River Ambassador Projects

Tidal Delaware River Ambassadors Hold Clean Up at Glen Foerd on the Delaware

What a delightful day!!  It began with a 7AM to 9AM bird walk on an exquisitely beautiful day along the Delaware River.....and continued with the clean up of the Poquessing Creek and the cutting down of invasive plants along the banks. Simultaneously tours were going on within the Glen Foerd historic mansion.   It was heartwarming to see the community come together to help beautify the creek and the grounds of Glen Foerd.  Members of the Friends of the Poquessing, PEC members, Hold Family College staff and students, and board members, staff and supporters of Glen Foerd all pulled together to make for a productive, fun and informative day.

Thanks to everyone who came and look out for announcements about future projects!

Bristol Floating Dock Announcement

BIG News for Bristol Waterfront

Watch the video below to see Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick announcing that Bristol Borough has been awarded a $1.5 million Boating Infrastructure Grant.

Congratulations to all of our partners in the area. This is great news for the Tidal Delaware Water Trail.

2012 Season of Paddle Penn's Landing!

Have you paddled in the Delaware River yet? 

Join us for our fourth season of Paddle Penn's Landing, and join over 8,000 people who can now say, "I have  paddled in the Delaware River!" We have single and tandem kayaks, as well as swan boats ready for your paddling pleasure. See flyer for more information - and we'll see you out there!

Events on the Delaware: Spring 2012

Don’t miss these exciting spring events on the Delaware River!

Horseshoe Crab Census

Help the Delaware National Estuarine Reserve (DNEER) count horseshoe crabs during the annual spring survey in May and June at Ted Harvey Wildlife Area, Kitts Hummock and North Bowers beaches.

Volunteer training sessions are held at the St. Jones Reserve, 818 Kitts Hummock Road, Dover. Session Dates: April 5^th, 6:00-7:30 pm and April 14^th, 10:00-11:30 am

For more information: contact Jennifer Holmes at 739-3436 or Jennifer.Holmes@state.de.us. Registration: http://de.gov/dnerrhscsurvey

PEC Silent Auction

Support all of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council’s efforts on the Delaware River and throughout Pennsylvania at PEC’s Silent Auction.

Date: Saturday, April 14^th 2012 5:30 – 7:30

Place: Corinthian Yacht Club

More Information: http://www.pecpa.org/silentauction2012

Lardner’s Point Ribbon Cutting

Celebrate the opening of Philadelphia’s newest riverfront park.

May 14th at 10:00 A.M., Lardner’s Point (just downstream of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge)

Delaware River City Corporation Spring Fling

Support the Delaware River City Corporation at their annual Spring Fling.

Date: May 17^th 2012 5:00pm

Place: Bridesburg Outdoor Motor Club

Delaware River Day

Join in events at Penn’s Landing and the Seaport Museum that celebrate the Delaware River.

Date: Saturday, May 19^th

Paddle Penn’s Landing Kick-off

Start the summer off right with a Paddle on the Delaware River. A summer of paddling and kayaking will start Memorial Day Weeken.

Date: May 25th

Northwind Sail

Tour the Delaware River on the Sailboat Northwind. Learn about the history and ecology of the river.

Dates: Saturday, May 26^th and Saturday, July 7^th (rain date: 7/14)

Deloitte Impact Day

Help clean-up Little Tinicum Island.

Date: June 8^th

Delaware River Sojourn

Join in a seven-day guided paddling trip on the wild and scenic Delaware River. Not up for seven days? Go to Tidal Day to paddle the river.

Date: Saturday, June 20^th

Website: http://www.delawareriversojourn.org/

Paddler's Guide to the Delaware River

Longtime paddler Gary Letcher wrote the book on canoeing the Delaware River. The most recent edition is now available - and mentions the Tidal Delaware River Water Trail! A Paddler's Guide to the Delaware River is a resource for kayakers, canoeists, or anyone who wants to know more about this majestic river, its ecology and its people.

The book, which also features a moving forward by Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper, is available online at www.delawareriverguide.com

Water Trail Videos posted!

To inspire and encourage people to bike, paddle and fish along the Tidal Delaware River Water Trail, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council created three videos. Enjoy and share!

Check them out!

Fishing:
http://youtu.be/shrv85q9WeQ

Boating
http://youtu.be/MQ-WYwnT9lk

Biking
http://youtu.be/5A_Ok9GiMb4

Recruiting Tidal Delaware River Ambassadors!

If you like kayaking, fishing, walking, biking or any other activity along the Delaware River, then become a Tidal Delaware River Ambassador! River Ambassadors are volunteer leaders who organize trips and cleanups, make presentations and other activities - whatever your interest and schedule!

Organized by the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Ambassadors undergo 8 weeks of training from regional leaders in Delaware River history, ecology, recreation, watersheds, human impacts, and policies/plans. The training sessions are also a great way to network with others and visit some unique places along the river - like Pennsbury Manor, Palmyra Cove Nature Park, Heinz Wildlife Refuge or Fort Mifflin.

Visit www.pecpa.org/ambassador to learn more!

Our first “class” of Ambassadors were trained last year, and since then have organized a dozen events last summer including fishing derbies, clean ups, presentations, sailboat tours and more.