Benscreek Canoe Club

Folks, due to the coronavirus situation, we have decided to cancel the two April Releases from Quemahoning Reservoir. We do not want groups of paddlers showing up, running shuttles together and socializing. But April is usually a good month for natural flow. The river is open to paddling. Enjoy but be safe. Hug your boat, not your paddling buddies. And now you have an excuse to not share your beer.

Also, we are carefully watching the progress of this situation. We are waiting until April 20 to decide on the Rendezvous. We hope to hold the Rendezvous but may not be able to both from our own concern for folk’s health and to follow any rules set by both local and state governments. 

From what we understand, the US Army Corp of Engineers has contracted a company to clear the vegetation and built up sediment in the Stonycreek River from the area behind Johnstown High School almost to the Hickory Street Bridge. Navigation and access to the river in this area will likely be limited from sometime this spring until the project is finished.