| |
| Updated:5/12/2008------Photo Gallery-------Aerial of Trail ------ SRTA Yahoo Group
WE ARE AN ACA RECOMMENDED WATER TRAIL
Get Your Copy of the Susquehanna River Water Trail (Middle Section) Map and Trail Guide Today at the Following Locations...
DCNR-PAMAP Ortho Imagery of the Water Trail The PAMAP program at DCNR is producing dramatic new color imagery for the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Areas covered by the river trail are now available to the public. The best way to view the new imagery is through the PASDA PAMAP image viewer. Using this tool, you can tour the trail using the new high-resolution, color, aerial orthophotography produced by the PAMAP program. Use the controls on the viewer's user interface to zoom, re-center, and download images >> CLICK HERE -- Broadband connections are highly recommended to use the image viewer -- in fact, you probably won't have much fun at this site with dial-up.
|
Photo Courtesy of Greg Jensen ---- (View gallery) Pollution control will also create jobs Sunbury Generation is planning a $220 million pollution control project that could drastically reduce its mercury and sulfur dioxide emissions by 2010. The goal: to knock down mercury emissions just in time to comply with strict new state regulations. READ MORE SRTA Navy Established River trail maintenance has just gotten a whole lot easier to schedule and do for SRTA. Many thanks are extended to Sunbury Generation LP for their generous donation of funds from their August 2007 charity golf tournament and from the company itself. With this, SRTA has purchased a jon boat, motor and trailer to be dedicated to maintenance of our 21 wilderness island campsites. Also, some maintenance tools will be purchased from this donation. Our volunteer crew of island stewards are charged with making monthly boating season visits to their assigned islands. Although they do and report their light clean-up of sites, clearing of access trails and inspection of facilities, they are not expected to do some of the heavy duty maintenance occasionally required. For that they call on our maintenance crew. Most stewards visit their islands via kayak or canoe which aren't meant to carry large, heavy equipment such as ladders, brush hogs or chain saws. Nor are they able to haul flood debris or tires off of the islands. Heavy dty maintenance has been dependent on the generosity and availability of other volunteers having access to personal or DCNR boats. Often that availability hasn't coincided with weather conditions or water levels. In addition to donating the funds for this equipment, Sunbury Generation will provide indoor storage at their generation station in Hummel's Wharf. The equipment includes an 18' long, 5 wide welded aluminum Yakima G3 jon boat, 20 hp Yakima 4 stroke, prop drive engine with propeller guard. The trailer is galvanized steel with loading guides to ease launching into a current. Along with the inside storage this should keep the equipment in good condition for a long time. The vendor, Lakeside Marine in Harrisburg , will provide operating and safety instruction for a selected list of SRTA volunteers who will be the only operators allowed. McCormicks Island Protected (VIEW MAP) SRTA representatives joined those of other community organizations and individual citizens on Saturday, September 15 to celebrate the acquisition of McCormicks Island by the Central Pennsylvania Conservancy (CPC). The City of Harrisburg , holder of the title to the undeveloped island, sold it to the Conservancy, which plans to maintain it in its natural state. Located adjacent to the city and the important Wade Island rookery, just below the I81 bridge across the Susquehanna River, McCormicks Island will allow visitors to observe the extraordinary activity on Wade Island without disturbing the rare nesting site of Great Egrets and Black-Crowned Night Herons. The mile-long island is situated at river mile 74 on the water trail and can serve as an interesting stopping spot for boaters. The Conservancy is developing a trail along the entire length of the island and plans to develop other amenities for visitors. SRTA donated $1250 to assist CPC in the purchase in conjunction with our purpose as stated in our bylaws. We expect to work with CPC in the development of their plans and have another nice feature to introduce to river travelers in the next edition of our trail guide.
Photo Courtesy of Greg Jensen ---- (View gallery) SRTA Great River Adventure (GRA) Plans Taking Shape The second annual GRA down river race will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2008, again ending at City Island , Harrisburg . The planning committee is meeting frequently to update and streamline plans for this year's edition based on last year's experience and the input of past participants. Last year's popular untimed Island Hopper event will be repeated with new stops, different island hosts and interesting activities for children. Watch this newsletter, SRTA website and other publicity releases for final details. Grant Received for Additional Interpretive Water Trail SignsThe Susquehanna Greenway Partnership recently announced receipt of a $56,200 grant from the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network. Enhancements will be made to signs recently installed at selected launch sites along the SRTA Water Trail and signs will be installed at additional sites nominated. Matching funds will be provided by PA Department of Conservation (DCNR) and local contributions. The blank river side of existing signs will be utilized to post additional information. This project will include signage for the North Branch, West Branch and the Main Stem down to the Maryland border. Additional Access to the Susquehanna Being Developed The Lower Section Trail between Harrisburg and the Maryland border will have additional launch areas to the river as a result of the sale of a large amount of water frontage by PPL. See upcoming issues of Waterways for more details as they are released. DCNR is releasing funding for the development of riverfront amenities in Duncannon, Williamsport , Sunbury and Lewisburg that will benefit visiting river travelers as well as local residents. The projects will include riverwalks, landscaping, lighting and community parks. |
-
|
Copyright 2008 - Susquehanna River Trail Association, Inc. - P.O. Box 62023 - Harrisburg, PA 17106 - Fax (717) 948-6780 (SRTA Bylaws) |
|
Site hosted by the Center for Geospatial Information Services at Penn State Harrisburg. Website content and ideas are requested: Email Webmaster. URL for this site is: http://www.susquehannarivertrail.org |
Bpath Counter