The Watershed Atlas of the Allegheny River is a project of Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Allegheny Watershed Network.

Copyright 1999 Pennsylvania Environmental Council.

Pennsylvania Environmental Council
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council is a statewide, nonprofit, environmental education and advocacy organization devoted to promoting the protection of watersheds, the sustainable use of land, and the implementation of environmental innovations. Since its founding in 1970, the Council has worked toward sensible and sustainable answers to the Commonwealth's difficult environmental issues.

Allegheny Watershed Network
The Allegheny Watershed Network, a project of PEC, was established in 1996 to serve as a forum for education about watershed issues; and to act as a networking hub among watershed groups, government agencies, businesses, and educational institutions in the Allegheny River watershed. AWN's publications and conferences have been successful in focusing public attention on water quality and sustainable uses in the Allegheny River.

This Internet site was funded by:
Richard King Mellon Foundation, Vira I. Heinz Endowment, and The Grable Foundation

Watershed Atlas concept, content, and executive production by:

Image Earth would like to thank the following people and organizations:

Site architecture, interface design, and implementation by:

GIS data:
USGS NAWQA Project* (Juliane Brown, Jim Sams, Steve McAuley, director); PASDA

GIS data reorganization and alignment:
Earthware

Glaciation, illustrations and content:
John Harper

Natural Systems and Human Impacts expertise drawn from:
Allegheny College: Kevin Kelly, GIS Intern
Allegheny National Forest: Lionel Lemery, Wild and Scenic River Planner
Allegheny Watershed Network: Jen Novak, Director
Carnegie Science Center Weather: Tim Drnevich, Manager and Meteorologist
Civil Engineering Consultants: John Buck, Hydrogeologist
Clarion County Conservation District: Bernie Spozio, District Conservationist
Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District: Mike Koryak*, Limnologist
"Deke", watershed tour host, Berlin, PA, (Stoneycreek /Conemaugh basin)
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: John Harper*, Chief, Subsurface Geology; Gary Fleeger, Hydrologist
Department of Environmental Protection: Tom Proch*, Benthic Biologist
French Creek Project: Brian Hill, Director
Geotechnical Consultants, Jim Hamel, Geologist
James Kehl, Historian
Kiski-Conemaugh River Basin Alliance: Rob McCombie, Director
Office Surface Mining: Mike Dunn, Geologist; Jay Hawkins, Hydrogeologist
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: John Arway, Chief, Environmental Services
Stroudt Water Research Center: Bernard Sweeney, Director
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: Charles Bier, Zoologist; Jeff Wagner*, Community Ecologist; Paul Weigman, Senior Naturalist
Western Pennsylvania Historical Society, Paul Roberts, Editor; Steve Dehl, Archivist
Bill Wolford, caver, local historian, and regional guide Kiskiminetas basin

* = Special thanks to these people who generously provided their expertise and references.

Photographic Credits:
Image Earth, throughout the site, unless otherwise credited; and, Jim Schafer Location Photography

Pilot:
Dave Tanner

Steering Committee:
Patricia Antalis, Exhibit Development Specialist, Carnegie Science Center
John Arway, Chief Environmental Services, PA Fish and Boat Commission
Tingle Barnes, Director of Environmental Education, Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania
Dennis Bateman, Exhibit Development Specialist, Carnegie Science Center
John Dawes, Administrator, Western PA Watershed Protection Program of the Heinz Endowments
Dan Donnelly, Director of Environmental Science and Managment Program, Duquesne University
Rick Malmstrom, Teacher, The Ellis School
Beth O'Toole, Executive Director, Pittsburgh Voyager
Jim Palmer, Project Director, French Creek Environmental Education Project
Chris Resek, Project Coordinator, French Creek Environmental Education Project
Lynne Tharan, Librarian and Director, New Bethlehem Public Library
Hardy VanRy, former Assistant Director, French Creek Project

Text Editing:
Bill Woodwell

Timeline Reviewers:
Joel Tarr, history professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Mike Koryak, limnologist and history buff, Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh

Watershed Tour Assitants:
Bob Johnson
Rita Meyer
Brautigan