Shenango River Watchers, Inc.

06/16/2026

06/12/2026

Shenango River Water Trail update for 12 June 2026:

Pymatuning to Halfway Rd: Two freshly fallen trees at mile 3.75ish and 4.5. Our tree team will tackle it Sunday, and a few of us may try trimming back small branches tomorrow. I’m told there’s room to paddle through/past the tips of the branches.

Halfway Road to Riverside: Good.

Riverside to Kidds Mill: Closed per PA F&B due to the Ohl Street Bridge dropping chunks into the River.

Kidds Mill to New Hamburg: Our tree team hasn’t gotten there yet and we hear there are strainers.

New Hamburg to Big Bend: Good.

06/11/2026

Thanks Silver Cord Summer Academy for spending a couple of hours on this very warm summer day cleaning up the Budd St Launch area. We appreciate you!

06/10/2026

It's almost Giving Week!!!

06/09/2026

A friendly reminder now that it definitely feels like Summer ~ register today!
See our website for all the details and to sign up~ www.Shenangoriverwatchers.org

06/04/2026

Register now for Summer Paddle Fest on Sunday, June 28th. Fee is $25 before or $30 on the day of the event. Add on a pre-order of this year's event T by Tuesday, 6/9 to be guaranteed one on event day. T's are $20.
Hurry, don't put it off again, you'll forget!
www.shenangoriverwatchers.org for all the info and details.

06/03/2026

To guarantee an event T-shirt, order by June 9th. T's are $20 and can be ordered when you register for the event. The paddle registration is $25 until June 26th and $30 on the day of the event.
See info below or visit
Shenangoriverwatchers.org

05/31/2026

May 31 is National Dam Awareness Day, so it seems a good time to remind folks of the profound dangers of low-head dams. This video does it far better than I could. The Shenango has low-head dams at the Aqua plant in Sharon and behind NLMK Steel in Farrell. DO NOT try floating over those dams.

99K likes, 3.1K comments. "The Most Dangerous Dams"

05/30/2026

Update as of 30 May: We’re cleared from Pymatuning to Greenville! Many many thanks to our hardworking tree team!

River is still blocked from Kidds Mill to New Hamburg, and closed per PA F&BC from Greenville to Kidds Mill. New Hamburg to Big Bend is clear.