Care About PA's Tohickon Creek?

We are tracking a potential Tohickon Creek water quality downgrade. Longtime Wild & Scenic Steering Committee Member Val Sigstedt writes, “It is wrong, arbitrary, sudden, and with no scientific reason, to lower the Tohickon’s purity designation.”

• Read the NPS comments here.
• Read PA State Rep. Wendy Ullman’s relevant op-ed about the Bucks County tributary here.
• Read the Delaware Riverkeeper Network's comments here.
• Read the Bucks County Planning Commission's comments here.
• Read the Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic Management Council's comments here.
• Read more from The Intelligencer here.
• Submit comments by July 11th here.

Project Presentation on August 1st

Aesthetics are expected to change at Devil’s Tea Table in Hunterdon County, NJ as a result of NJDOT plans for rockfall mitigation to improve Rt. 29 roadway safety in Kingwood Twp.

Hear about the proposal during the August 1st Kingwood Twp Committee Meeting at the Kingwood Twp Municipal Building, 599 Oak Grove Rd, Frenchtown, NJ; this issue is first on the agenda at 7 PM.

View the project proposal here, (Elevation Sketches and Photos: Pages 36-47), and here.

See our public information letter here.

July 24th, 2:00 PM

Gain an overview of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act and dive into the protections offered to Wild & Scenic Rivers. Learn which sections of the Delaware River Watershed are designated. Hear tips on how to advocate for additional Wild & Scenic River miles.

Register here.

Speakers:
* Fred Akers, Great Egg Harbor Watershed Assn
* Shana Deeds, Partnership Wild & Scenic Rivers
* Jamie Fosburgh, Acting Mgr, NE Region Rivers Program, NPS
* Alan Hunt, Executive Director, Musconetcong Watershed Assn

The following entities will receive a total of $20,000 in support: (PA)

• Delaware Riverkeeper Network
• SPLASH: Steamboat Floating Classroom(NJ)
• Lambertville Recreation Commission (NJ)
• Lehigh River Stocking Association (PA)
• Northampton County Parks & Rec (PA)
• Friends of Washington Crossing Park (PA)
• Durham Historical Society/Cooks Creek Watershed (PA)
• Bucks County Audubon Society (PA)
• Kingwood Twp Environmental Commission (NJ)
• Association of NJ Environmental Commissions (ANJEC)

Projects include river research, youth science education, an educational exhibit, an environmental conference, native plantings and stream/slope stabilization. The 2020 mini-grant program will open in December for NJ and Pennsylvania nonprofits and government entities in the Lower Delaware region. 

Water levels on the Delaware are constantly changing. The USGS provides online tools to monitor the flow of the Delaware River and its tributaries, helping us to safely enjoy our river. 
Learn more here...

The Lower Delaware was designated in 2000 as a Wild and Scenic River 

• from river mile 193.8 to the northern border of the City of Easton;
• from south of the Gilbert Generating Stations to north of the point Pleasant Pumping Station;
• from South of the Point Pleasant Pumping Station to 1,000 feet north of the Route 202 Bridge;
• from 1,750 feet south of the Route 202 bridge to Washington Crossing.

Additionally some of the tributaries in the Lower Delaware were also designated including Tinicum Creek, (headwaters of two upper branches to the Delaware River confluence), Tohickon Creek, (downstream of Lake Nockamixon to the Delaware River confluence), and Paunacussing Creek, (portions passing through Solebury Township to the Delaware River). The Musconetcong River, (3.5 mile stretch from Saxton Falls to Route 46 and the 20.7 mile stretch from King’s Highway Bridget to railroad tunnels at Musconetcong Gorge), was designated in 2006.

Read more about about the Lower Delaware's Wild and Scenic Designation.....

The DRBC seasonal photo contest is open until Aug. 15th. An original summer photo taken in the Delaware River Basin can be the work of either an individual or organization. A high resolution image file and signed DRBC photo release required.

Learn more about contest details here.