Acid Mine Drainage (AMD)

The Shamokin Creek Watershed sits in the heart of the antracite coal region of Pennsylvania. Contaminated runoff from Abandon Mine Drainage, or AMD, from over 55 discharges in a 54 sq. mile area severely degrade the water quality of the Shamokin Creek and its tributaries. Since almost all of these discharges are legally abanoned, it's up to people like the Shamokon Creek Restoration Allaince to tackle this enormous problem. To learn more about AMD and the Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance, please visit http://www.shamokincreek.org

Jim Koharski, president of the Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance (SCRA), prepares to throw a television into a pile of gathered illegal trash Saturday morning. Members of SCRA, cadets from Northwestern Academy and the public spent several hours picking up over a ton of trash in an area a mile south of Routes 54 and 61. The trash also included household garbage, tires and commercial trash.

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Jim Koharski, president of the Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance (SCRA), prepares to throw a television into a pile of gathered illegal trash Saturday morning. Members of SCRA, cadets from Northwestern Academy and the public spent several hours picking up over a ton of trash in an area a mile south of Routes 54 and 61. The trash also included household garbage, tires and commercial trash.