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UDC Awards Grants to Two Towns to Clean Up River and Its Banks
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) voted on May 6 to award a combined $4,408.43 to the Towns of Deerpark and Lumberland through its 2021 River and Shoreline Clean-up Grants. Since initiating the grant program in 2014, the UDC…
UDC Releases Annual Code Enforcement Report, Shows Pandemic Impacts
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) announces the availability of the annual Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational Corridor Code Enforcement Activities Report. Data collected demonstrates the impacts that the coronavirus pandemic had on building and development activities in the…
Sullivan Renaissance Awards UDC $500 Grant for Litter Clean-up Kits
NARROWSBURG – Sullivan Renaissance has awarded a 2021 Healthy Community Initiatives Grant of $500 to the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) to create 12 litter clean-up kits that will be available for volunteers to borrow free of charge year-round. The UDC…
UDC Supports Rehabilitation of Historic Skinners Falls Bridge
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) submitted comments on April 23 in support of rehabilitating the Skinners Falls, NY-Milanville, PA Bridge as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation lead agency considers whether to repair, replace, or remove the 1902…
Donations Support Upper Delaware Litter Sweep
LITTER SWEEPERS: Team Lackawaxen proudly displays the Upper Delaware Litter Sweep t-shirts they earned while collecting 1,300 lbs. of roadside trash during a four-hour pick-up along three miles of Masthope Plank Road in Lackawaxen Township, PA on the first day…
Upper Delaware Litter Sweep Kicks Off on April 17
The Upper Delaware Council’s first-ever “Upper Delaware Litter Sweep” will kick off on Saturday, April 17, and proceed daily through April 25 with clean-up events hosted throughout the 15 towns and townships within the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River…
Rep. Delgado Launches Bipartisan Delaware River Watershed Congressional Caucus
April 12, 2021 Press Release by the Office of U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (Photo by Shannon Cilento, Upper Delaware Council) CALLICOON, NY – Today, U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (D-NY-19) announced the formation of the Congressional Delaware River Watershed Caucus. Co-Chaired…
“The Upper Delaware” Spring 2021 Newsletter Available On-line and by Mail
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) announces the release of the Spring 2021 issue of its newsletter, “The Upper Delaware.” Featured articles include: “DRBC Bans Natural Gas Drilling; PA Lawsuits to Challenge Ruling”; “UDC Hosts First Upper Delaware…
April 12 Training Set in Use of Upper Delaware River GIS Mapping Tool
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) and the National Park Service (NPS) Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River will offer virtual training on April 12 in the use of a new, publicly available Upper Delaware Corridor mapping application. The…
Volunteers Needed for April 17-25 Upper Delaware Litter Sweep
NARROWSBURG – Volunteers are needed for the first-ever Upper Delaware Litter Sweep that will take place in every Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River corridor community between April 17-25 in celebration of Earth Day 2021. Participants will receive a commemorative…