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UDC Awards Grants to Two Towns to Clean Up River and Its Banks
Photo: The Hawks Nest section of the NYS Route 97 Upper Delaware Scenic Byway in the Town of Deerpark offers a spectacular landscape. NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) voted on May 5 to award a combined $4,431.13 to…
Upper Delaware Litter Leaders Make Haste with Waste
Photo caption: Six-year-old Johnny Montana at the Westfall clean-up by the Matamoras Boat Launch on April 24. NARROWSBURG – Nearly 350 volunteers joined the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) starting on Earth Day to avenge the careless dumping of trash that…
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Encourages Everyone to “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work” on Friday, May 20th
Photo Caption: Staff at Bold Gold Media along with National Park Service Park Ranger Susie Kaspar enthusiastically participating in “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day”. Beach Lake, PA – Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River invites the public to…
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River to celebrate American shad and World Fish Migration Day May 21st with guided float trip
Photo caption: American shad (Alosa sapidissima) Beach Lake, PA – An ancient and impressive wildlife migration is occurring in our midst. The spring spawning run of American shad in the Delaware River is a timeless rite of spring that has…
UDC Will Present “The Founding Fish: American Shad on the Delaware River” on May 5
NARROWSBURG — The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) will host a presentation on “The Founding Fish: American Shad on the Delaware River” on Thursday, May 5, at 7 p.m. at the UDC office, 211 Bridge St., Narrowsburg, NY. Virtual and call-in…
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River sponsors free online program: Linking the “Fly” Ways – The connection between stream ecosystems, fly fishers, and the birds around them
BEACH LAKE, PA – Upper Delaware invites you to participate in a free online program on the connection between stream ecosystems, fly fishers, and the birds around them. This virtual program will be presented on Monday, May 9, 2022, at…
Sponsors Support Litter Sweep; Clean-ups to Begin on April 22
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) is grateful for the 37 sponsors who are fiscally investing a collective $6,250 in a cleaner environment by making the 2nd Annual Upper Delaware Litter Sweep a reality. As Litter Leaders organize clean-ups…
“The Upper Delaware” Spring 2022 Newsletter Out
Seeks Feedback on Newsletter’s Future Photo: UDC Chairperson Andy Boyar, right, makes a point to U.S. Congressman Mondaire Jones (NY-17) during a Feb. 22 discussion at the Upper Delaware Council office in Narrowsburg, NY. NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council,…
UDC Will Present “Delaware Aqueduct Repair Shutdown Impacts” at April 7 Meeting
Photo: Aerial view of New York City’s Cannonsville Reservoir in Delaware County, NY. NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) will host a presentation titled, “Delaware Aqueduct Repair Shutdown Impacts” by Jeff Skelding, executive director of Friends of the Upper…
“UDC is on the cusp of financial atrophy”: Delaware Currents
https://delawarecurrents.org/2022/03/15/udc-is-on-the-cusp-of-financial-atrophy/ Starved of funding, the Upper Delaware Council sees an unsustainable future By Meg McGuire Upper Delaware Council, based in Narrowsburg, N.Y., is facing a sustainability crisis. (The UDC advises upper river towns on land-use developments, reviewing them through the…