Volunteers Needed For Delaware Canal State Park Clean-Up Day

NEW HOPE, PA — The Friends of the Delaware Canal have designated Saturday, April 13 as Canal Clean-up Day at the Delaware Canal State Park and is asking volunteers to step forward to help.

Volunteers are needed to clear trash, debris, and brush from the historic waterway and towpath that runs from Bristol in the south to Easton in the north.

Canal Clean-Up Day activities will begin at 9 a.m. and end at noon. Volunteers will be working along the canal’s 58.9-mile length from Bristol to Easton. A complete list of Clean-up Day locations can be found on the Friends website.

Volunteers are especially needed in the areas listed below. Anyone who wants to participate can choose a location and sign-up online by clicking here or contact the Friends at friends@fodc.org.

• Bristol Borough - Riverfront Park to Lagoon Park
• Bristol Borough - Lagoon Park to Green Lane
• Bristol Twp. - Green Lane to Edgely
• Bristol Twp. - Edgley to Levittown Shopping Center
• Falls Twp. - Levittown Shopping Center to Mill Creek Road
• Falls Twp. - Wheatsheaf Road to Tyburn
• Falls Twp. - Tyburn Road to RR obstruction
• Falls Twp./Morrisville - RR obstruction to Bridge Street
• Falls Twp./Morrisville - Bridge Street to East Maple
• Morrisville - Ferry Road to Black Rock

Gloves, waterproof foot gear, long-handled rakes, grabbing implements, and branch snippers are useful tools to bring along to Canal Clean-Up Day. Trash bags will be provided.

For additional information about Clean-Up Day or other Friends activities, call 215-862-2021, e-mail friends@fodc.org , or visit www.fodc.org.

The Friends of the Delaware Canal is an independent, not-for-profit organization working to restore, preserve, and improve the canal and its surroundings. Its primary goals are to ensure that the canal is fully watered from Easton to Bristol and that the towpath trail is useable over its entire length.