Lend the river a hand

UPPER DELAWARE — Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Superintendent Dave Forney announces the fifth annual D&H Canal towpath trail cleanup. Volunteers are needed on Friday, April 25 to clear brush and restore the towpath trail along the bank of the Delaware River. The trail takes you under the former Delaware Aqueduct, completed in 1848. Now known as the Roebling Bridge, the structure connects Lackawaxen, PA, and Minisink Ford, Town of Highland, NY.

If you would like to participate in the clean up or help with other National Park Service projects, call Chris Fulton at 570/729-8253.

Every tree counts

NARROWSBURG, NY — The Narrowsburg Beautification Group has scheduled a Tree Planting Day on Saturday, May 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Tusten Veterans Memorial Park with initial grant funding of $1,000 from Sullivan Renaissance. This is the first event of this year’s beautification effort in Narrowsburg.

The group invites all interested individuals, civic groups and businesses to participate. Donations of suitable perennials and/or financial contributions for materials are appreciated.

Meet at the gazebo by the Narrowsburg Bridge. The rain date is Saturday, May 10.

For more information call 845/252-3360 or visit tusten-narrowsburg.org.

Audubon nature walk

WURTSBORO, NY — The Sullivan County Chapter of The National Audubon Society will hold a nature walk to Hornbeck’s Basin on Sunday, May 4. Meet leader Renee Davis in the parking lot off Rte. 209 just north of Wurtsboro at 8:00 a.m. This walk is free and everyone is invited to attend.

For more information call 845/482-5044.

…bring May flowers

MILANVILLE, PA — Has spring finally arrived? Join members of the Delaware Highlands Conservancy on Saturday morning, May 3 for a walk along John Davis Road in search of May wildflowers and other signs of spring. Naturalist Ed Wesely will lead the walk.

Participants will meet at the conservancy’s Butterfly Barn on River Road at 10:00 a.m. for light refreshments. Comfortable shoes are suggested for the one and a half-mile circuit walk. Bring binoculars if you have them.

For more information call Ed Wesely at 570/729-7053.

A walk into spring’s vibrance

BIG INDIAN, NY — Come experience the return of spring filled with song on Sunday, April 27 with Tom Alworth, executive director of The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development. Alworth will share his passion for science, literature, and the magical Catskill Mountains. Stroll along Rochester Hollow, identify early spring arrivals and reflect upon the enchanting words of John Burroughs, one of America’s greatest naturalists who once remarked, “Secrets lurk on all sides. There is news in every bush. What a new look the woods have.”

A stop at the Burrough’s Memorial along the trail will be a highlight of the walk. Please meet at 8:30 a.m. at the DEC trailhead kiosk. To get there, pass through Big Indian on Rte. 28 West and then turn right on Matayas Road, which will end at the trailhead. Bring lunch and water for this moderate 3.5-mile walk.

For more information call 845/586-2611 or visit catskillcenter.org.