Why Lancaster County’s Conestoga River is “River of the Year”
One of the Susquehanna River’s tributaries, the Conestoga, is Pennsylvania’s 2026 River of the Year.
Conestoga River Club (CRC) founder Todd Roy and current executive director Malinda Harnish Clatterbuck explain what the designation means: not that the Conestoga is a shining example of a perfect river, but that the long-polluted waterway is now a river in transition. There’s growing momentum, including the efforts of the CRC, to improve, respect, and enjoy the Conestoga. And it’s essential to Lancaster because the Conestoga supplies 40% of the city’s drinking water.
Roy shares how a…
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