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Four Day Roebling Bridge Closure
Weather Delays Require Roebling Bridge Closure for Four Days Between October 31, 2016 and November 17, 2016 Release date: October 24, 2016 Contact(s): Carla Hauser Hahn, Park Ranger, Management Carla_hahn@nps.gov, 570-729-8251 x2226 Unexpected delays to the maintenance work on the…
UDC Awards Seven Technical Assistance Grants
Cumulative Amount Awarded, 1988-2017 = $845,605 NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) voted Oct. 6 to award $36,280 in Fiscal Year 2017 Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) for seven projects that help fulfill goals of the River Management Plan for…
Barryville Butterfly Bike Ride Takes Flight Oct. 15
Support Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Habitats by Sowing Seeds Along the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway BARRYVILLE – The Greater Barryville Chamber of Commerce and Bicycle Shows U.S. will sponsor a first-ever Barryville Butterfly Bike Ride on October 15 to help…
New Issue of UDC Newsletter Out
For the National Park Service’s Centennial Celebration, the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River held a birthday bash on Aug. 13 during which photographer David B. Soete of Honesdale, PA captured this image featuring National Canoe Safety Patrol members at the Big…
CELEBRATE NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY WITH U.D.S.R.R. SEPTEMBER 24
Celebrate National Public Lands Day with Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Caption: Volunteers removing a fallen tree on the Tusten Mountain Trail during the 2015 National Public Lands Day. Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River invites you to participate…
ROEBLING BRIDGE CLOSED MONDAY THRU THURSDAY STARTING 10/3/16
Release date: September 16, 2016 Contact(s): Carla Hauser Hahn, Park Ranger, Management Carla_hahn@nps.gov, 570-729-8251 x2226 Maintenance work on the National Historic Landmark Roebling Bridge (Roebling’s Delaware Aqueduct) will require closing the roadway to vehicular traffic beginning October 3, from 6:00…
ROEBLING BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SEPT. 14 INFORMATIONAL MEETING
The National Historic Landmark Roebling Bridge (Roebling’s Delaware Aqueduct) will undergo significant maintenance work beginning the week of September 27, 2016. The National Park Service at Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway…
Revitalizing the Monarch Butterfly
NARROWSBURG – Monarch butterflies are in trouble. In the last 20 years, their population has dwindled from more than a billion to just 150 million, a nearly 82% decline that has been observed with alarm along the Delaware River which…
River Communities Wrap Up Technical Grants
UDC Awards $35,000 for Fiscal Year 2016 NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) approved payments for the final series of 10 projects accomplished under its 2016 Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) program which awarded $35,000 to member municipalities. From its…
UDC Helps Fund River Clean-ups
Photo: Members of the Calkins Ag 4-H Club pitched in on July 18 to fulfill Damascus Township’s river clean-up project sponsored by the Upper Delaware Council. NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) successfully completed a third year of…
