept allows for rock structures and stream grading to control flow, protect stream banks and provide increased habitat.

Watershed Association Contact Information
Loyalsock Creek Watershed Association P.O. Box 216 Montoursville, PA 17754	Carol Kafer President 570-435-3446
Lycoming Creek Watershed Association P.O. Box 173 Cogan Station, PA 17728	Mike Ditchfield President 570-998-9926
Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association P.O. Box 73 Mehoopany, PA 18629	Lars Lundin President 570-833-4561
Muncy Creek Watershed Association P.O. Box 47 Muncy, PA 17756	Bruce Smay President 570-546-8400
Towanda Creek Watershed Association RR 1 Box 265B Monroeton, PA 18832	Bob Miller President 570-265-4935
Fishing Creek Watershed Association 702 Sawmill Road, Suite 204 Bloomsburg, PA 17815	Rich Kisner President 570-784-1310 ext. 5 (Columbia CD)

Visit Our Photo Gallery for pictures of watershed association activities.

Useful Links to more Watershed Management Information:

PA Department of Environmental Protection NC Regional Office
Growing Greener Grants Program
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
PA Organization for Watersheds and Rivers

For additional information, contact:
Corey Richmond
Watershed Specialist for Sullivan and Eastern Lycoming Counties
Phone: (570) 928-0109
E-mail: h2osp@sullcon.com