The D&L Blog

Why do we look forward to spring? The Phillies’ home opener? The first day of trout season? The forests slowly filling up with fresh, green leaves? Sure, all of those are great, but for the…

U.S. Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15th) took time from his busy Washington DC schedule to spend the morning of February 18 reading selections from the D&L children’s storybook – Tales of the Towpath – to fourth-grade…

This year’s National Trails Day event will feature a trail dedication in Jim Thorpe and bike ride through Lehigh Gorge State Park. The trail dedication will begin at 10:30 AM at the new trailhead in…

D&L President Allen Sachse recently appeared on the PBS show GreenLife. The video provides a nice snapshot of what the D&L is all about. Please take a moment to view it:

This editorial originally appeared on Philly.com on January 10, 2010. As budget exigencies limit the ability of state and federal agencies to preserve and interpret our historic and cultural landscapes, the work of the D&L…

Tales of the Towpath, the book that is taking Pennsylvania elementary schools by storm, is now available for purchase on the D&L’s website store.   This children’s book by D&L Outreach Coordinator, Dennis Scholl is…

Rhoma Mostel recently visited New Hope and made a short video of her time on the D&L Trail.

Don’t let this week’s warm weather fool you. The sad fact is that we are only half way through winter.  Why not embrace it by attending Emmaus’ SnowBlast Winter Festival on February 5-6? Every year…

While trail usage across the Corridor goes way down during the winter months, trail design heats up. Field work is an essential part of trail design. This involves things such as surveys and walk throughs with…

See the press release from the City of Allentown.  Thanks to all of the partners who worked as quickly as possible to repair this popular section of the D&L Trail and get water back into the canal.

This in from Scott Everett, our Trail Steward:  In mid-December, I had the opportunity to see the progress of the construction of the section of the D&L Trail from the Nesquehoning Trestle to downtown Jim…

Today’s grey December skies might look dreary, but one Bucks County household is banking on sunny days ahead.  D&L heritage preservation specialist Amey Senape and her husband Mike recently installed large solar panels on the roof of…