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Reclaiming Ohi:yo'- Restoring the Altered Landscape of the Beautiful River Ohi:yo' Restoration and Resiliency Projects Members of the Seneca Nation's Watershed Resources Working Group are involved in various restoration and resiliency projects for our Ohi:yo'. The Seneca Nation's Fish and Wildlife Department in particular engages in projects related to building artificial habitat, repopulating our river's Walleye population, and building trenches to help land locked fish. Fighting for the Water: Fracking Wastewater in Ohi:yo' In 2016 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) began deliberating a 1,000-barrel/day of unconventional gas drilling wastewater (Frack Wastewater) disposal facility in Potter County proposed by Epiphany Allegheny LLC. In response to the news of these fracking plans, our Seneca people again fought for our people, our communities, and our Ohi:yo'.

Kinzua Dam Vantage Point:Looking Downstream

This is a downstream view of the river's valley from the top of the nearly completed Kinzua Dam. Our Allegany Territory is located in a valley surrounded by steep hillsides. Our land that was inundated by the Allegheny Reservoir was the flattest portions, which was most conducive to living and farming on. Up until the Kinzua Era, many of our Seneca people on our Allegany Territory were subsistence farmers. Original Caption by Ted Hetzel: "Making a Dam".

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1. Kinzua Dam Vantage Point:Looking Downstream This is a downstream view of the river's valley from the top of the nearly completed Kinzua Dam. Our Allegany Territory is located in a valley surrounded by steep hillsides. Our land that was inundated by the Allegheny Reservoir was the flattest portions, which was most conducive to living and farming on. Up until the Kinzua Era, many of our Seneca people on our Allegany Territory were subsistence farmers. Original Caption by Ted Hetzel: "Making a Dam".
2. Kinzua Dam Construction, Nearly Completed
3. Kinzua Dam Construction, Upstream View
4. Kinzua Dam Construction