Rubber Ducky Race raises money for Turtle Creek Watershed Association

Owen Hixon, 8, of Hempfield, tosses a rubber ducky back into the race after it got stuck on a rock during the third annual Turtle Creek Watershed Association’s and Irwin Borough’s Rubber Ducky Race at Irwin Park on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 along the tributary that runs from Brush Creek in Irwin.

Families and participants watch the third annual Turtle Creek Watershed Association’s Rubber Ducky Race on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 in Irwin Park along the tributary that runs from Brush Creek in Irwin. The association partnered with Irwin Borough for the event.

Alyssa Davis, and Craig Barras, background, board members of the Turtle Creek Watershed Association, dump rubber ducks into the water for the third annual Turtle Creek Watershed Association and Irwin Borough’s Rubber Ducky Race on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 along the tributary that runs from Brush Creek in Irwin. Participants could purchase a rubber ducky to compete in the race that helped raise money for the watershed association, which will use part of the funds to help clean up abandoned coal mine drainage.

Craig Barras, with the Turtle Creek Watershed Association, uses a fish net to keep the rubber ducks on the race track during the third annual Irwin Borough and Turtle Creek Watershed Association’s Rubber Ducky Race at Irwin Park on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 along the tributary that runs from Brush Creek in Irwin.