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AMC - Trail Adopters
ORGANIZATION: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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2 people are interested
Appalachian Mountain Club is looking for volunteers to help maintain hiking trails on the New Jersey side of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The expectation is that the volunteers take one oif AMC's Trail Maintenance Skills Sessions, to be held at Mohican Outdoor Center in Blairstown, NJ. Once the class is completed, the newly trained maintainer will choose a trail section to adopt. The expectation is that the adopters make three trips each year, one in spring, summer and fall. Painting blazes, cutting overgrown brush and clearing out existing drainage structures are the expected field work. Once your trip is complete, you will fill out a work report and send it to Mohican Outdoor Center. Any work that requires additional assistance will be reported to DWG NRA trails department.
We are looking for maintainers for Rattlesnake Swamp Trail, Coppermine Trail, Donkeys Corner Trail and Coverntry Pond Trail. Please contact Jonathan Martin (201) 283-0838.
More opportunities with Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Location:
1978 River Road, Bushkill, PA 18324, US
Mission Statement
The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.
The Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world.
Description
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area encompasses 67,000 acres of mountain ridge, forest, and floodplain on both sides of the Delaware River in the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Forty miles of the Middle Delaware River are within the park, as well as trout streams, lakes, ponds, and some of the highest waterfalls of either state. The park is home to black bear, timber rattlesnakes, bald eagles, and, recently, nesting peregrine falcons. Ecosystems include hemlock ravines with bountiful rhodendron and ridgetops with prickly pear cactus.
Though set aside as an area for outdoor recreation, the land of this park is also rich in history. A number of structures remain from early Dutch settlement and the colonial contact period. The entire region was a frontier of the French & Indian War. Historic rural villages from the 18th and 19th centuries remain intact on the New Jersey side, and landscapes of past settlements are scattered throughout the park.
In the 19th century, the village of Delaware Water Gap was a focus of the early resort industry fostered by the railroads. Even today the region is known for its vacation appeal.
The proposal to dam the Delaware River near today's Smithfield Beach brought the region and its inhabitants into another era of American history -- the conservation and environmental movements of the 1960s and later.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area50 Camp Mohican RdBlairstown, NJ 07825
DATE POSTED
May 21, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- Three trips in one year (spring, summer, fall)
- Volunteers should take one of AMC's Trail Maintenance Skills Sessions.