▁ ▁Fa una , ▁water ▁quality ▁Prov iding ▁habitat ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁species ▁of ▁fish ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁species ▁of ▁fresh water ▁muss els , ▁French ▁Creek ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁bi olog ically ▁diverse ▁streams ▁in ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁cre ek ' s ▁water ▁quality ▁have ▁been ▁raised ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Im prov ements ▁to ▁se w age ▁treatment ▁plants ▁in ▁M ead ville , ▁Cambridge ▁Spr ings , ▁and ▁Sa eg ert own ▁have ▁helped ▁reduce ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁ch lor ine ▁and ▁other ▁chemical s ▁entering ▁the ▁stream . ▁Farm ▁and ▁highway ▁run off , ▁mal function ing ▁sept ic ▁systems , ▁er os ion , ▁sed iment ation , ▁invas ive ▁species , ▁and ▁dam aged ▁rip arian ▁zones ▁are ▁other ▁problems ▁affect ing ▁the ▁cre ek . ▁The ▁French ▁Creek ▁Project , ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁spons ors ▁French ▁Creek ▁music ▁festiv als , ▁e col ogy ▁t ours , ▁and ▁waters hed ▁classes ▁for ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁cre ek ▁won ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Conserv ation ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁award ▁for ▁River ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁rivers ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁rivers ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁trib ut aries ▁of ▁the ▁Al leg hen y ▁River ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁French ▁Creek ▁Valley