It’s spring cleaning season!
On Saturday, volunteers will be cleaning the entire 59-mile Delaware Canal from Easton, Northampton County to Bristol Borough. The canal and towpath are often a dumping ground for users of the grounds.
The Delaware Canal Clean-Up Day will be organized is sections with area coordinators determining meeting locations from the event that will take place between 9 a.m. and noon.
Locally, the clean up will take place in Upper Makefield between Lower Makefield and New Hope.
New Hope: Lock 9 to Bowman’s Hill
Ray and Sara Altieri, Canal Tenders – 215-862-9943 or sararayaltieri@aol.com
Solebury Township/Upper Makefield Township: Bowman’s Hill to Stoney Run Aqueduct
Nora Schenk and Central Bucks Bicycle Club, Canal Tenders
Upper Makefield Township: Stoney Run Aqueduct to Mt. Eyre Road
Gordon Heisler and Traditions Volunteers, Canal Tenders
Lower Makefield Township/Yardley: Mt. Eyre Road to Afton Avenue
Bob Ketler, Canal Tender and Yardley Friends Meeting, Canal Tenders
Anyone looking to volunteer is asked to call 215-862-2021 or e-mail friends@fodc.org.
