In March of 2002 a section of stream in Bedford County known as Bob's Creek was targeted by the "Stream Guardians", a sub-committee of the Pavia Sportsmen Club, for stream rehabilitation and clean up.  For the first time cleaning up litter, waterways, roads, and dumpsites were seen as a major concern and addressed in Pavia, Lincoln, and King Township sections of Bob's Creek watershed.  

  The "Stream Guardians" have made it their mission to protect and rehabilitate Bobs Creek watershed on both private and public lands so that future generations can enjoy a cleaner, higher quality watershed for many years to come.  Several goals were implemented to attain the vision of a cleaner watershed as follows:  cleaning up of litter, waterways, roads, and dumps within the watershed; identifying and resolving sedimentation issues from land use by the residential farmers and businesses in the region; and monitoring the water quality to improve and protect the water quality of the fishery.  The "Stream Guardians" envisioned themselves as a catalyst to secure funding for improvements on both public and private lands and attain this by the development of communication links with township, county, state, and federal representatives.  The importance of educating the public to resolve septic, solid waste, and nutrient issues as well as junk vehicles blight was also addressed. 

  The clean up and waste removal on a four-mile section of Bobs Creek resulted in five 30 cubic yard dumpsters and the removal of a ton truckload of tires and an additional truckload of bulk waste.  With the involvement of the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps, they conducted a three crew signature project on a seven mile section of remote public lands, which filled one 30 yard cubic dumpster.  They worked with PA Clean ways on the Walter Hollow Dump along Township Road, and filled up one 30 cubic yard dumpster and a truckload of tires.  The stream guardians also planned and implemented a stream clean up on a four-mile section of Wallacks Run.  At a dumpsite on the Corle property along Wallacks Run, two 30 cubic yard dumpsters were filled and over 100 tires removed within sight distance of native trout occupying an adjacent water hole. 

  The future of the "Stream Guardians" focus is part of a three year plan to design study sites, set up a monitoring plan, continue watershed assessment of other sections of Bobs Creek and perform multiple numbers of stream cleanups.  They also plan to form partnerships with other agencies, municipalities and address the sedimentation problems at the headlands of Bobs Creek.  This will allows the local community, through the "Stream Guardians", to highlight, preserve, protect, and possibly upgrade the quality of the resources within the Bobs Creek Watershed.  The "Stream Guardians" see this project as the beginning of something bigger and more comprehensive.

  Negotiations are currently underway with outside agencies such as The Bedford County Conservation District, Bedford Chapter PA Clean-Way, Blue Knob State Park, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, PA Fish and Boat Commission, PA Game Commission, and DEP in order to further the quality of Bobs Creek Watershed.
The plan is that through the assistance and training of these agencies the stream guardians will become trained and certified in stream assessment, water chemistry, and aquatic biology as far as insect and trout populations, so that they can monitor and research the stream for future generations.