Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, PA – Volunteer Vacation 2024
September 8 @ 5:00 pm - September 14 @ 10:00 am
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Rolling hills, riverfront villages, and bald eagles perched on trees form a vibrant backdrop as the Delaware River snakes gracefully through the rural countryside. But the story of the Upper Delaware is more than just a collection of beautiful pictures. The clean water of the Delaware, the last major undammed river in the eastern United States, supports a healthy ecosystem and offers tranquility and excitement. Enjoy the area’s recreational opportunities while it supports a healthy ecosystem for wildlife and provides water for over 17 million people.
Volunteers will work on re-routing a half-mile portion of the Tusten Mountain trail, on the right entrance of the 3-mile loop. Re-routing will include removing a wooden bridge about half-mile in from the right entrance, covering up old trail, painting new trail markers on trees, adding “A Volunteer Vacation restored this trail” sign, and constructing a new trail registration box. Volunteers will drive or carpool to the project site.
During this trip, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River’s average high temperature is 72°, and average low temperature is 50°.
There is no experience needed to join a Volunteer Vacation! Your expert hosts will provide detailed instruction, tool demonstrations, and project oversight throughout the week. All you need is a willing attitude and to be in good physical condition to participate in moderate physical activity for approximately 6-8 hours a day with plenty of breaks, at your own pace. Find out more about what it’s like to join a Volunteer Vacation and other frequently asked questions here.
AHS acknowledges with gratitude that this project takes place on the traditional lands of the Mohican and Munsee Lenape peoples past and present. We honor the land itself, the Indigenous communities who have stewarded this land for generations, their deep and sacred connection to these lands, and those who continue to steward these lands today. We offer this land acknowledgement as the first of many steps to stand as an ally and amplify Indigenous voices. We invite the American Hiking Society community to join us through continued efforts to support Indigenous communities and learn more about the history of the lands on which we live, work and recreate.
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