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Dan Rodricks: Leave the Yock, Maryland’s officially ‘wild’ river, alone | COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Youghiogheny River, in Western Maryland, is considered a Scenic and Wild River by the Department...
Allegheny, Youghiogheny rivers nominated for Pennsylvania’s River of the Year; here’s how to vote
WPXI via Yahoo News· 5 months agoVoting is now open for Pennsylvania’s 2024 River of the Year -- and two waterways that run through...
Youghiogheny River Lake to host 75th anniversary celebration
The Daily American via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCONFLUENCE ― The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will host a 75th-anniversary celebration commemorating the completion of the construction of the Youghiogheny River Dam Saturday ...
Proposal aims to halt Yough trail
Cumberland Times News, Md. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 11—FRIENDSVILLE, Md. — Since the Youghiogheny River came to life in Garrett County, probably at least 780,000 years ago, it has escaped plans for development geared to generate money. The ...
Hundreds support 'Keep the Upper Yough Wild' petition
Cumberland Times News, Md. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 27—FRIENDSVILLE, Md. — An online letter aimed to protect the Wild Youghiogheny River in Garrett County from proposed development gained more than 270 signatures by Tuesday afternoon. The ...
Yough advisory board to meet for first time in 17 years
Cumberland Times News, Md. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJul. 24—OAKLAND, Md. — A group charged with responsibilities that involve protection of the Wild Youghiogheny River in Garrett County will assemble for the first time in nearly two decades.
Yough advisory board to discuss Swallow Falls bridge project
Cumberland Times News, Md. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 13—OAKLAND — The state's most recent known approval of activity within the protected Wild Youghiogheny River corridor is among topics to be discussed at a public meeting next week. The ...
Hearing held for Swallow Falls bridge replacement
Cumberland Times News, Md. via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoJul. 13—OAKLAND, Md. — Because trails were proposed along the Wild Youghiogheny River without community input more than a year ago, local residents on Monday were grateful for a public hearing ...
Meeting set to discuss proposed Yough 'hike and bike trail'
Cumberland Times News, Md. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 29—FRIENDSVILLE — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has denied an application for development in protected areas of the Youghiogheny River, and a meeting is set to discuss $4.7 ...
Former state trails coordinator: Development inappropriate for 'Maryland's only wild river'
Cumberland Times News, Md. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 28—FRIENDSVILLE — John Wilson recalled the first time he entered areas of the wild Youghiogheny River in Garrett County. "It's so primitive ... I was almost ready for a dinosaur to come ...