Youth Conservation Corps - Loyalhanna Watershed Association

02/24/2025

03/10/2024

The Loyalhanna Watershed Association is accepting applications through April 15 for four summer internships in its annual Youth Conservation Corps program. Interns will assist with conservation tasks in Forbes State Forest and at other public outdoor sites from June 10 through Aug. 3. Each will rece...

08/10/2021

Thank you to Allie, Grace, Michaela, Keith and Logan for another awesome YCC summer!

Before the week is out, Bill Repko’s crew will have hauled, shoveled and raked crushed sandstone along about 700 feet of a mile-long trail near the summit of Laurel Ridge. Guided by the retired Greater Latrobe school teacher, the team of five area college students is wrapping up improvements t...

08/27/2020

Woo Hoo! Another great YCC project!!

The 'new' Roaring Run connector trail was completed a few weeks ago by our YCC crew. This trail connects Tower Road Trail to the Roaring Run Trail in the Roaring Run Natural Area. The old portion of the connector is now closed off, so please refer to our new map below that highlights these recent changes (new trail in red circle).

More good news... all of our trail maps have been updated and the new maps will be available online starting tomorrow! To access Forbes State Forest's trail maps, click the link below⬇️

https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateForests/FindAForest/Forbes/Pages/Maps.aspx

08/06/2020

https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/forbes-state-forest-interns-clear-trails-put-finishing-touch-on-arboretum/

When Jeff Ashley of Bala Cynwyd arrived at the Forbes State Forest office in Laughlintown, he quickly gravitated to an informational kiosk just installed by a group of college interns. “That’s exactly what we wanted to happen,” said Ed Callahan, district forester at the office. “We’re hope...

04/22/2020

A familiar site!

A quick little nature thingy featuring Courtney Babich to acknowledge the 50 year anniversary of Earth Day. (2020) Directed/Shot/Edited by MARCUS MORELLI