On behalf of the Tobyhanna Creek/Tunkhannock Creek
Watershed Association (TC/TCWA), I welcome you to our website. TC/TCWA is a non-profit corporation founded
in 1991 with the mission of preserving the quality and integrity of the waters,
lands, and wildlife within our 125-square-mile watershed for the benefit of
all. Located in the headwaters of
Pennsylvania’s Lehigh River, our watershed contains wetlands and other habitats
with such unusual diversity and limited human impact that The Nature Conservancy
has classified the region as one of the "Last Great Places" on earth.
While the quality of all waters within Pennsylvania
is protected to some degree, we are very fortunate to have waters that are
presently classified as either High Quality or Exceptional Value by the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and are provided with an
extra measure of legal protection.
However, vigilance is necessary to ensure that the needs of regional
growth are balanced with preserving the specialness of our waters, as once
degraded they cannot be easily restored. TC/TCWA is committed to maintaining this
vigilance.
We all need and use water which means we have a responsibility to be good
stewards of it. After all, everyone
lives upstream or downstream from somebody. We welcome any and all to support and/or
participate in our organization; the public is welcome to attend our monthly
Board meetings held at The Nature Conservancy’s Hauser Nature Center on Long
Pond Road (e-mail tctcwa@hotmail.com to request exact dates and times).
Geoff
Rogalsky
Rogo
President,
TC/TCWA