Since the formation of Friends of the Cheat (FOC) in 1994, the organization’s primary focus has been addressing the severe acid mine drainage (AMD) pollution issues in the lower reaches of the Cheat River watershed. 
Through coalition building, collaboration, and the implementation of AMD treatment systems, the Cheat River – named one of the country’s most endangered rivers in 1995 – is once again alive with life. 

Join us May 3-4 at the 30th Cheat River Festival!

Tickets and More at www.cheatfest.org

Building Bridges: Friends of the Cheat Completes First Aquatic Organism Passage Project

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WVDOT CenForce Rehabs Northern Cheat River Rail-Trail Bridges

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2023 Snorkel Program Summary: 5 Years Down the River

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Rebirth has begun, but there’s more work to be done.

Friends of the Cheat spends a considerable amount of time in the field, and we welcome volunteers who are interested in learning more about what we do and want to help restore the Cheat River.

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Casey, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Clean Up Water Pollution from Abandoned Mines

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NASA DEVELOP Team partners with FOC to assess Flood Risk and Changing Climate specific to Preston and Tucker Counties

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Directed by Robert Tinnell (Feast of the Seven Fishes) as an artist-in-residence working with students and alumni of George A Romero’s Filmmaking Program at the Douglas Education Center in Monessen, PA.