Little Juniata River Association -a 501 c3 non-profit organization
Our mission is to: “Monitor, Preserve and Improve the Little Juniata River and its tributaries as cold water resources”.
A crew from Veeder-Root Co. (Duncansville) collected over 500lbs of trash from the middle J on August 28th. Veeder-Root has been conducting clean-ups on the J in the fall for several years. The LJRA supplies gloves and bags and pays for disposal. Joel Bobetich, Ron Chappell, Brad Rettburg, Brent Hopkins, Mark Watters, and James Lemin (absent from this photo) participated. Great job guys!
If your group or office wishes to conduct a clean-up, contact Bill.
The LJRA held their annual banquet at the Rivers Edge Lodge along the banks of the Little J on June 3rd. Director Lee Pryor, a founding member and director of the LJRA, won the 2023 Friend of the River Award for his longtime service to the organization. You can read more about Lee on the Meet the Directors page.
Mr. Ants Rods is our new corporate sponsor. Visit his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mrantsrods
The LJRA is serving notice of the revision of its bylaws. The proposed revised bylaws can be downloaded here.
The changes include adding two more directors and establishing the office of Vice President.
Saturday, April 15th, 9:00 am to noon
Meet at the Spruce Creek United Methodist Church parking lot by 8:45 Groups (church, office, clubs, etc.) are welcome.
We will clean-up the river-banks and parking areas from Altoona to Barree. All bags, gloves, vests and bottled water furnished. Dress for the weather
(We go rain/snow)
Conditions permitting, we can use a few people with waders to clean around the middle river.
A hot lunch will be provided at the Spruce Creek church after the clean up.
Contact: Bill Anderson 814-569 8843, bjuniata@verizon.net
A printable flyer can be downloaded here
Annual Riverbank Clean up. April 15th, starting at 9AM. Check the website and Facebook for more information closer to the date.
The Annual Member’s Banquet is back! June 3rd at the Rivers Edge Lodge, Spruce Creek PA (across from the USGS site).
We are pleased to announce that Martin Oil and General Store is a new corporate sponsor of the LJRA.
LJRA President Bill Anderson was a guest on the Keystone Chronicles podcast recently. You can listen here.
We regret to announce that John Pascavage, a former director of the LJRA, passed away at 69 years on July 15th. John was an avid fly fisher and tyer. In 1998, he co-founded the Little Juniata River Association when he became concerned about the macroinvertebrate health on the river following a chemical spill. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Little Juniata River Association (see donate to the LJRA ). His obituary can be found here: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/centredaily/name/john-pascavage-obituary?id=35854119
Angie Spagnoli has joined the board of the directors of the LJRA. She has a background in Environmental Science and Ecology and brings her expertise to these areas to the organization. Welcome Angie! Read more about Angie on the meet the directors page. Angie replaces outgoing Director Bill Bressler. Thank you Bill for your years of service to the LJRA.