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Upper Delaware Council Fills Secretary Position
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) announces the hiring of Ashley Hall-Bagdonas as the non-profit organization’s full-time secretary effective October 15. The position had been vacant since August 17. Prior to joining the UDC, Hall-Bagdonas was employed since…
UDC Announces Outcome of 2018 Summer River and Shoreline Clean-ups
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) awarded $5,370.58 to support river and shoreline clean-up projects in the summer of 2018. The final tally of spending by participating member municipalities was: • Town of Deerpark – $2,960.58 for Town…
Upper Delaware Council Awards New Technical Assistance Grants
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) voted Oct. 4 to award $11,387 through its Fiscal Year 2019 Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) program. That brings the cumulative amount that the UDC has provided to its member municipalities since 1988 to…
“The Upper Delaware” Fall/Winter 2018 Newsletter Available
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) announces the release of the Fall/Winter 2018 issue of its newsletter, “The Upper Delaware.” Featured articles include: “Train Derailment Dumps Diesel into River, Raises Emergency Concerns”; “Rising Nation Journey Down the Lenape…
Celebrating 50 Years of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act
Photo: The Upper Delaware River flowing past lush forested landscapes. Credit: David B. Soete BEACH LAKE, PA – In the days of fur trappers and pioneers, free-flowing rivers were the lifeblood of commerce, transportation and fisheries across America. Today, they…
NPS Welcomes Aquatic Ecologist to Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Staff
Photo: Andrew Weber named as the aquatic ecologist for Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. BEACH LAKE, PA – Superintendent Kristina Heister announced the appointment of Andrew Weber to the position of “Aquatic Ecologist” at Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational…
National Public Lands Day Community Volunteer Event
2018 NPLD Corwin Farm Saturday, September 22nd join volunteers to remove invasive plants and weeds from the D&H Canal bed at the NPS Corwin Farm Ranger Station. Click on the flyer link for more information.
UDC Secretary Applications Accepted Through Sept. 3
Help Wanted: Full-time Secretary for Upper Delaware Council, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Narrowsburg. Meeting preparation and minutes drafting, receptionist, database and file management skills needed. Benefits package includes health insurance and retirement plan match. Salary commensurate with qualifications…
Train Derailment on the West Branch of the Delaware River
Beach Lake, PA – Yesterday at 2:01 am a west-bound train, departing from New Jersey heading to Binghamton, with 4 locomotives and 63 railcars derailed west of Hale Eddy Road in the Town of Deposit, New York. Diesel fuel leaked…
Upper Delaware Council Publishes Special 30th Anniversary Newsletter
Photo caption: President Jimmy Carter enjoyed fly-fishing on the Upper Delaware River, as guided by Ed Van Put, right, in September 1984. The late Phil Chase, who served as the Town of Deerpark’s UDC Representative from 1994 to 2011, guided…