three fisher people wading in the river and a rowboat

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still river in the summer

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a series of short cascading falls along side large flat boulders

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looking up river towards Hancock, NY

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stark ariel photo of a boat with two fisherman

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Winter on the Delaware River

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Membership

The members of the 2024 UDC board, with three officers sitting at a table, and ten people standing behind them

UDC 2024 BOARD

Gathered at the Upper Delaware Council’s February 1, 2024 meeting were, seated L-R2024 Vice-chairperson Jeffrey Dexter (Damascus), Chairperson Virginia Dudko (Deerpark), and Secretary-Treasurer Alan Henry (Berlin).

Standing from left to right were:Larry Richardson (Cochecton),Doug Case (Lackawaxen), Evan Padua (Tusten), Aaron Robinson (Shohola), Harold Roeder (Delaware), Jim Rodgers (Fremont), Bill Dudko (Deerpark), Nadia Rajsz (Lumberland), Christine Martin (Highland), and Carly Marshall (National Park Service)

Absent were: Fred Peckham (Hancock), Michael Barth (Westfall), Ryan Coulter (State of New York), Tim Dugan (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) and Kristen Bowman Kavanagh (Delaware River Basin Commission).

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New York
Municipality Representative Alternate
Town of Hancock Fred J. Peckham Timothy Newman
Town of Fremont Jim Rodgers Jim Greier
Town of Delaware Harold G. Roeder, Jr. Vacant
Town of Cochecton Larry H. Richardson Sean Nearing
Town of Tusten Evan Padua Cathleen Breen, 1st Alt.
Susan Sullivan, 2nd Alt.
Town of Highland Christine Martin John Pizzolato
Town of Lumberland Nadia Rajsz Frank Guzmán
Town of Deerpark Virginia S. Dudko Bill Dudko
Pennsylvania
Municipality Representative Alternate
Berlin Township Alan Henry Paul Henry
Damascus Township Jeffrey Dexter Steve Adams, Supervisor
Joseph Canfield, 2nd Alt.
Scott Rutledge, 3rd Alt.
Lackawaxen Township Doug Case
Vacant
Shohola Township Aaron Robinson Roger Saumure, 1st Alt.
Pat Jeffer, 2nd Alt.
 Westfall Township Michael Barth Vacant
State of New York
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  Representative Alternate
Ryan Coulter
Fisheries Manager, Region 3
Chris Van Maaren
Fisheries Manager, Region 4
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
  Representative Alternate
Timothy Dugan
District Forester, DCNR
Christine Dettore
Regional Advisor, DCNR
Delaware River Basin Commission*
  Representative Alternate
Steven Tambini, Executive Director
Kristen Bowman Kavanaugh, Deputy Executive Director
National Park Service**
  Representative Alternate
Gay Vietzke, Regional Director
NPS - Northeast Region
Lindsey Kurnath, Superintendent
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River Unit

 

  *Non-voting member
**Federal partner

high above the Delaware river
Photo Credit: David B. Soete
Did You Know?

Since 1988, the Upper Delaware Council has awarded a cumulative $868,575 to member municipalities through its Technical Assistance Grant program to carry out 253 projects related to implementation of the River Management Plan for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River.