From the Next Generation Newsroom: The 'livers of the rivers' are making a comeback in southwestern Pennsylvania waters - Pittsburgh Union Progress

From the Next Generation Newsroom: The 'livers of the rivers' are making a comeback in southwestern Pennsylvania waters - Pittsburgh Union Progress

At a small boat ramp off the Allegheny River near Parker City, Mikayla Bayto is face down in knee-deep water, swiping her hands along the riverbed.  When Bayto, an aquatic biologist with the state Department of Environmental Protection, finds a small seam along what appears to be rock, it’s a telltale sign that she’s struck metaphorical gold she’s been looking for. She pulls it from the ground and hoists it up to get a better look. “Clava?” she …