The D&L Blog

Lehigh Valley Chapter

Coordinator: Beth Masiado ([email protected]); 610-554-9111

April 6 – clear honeysuckle along D&L Trail west of Minsi Trail Bridge. Meet at Sand Island tennis courts at 9 a.m. Work ‘til 12 noon.

April 13 – clear honeysuckle along D&L Trail west of Minsi Trail Bridge. Meet at Sand Island tennis courts at 9 a.m. Work ‘til 12 noon.

April 16 – Sand Island Native Plant Preserve, 9 a.m. Install split-rail fence, put wood chips on preserve trail, clean up winter’s debris. SINPP native plant supervisor, Ilse Stoll, will direct the morning’s plant maintenance. Lots to do. Meet at Sand Island tennis courts at 8:45 a.m.

April 20 – work with Lehigh County adjudicated youth to clear honeysuckle along D&L Trail west of Minsi Trail Bridge. Meet at Sand Island tennis courts at 9 a.m. Work ‘til 12 noon.

April 27 – work with Lehigh County adjudicated youth to clear honeysuckle along D&L Trail west of Minsi Trail Bridge. Meet at Sand Island tennis courts at 9 a.m. Work ‘til 12 noon.

May 4 – clear honeysuckle along D&L Trail west of Minsi Trail Bridge. Meet at Sand Island tennis courts at 9 a.m. Work ‘til 12 noon.

May 7 – cleanup at Lock 43 east of the Minsi Trail Bridge

May 11 – clear honeysuckle along D&L Trail west of Minsi Trail Bridge. Meet at Sand Island tennis courts at 9 a.m. Work ‘til 12 noon.

May 18 – clear honeysuckle along D&L Trail west of Minsi Trail Bridge. Meet at Sand Island tennis courts at 9 a.m. Work ‘til 12 noon.

May 21 – cleanup at Lock 42; paint over graffiti under Philip Fahy Bridge

May 25 – clear honeysuckle along D&L Trail west of Minsi Trail Bridge. Meet at Sand Island tennis courts at 9 a.m. Work ‘til 12 noon.

June 4 – site to be determined

June 18 – site to be determined

Hugh Moore Park

Coordinator: Dennis Scholl ([email protected]); 610-923-3548 x225

April 9 – chapter orientation, 10-11 a.m. Meet at main picnic pavilion in Hugh Moore Park

April 16 – large cleanup of pavilion and store areas, 9 a.m. – 12 noon. Meet at main picnic pavilion in Hugh Moore Park.

Carbon County

Coordinator: Doug Makofka ([email protected]); (215)828-4974

April 23 – cleanup of Lock 6, 9 a.m. – 12 noon. Meet at Weissport Trailhead. Drive or bike to cleanup site.

May 28 – continue cleanup of Lock 6, begin Lock 5 if time available, 9 a.m. – 12 noon. Meet at Weissport Trailhead. Drive or bike to cleanup site.

June 25 –  cleanup of Lock 5, 9 a.m. – 12 noon. Meet at Weissport Trailhead. Drive or bike to cleanup site.

Northern Lehigh

Coordinator: Dean Hower ([email protected]); 610-462-0617

April 23 – Lock 25 grounds cleanup, 9 a.m. – 12 noon. Meet at the Walnutport Canal Association pavilion at 8:45 a.m. Drive to the lock.

April 30 – annual Walnutport Canal Cleanup. Meet at Walnutport Canal Pavilion at 8 a.m. for coffee and doughnuts, cleanup from 9 a.m. – 12 noon. Lunch served following cleanup.

May – dates will be announced for cleanup and landscaping work at the Cementon Trailhead off Route 329