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The D&L is accepting applications for an enthusiastic person to join our team as a year long VISTA intern.  VISTA is an AmeriCorps program with the goal of alleviating poverty.  The D&L has partnered with…

Post by: Lauren Drabenstott, D&L Marketing Intern As our last blog post details, Cindy Dunn, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) visited Hugh Moore Park. I was lucky enough to…

Patrick (Pat) Stephens eased his way into the D&L from summer intern, to freelance contractor, to his current full-time position as GIS Analyst & Cartographer. Patrick manages everything at the D&L that has a latitude…

Blog Post By: Sara Ann Salter, D&L Marketing & Development Intern As the weather is warming and summer is fast approaching, so too, is D&L’s second annual Membership Month: June. If you want to make…

Bike for the Bridge is back for a fourth year and features a new route on May 21! Cyclists will choose from two distance options and bike from Lehighton to Northampton. For the past three…

Blog Post By: Dennis Scholl, D&L Education Manager Rain, rain go away, come again another day. Just not on weekdays between April 24 and June 13. Well, maybe after 2 p.m. That would be acceptable….

The D&L Ambassadors serve as representatives of the organization to the public in various roles. D&L Ambassadors are required to attend at least one training session to learn about the organization, how it operates, and…

Where: Hugh Moore Park, 2750 Hugh Moore Park Road, Easton PA 18042 When:  April 8, 2017, 9:00 am – Noon Celebrate National Volunteer Month and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Opening Day for Trails by giving back to…

Do you take lots of photos along the D&L Trail? Did you snap a great shot of Hank and George at the National Canal Museum? Submit up to five of your favorite photos taken in…

Gues Blog Post By: Laura Rohrbach My family has been in Freemansburg for generations. I grew up along the Lehigh Canal, looking for salamanders in the silt-laden water and listening to stories of mules and canal…

Blog Post By: Patrick Stephens, D&L GIS Analyst In June, I was tasked to obtain centerline data for all 165 miles of the D&L Trail. This required me to ride, hike, and climb through every portion…

We are excited to announce that long-awaited work has finally begun on several major D&L Trail construction projects. The Carbon County Connectivity Project launched with a grand ground-breaking and a great deal of media attention. …