BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-391@delawareandlehigh.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250426 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250427 DTSTAMP:20250423T115702Z URL:https://delawareandlehigh.org/events/celebrate-trails-day-2025/ SUMMARY:Celebrate Trails Day 2025 DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Trails Day Along the D&\;L Trail \nDelaware &\ ; Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (DLNHC) will be engaging in Celebrate Trails Day activities on Saturday April 26\, 2025 throughout the corridor. Join us at one of the events!  Guests are invited to engage by participa ting in the Quest for the Golden Grabber via a cleanup\; joining a social bike ride with a delicious destination\; and showing your trail towns some love by visiting a Trail Friendly Business. Celebrate Trails Days is an a nnual springtime celebration of America’s trails started by Rails-to-Tra ils Conservancy over a decade ago.  \nQuest for the Golden Grabber \nDL NHC is hosting the second annual Quest for the Golden Grabber trash collec tion contest along the D&\;L Trail from April 1 – 30\, 2025. Particip ation is free and open to everyone.   Click here to learn more about the contest\, find a cleanup to join\, or register your group! \nD&\;L Tr ail Tenders and East Penn Township \nOn Celebrate Trails Day join DLNHC a t the Boat Launch in Riverview Park in East Penn Township to clean up the D&\;L Trail. Together\, we’ll remove litter and clear vegetation alon g the trail heading south towards Lehigh Gap Nature Center.  Rain Date on Sunday 4/27/2024\, 9 am – 12 pm.  Register here\nCelebrate Trails Day Winter Market Bike Ride\nDLNHC is hosting a free guided bike ride on Celeb rate Trails Day that will take participants from Hugh Moore Park to the Ea ston Winter Farmers Market and back along the D&\;L Trail and though do wntown Easton.  Learn to navigate trail and roads to reach nearby destina tions and avoid parking a vehicle in the city.   Helmets and registratio n are required\, and all participants will be required to sign a waiver up on arrival. Participants are encouraged to bring a bicycle basket and/or backpack to transport their purchases. The Easton Winter Market is located outside of the Easton Public Market – one of the many D&\;L Trail Fr iendly Businesses. Learn more here\nSupport D&\;L Trail Friendly Busine sses \nIs shopping more your speed? Check out these great Trail Friendly Businesses!  D&\;L Trail Friendly Businesses are located within proxim ity to the D&\;L Trail and offer trail users the accommodations they ar e looking for and may include refilling water bottles for free\, safe bike parking\, knowledgeable staff\, trail maps and more! You can find the ful l list of certified businesses here. \n\nHowever you celebrate trails\, w e encourage you to spread the love on social media by tagging @DLNHC #Cele brateDLTrail #CelebrateTrailsDay.    \nCelebrate Trails Day Events wit hin the Corridor\n \;\n\nBucks County  \n\nBristol Borough – Brist ol Borough townwide cleanup. Saturday April 26\, 10am-2pm\, rain date Apri l 27. Meet at 9:45 at Snyder-Girotti School\, 450 Beaver Street.  All are welcome to participate – individuals and community groups.  \n\n Dat e/Time: Saturday 4/26 from 10am-2pm  \n\n\n Location: Bristol Borough\, meet at Snyder-Girotti School 450 Beaver Street \n\n\n Website/Event In formation: www.bristolborough.com/?p=749  \n\nTinicum Conservancy - Rive r Road Clean-Up\, April 26\, 8 - 10 am at the Schneiderwind Farm. Voluntee rs will meet at the Schneiderwind Farm parking lot just across from the Fr enchtown Bridge at 8:00 AM.  Safety vests\, various types of gloves\, pi kstiks\, and plastic trash bags will be provided. Participants are invite d to arrive a little early and enjoy some coffee and pastries with us befo re we get started. Tinicum Township Police will provide a presence to hel p keep everyone safe. Please RSVP to Linda McNeil at lmcneill51@gmail. com if you plan to join. \n\n Date/Time: Saturday 4/26\, 8-10am \n\n\n Location: Schneiderwind Farm &\; Nursery1073 River Road Upper Black E ddy\, PA\, 18972 \n\n\n Website/Event Information: https://www.tinicumco nservancy.org/events/river-road-clean-up \n\n \;\n\nNorthampton Count y  \n\nWalnutport Canal Association Canal Cleanup – The event will tak e place on April 12th from 9am-12pm. The Walnutport Canal Assocation (WCA) is hosting a canal cleanup on Saturday April 12 meeting at the canal pavi lion. This is a wonderful opportunity to help WCA\, meet some new and old friends\, and spend a beautiful spring morning outdoors helping beautify a picturesque canal. Refreshments will be provided by Thrivent Financial. W CA thanks them for their continued support!   \n\n Date/Time: Saturday 4/12 from 9-12  \n\n\n Location: Walnutport Canal Pavilion  \n\n\n Website/Event Information: www.walnutportcanalassocation.tripod.com \n\nP almer Township – the event will take place on April 19th beginning at 8a m at Fairview Park in Palmer Township. Join The Palmer Township Environmen tal Steering Committee on April 19th for a day of community engagement\, e nvironmental education\, and sustainable practices. There will be several vendors\, presentations\, pickleball\, a 2-mile fun walk\, and demonstrati ons. They will also have a drive to collect gently used blankets\, towels\ , empty rolls of paper towels and toilet paper for The Center of Animal He alth &\; Welfare. For more information\, contact: earthstewardsofpalmer @gmail.com.  \n\n Date/Time: Saturday 4/19 from 10-2  \n\n\n Locatio n: Fairview Park - 3501 Fairview Ave.\, Easton  \n\n\n Website/Event In formation: www.facebook.com/palmertownshipdpw  \n\nEaston West Ward Eart h Day Clean up – The event will take place on April 26th\, from 9am-12pm \, with volunteers picking up supplies from 100 North 12th St at 8:30am. J oin your neighbors to spruce up the West Ward. You can work on your own\, work with your neighbors\, or join one of the larger neighborhood clean-up efforts. All volunteers must check in at 100 North 12th Street on the mor ning of the event. Register by April 9th to snag yourself a West Ward Clea n Up Day t-shirt. Clean up supplies include FREE trash bags\, gloves\, and a few other surprises. Trash grabbers will be available for only $5 (cash only).   \n\n Date/Time: Saturday 4/26 from 9am-12pm  \n\n\n Locat ion:  100 North 12th St.\, Easton  \n\n\n Website/Event Information: h ttps://gedp.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=97833 \n\nEaston Scott Park - The event will take place on April 26th from 9am - 12pm in Downtown East on Scott Park. Scott Park is going to look spiffy once you're done with it ! Volunteers will be pulling up the invasive Japanese Knotweed by the wate rfront\, and planting native plants provided by Easton Garden Works. They will also be doing some litter cleanup by the waterfront as well. Join the fun of planting native plants this Earth Day Weekend! \n\n Date/Time: S aturday 4/26 from 9am-12pm \n\n\n Location:  Scott Park\, Easton \n\n\ n Website/Event Information: https://gedp.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?i d=97743 \n\n \;\n\nLehigh County \n\nCatasauqua Spring Cleanup – T he event will take place on Saturday April 12th from 9am –11 am. Meet at Borough Hall parking lot. Water and snacks provided as well as garbage ba gs\, gloves\, and litter picking tools. Whitehall Area Rotary Club will be participating    \n\n Date/Time: Saturday 4/12 from 9-12  \n\n\n Location: Catasauqua Borough Hall   \n\n\n Website/Event Information: www.catasauqua.org  \n\nKeep Slatington Beautiful Cleanup – The event will take place on April 26th from 9am-12pm.  A cleanup of all borough-ow ned parks and playgrounds\, Victory Park\, West End Playground\, Slatingto n Memorial Park\, The Slate Heritage Trail\, Trout Creek and the confluenc e of Trout Creek and the Lehigh River. Meet at the Slatington Borough Muni cipal Garage\, 524 W. Church Street at 9am to clean up the different parks around town and then have lunch at noon. Individuals\, civic groups\, and area Boy &\; Girl Scout Troops are invited to participate. Please dres s appropriately: sturdy shoes &\; long sleeves recommended.  The event will be held rain or shine\, although heavy steady rain/downpours will ca ncel the cleanup. Groups interested in participating are asked to call Rob ert at (610) 554-4099 or message on Facebook Messenger via Slatington Park s &\; Recreation Commission.  \n\n Date/Time: Saturday 4/26 from 9-1 2  \n\n\n Location: Slatington Borough Municipal Garage\, 524 W. Church Street  \n\n\n Website/Event Information: www.slatingtonborough.org \ n\nLehigh Gap Nature Center Annual Earth Day Cleanup\, Slatington – The event will take place on Saturday May 3th from 9am to 12pm. Join the Annua l Earth Day Clean-up. Lehigh Gap Nature Center is getting the gardens and refuge ready for the coming spring and summer! All volunteers are welcome.   \n\n Date/Time: Saturday 5/03 from 9-12  \n\n\n Location: Lehigh G ap Nature Center  \n\n\n Website/Event Information: www.lgnc.org   \ n\nIronton Rail Trail Group Bike Ride – Join the IRT Group Bike Ride fro m 1pm - 3pm on April at 26 Saylor Park 245 N. 2nd St. Coplay for a 5-mile Loop and 4-mile Spur bike ride. \n\n Date/Time: Saturday 4/26\, 1-3pm \ n\n\n Location: Saylor Park\, 245 N. 2nd St. Coplay \n\n \;\n\nCarbo n County \n\nPick up the Poconos – The event will take place on April 2 6th from 9:30am-12:30pm and will happen rain or shine at locations through out Carbon\, Monroe\, Pike &\; Wayne Counties. This event is intended t o encourage everyone to do their part in keeping the Poconos clean and gre en. The deadline to sign up is Friday\, April 18\, 2025 by 5 p.m.   \n\ n Date/Time: Saturday 4/26 from 9:30 – 12:30  \n\n\n Location: Downt own Jim Thorpe\, Mauch Chunk Lake Park\, Weissport Lehigh Canal Park \n\n \n Website/Event Information: www.poconomountains.com/pick-up-the-poconos \, membership@poconos.org\, 570-402-0265 \n\nJim Thorpe Lehigh River Clea n up – The event will take place on April 26th rain date April 27th at 8 :00 am in Josiah White Park (train station). Participants can meet in the gazebo for trash bags\, vests and gloves. Lend a hand to the land and help clean up the riverbed and community. If you have any questions or want to register a a troop or organization\, please call Shelli at 570-325-2079.  \n\n Date/Time: Saturday 4/26 at 8:00 am  \n\n\n Location: Joshiah W hite Park\, Jim Thorpe \n\n\n Website/Event Information: www.jimthorpeea rthday.com  \n\nLehighton Borough Parks Cleanup – Join the Lehighton B orough Parks &\; Recreation Board to clean up the parks in Lehighton. T he event will take place on April 26th from 11am and 4pm. Participants wil l be putting mulch around the trees\, removing underbrush from around the creek\, and freshening up the courts at Baer Memorial Park. \n\n Date/Ti me: Saturday 4/26 from 11am-4pm \n\n\n Location: Baer Memorial Park\, 11 01 Bridge Street\, Lehighton \n\n\n Website/Event Information: https://w ww.lehightonborough.org/parks-recreation \n\n \;\n\nLuzerne County \ n\nWhite Haven Earth Day Celebration Clean-up –  A clean-up will take p lace on April 25\, from 9am-12pm.  Join an Earth Day Celebration Clean-up on Friday\, April 25 starting at 9am at the Main Street Caboose. Join the White Haven Community to Clean-up Main Street and beyond.   \n\n Date /Time: Friday 4/25 from 9am – 12pm  \n\n\n Location: Main Street Cabo ose\, White Haven  \n\n\n Website/Event Information: https://www.whiteh avenborough.org/event/earth-day-celebration  \n\nWhite Haven Community P ollinator Garden Workshop &\; Cleanup - The event will take place on Ap ril 26th. Volunteers will Help restore the environment one plant at a time ! There will be a workshop exploring the power of native species in revita lizing ecosystems. There will be morning lecture (11:00 AM–1:00 PM) at t he White Haven Area Community Library that will cover the environmental be nefits of native plants and their role in restoring biodiversity. Experts will discuss how industrialization has impacted local ecosystems\, strateg ies for soil remediation\, and how to select species that thrive in Pennsy lvania gardens. After a lunch break\, there will be an afternoon Hands-On Garden Planting session (2:00 PM–5:00 PM) at the Old Red Caboose that wi ll demonstrate proper planting techniques and maintenance strategies for n ative species. Participants will help establish a community pollinator gar den and receive a native plant plug to take home. Attendees are encouraged to bring gardening gloves and tools. The morning lecture will take place rain or shine\, while the garden planting has a rain date of April 27 (2:0 0 PM–5:00 PM) at the Old Red Caboose. Additionally\, registrants can sig n up to volunteer for the clean-up session\, which will be on April 27 (2: 00 PM–5:00 PM) at the Old Red Caboose in White Haven.  \n\n Date/Time : 4/26 from 11am-1pm and 2-5pm and 4/27 from 2-5 \n\n\n Location: White Haven Area Community Library 121 Towanda Street\, White Haven\, PA 18661 ( 11:00 AM-1:00 PM) and Old Red Caboose 501 Main Street\, White Haven\, PA 1 8661 (2:00 PM-5:00 PM)  \n\n\n Website/Event Information: https://exten sion.psu.edu/restoring-the-earth-build-a-community-pollinator-garden    \n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://delawareandlehigh.org/wp-content/uploads /2025/03/CTD_4.26.25_RGB.png CATEGORIES:Events,Trail,Trail Tenders END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR