Montour Run Watershed Association Plans to Stabilize Stream Banks
As Montour Run's stream banks continue to erode, the Montour Run Watershed Association makes plans to control the problem.
The Montour Run Watershed Association plans this year to curb the effects of stream bank erosion throughout Moon, Robinson, Coraopolis, North Fayette and Findlay. The stream bank erosion affects several business and private property owners, particularly in Moon and Robinson Townships. Montour Run also is eating away at the banks along the Montour Trail, the recreational trail that bisects Allegheny County from Moon Township to Clairton. "Both public and private properties are threatened by the stream erosion, which is why a lot of locals are getting involved," said Mark Fedosick, president of the Montour Run Watershed Association. "People are donating their time and equipment to help the watershed association control the erosion." Private …