SRTA Island Stewards – 2010------Island Steward Mailer Short Form (pdf)

The Susquehanna River Water Trail - Middle Section is a 51-mile water trail that runs from Sunbury to Harrisburg and includes 22 publicly owned islands for primitive camping and day use by paddlers and other boaters. The mission of the Susquehanna River Water Trail is to promote environmentally responsible recreation on the Susquehanna River and its islands and encourage resource awareness, stewardship, and conservation by river users. The trail is just one of several water trails efforts on the Susquehanna River and throughout Pennsylvania. It is also a component of the Chesapeake Gateways Network – a program of the National Park Service.

The Susquehanna River Trail Association, Inc. (SRTA) is a voluntary organization that conserves and maintains the water trail. SRTA organizes educational programs that promote river awareness, trail conservation and the "Leave No Trace" philosophy. SRTA is seeking able-bodied volunteers to help prepare and maintain designated islands each season. Workdays are planned each season to clear invasive-exotic vegetation, cleanup debris, distribute trail logbooks, and complete other preparations.

SRTA is always seeking groups and individuals to serve as island stewards. Stewards perform monthly maintenance visits to the islands they adopt, reporting on island usage, site conditions, and cleaning up sites as needed. Island stewards are the key to the success of our trail. When islands are well cared for, trail users have a great experience and they strive to keep the islands clean. Of course, steward duties provide a wonderful "excuse" to go paddling and enjoy the river. Anyone interested in being an island steward should contact any SRTA board member or send an email to bms16@psu.edu


Current (2010) Island Stewards

Please note that ALL SRTA field volunteers must fill out and submit a medical information form before going out onto the river on a SRTA sponsored activity.

A copy of the medical form can be downloaded by CLICKING HERE.

Island
Name Steward Email Phone
73b
West Fairview Archipelago John Meister dmdjdm@comcast.net (717) 766-2214
73a
West Fairview Archipelago John Meister dmdjdm@comcast.net (717) 766-2214
73b
West Fairview Archipelago Kathleen Swain kls423@verizon.net (717) 433-1383
73a
West Fairview Archipelago Kathleen Swain kls423@verizon.net (717) 433-1383
73b
West Fairview Archipelago Dawn Warden andyson871@verizon.net (717) 379-5378
73a
West Fairview Archipelago Dawn Warden andyson871@verizon.net (717) 379-5378
74b
Sheets Island Archipelago Marci Mowery mmowery-ppff@pa.net (717) 371-2155
74b
Sheets Island Archipelago Joe Frassetta jfrassetta@state.pa.us (717) 205-3100
74a
Sheets Island Archipelago Tim Schaeffer and Family tischaeffe@state.pa.us (717) 705-7807
74a
Sheets Island Archipelago Sara Nicholas snicholas@state.pa.us (717) 783-1337
81b
Brenner Is/SGL 319 Vicinity Shaun Hege hedge252003@yahoo.com  
81b
Brenner Is/SGL 319 Vicinity Jeff White jefwhite@state.pa.us (717) 582-4002
81a
Brenner Is/SGL 319 Vicinity Shaun Hege hedge252003@yahoo.com  
81a
Brenner Is/SGL 319 Vicinity Jeff White jefwhite@state.pa.us (717) 582-4002
82
Brenner Is/SGL 319 Vicinity Dana Lomma dlomma@verizon.net (717) 921-2676
82
Brenner Is/SGL 319 Vicinity Brook Lenker blenker@state.pa.us (717) 731-0323
83b
Speeceville Vicinity Dick Myers rleemy@comcast.net (717) 571-7396
83b
Speeceville Vicinity Kelly Donaldson kdonaldson@cbf.org (717) 234-5550
83a
Speeceville Vicinity Dick Myers rleemy@comcast.net (717) 571-7396
83a
Speeceville Vicinity Kelly Donaldson kdonaldson@cbf.org (717) 234-5550
89
Haldeman Island Vicinity Joe Zaleski joe_zaleski@baxter.com (717) 361-0936
93
Clemson Island Archipelago Keith and Linda Danner kddid57@netzero.net (717) 896-3203
97
Millersburg Vicinity Meghan McCann mmmccann@gmail.com (717) 921-8212
97
Millersburg Vicinity Josh McKinney mckinneyjosh@yahoo.com (717) 921-8212
101
Liverpool Archipelago Ben & Erin Margerum mbenerin@comcast.net (717) 692-1465
103
Sweigerts Is/SGL 258 CLOSED
105
W Mahantango Creek Vicinity David Stroup crkside1@ptd.net (570) 274-6693
107b
Dalmatia/SGL 233 Vicinity Troy and Denise Nornhold pabillybob1@aol.com (570) 743-0831
107a
McKees Half Falls Archipelago Keith Smalley ksmalley@dejazzd.com (570) 524-0528
109
Herrold Island Vicinity Scout Troop 401 (Jeff Sheaffer) sheafferfive@verizon.net (570) 374-7730
111
Toad (Blood) Island Bill and Candy Eichenser guru@tiedy-eguru.com (717) 932-2833
112
Port Treverton Vicinity Miranda Crotsley crotslm@hotmail.com (814) 602-8505
112
Port Treverton Vicinity Matt Fiore mlfiore@gmail.com (717) 623-4075
116
Hoover Is/SGL 233 Vicinity Dione and Jason Mercer dgmercer@geisinger.edu (570) 374-0345
120a
Byers Island PA Waterways Anglers grz2pa@aol.com (570) 286-0617
120b
Byers Island Ty Gemberling gemby50@hotmail.com (570) 742-9474
121
Byers Island Joel Buck jrbuckandahalf@gmail.com (570) 522-1060

All SRTA island stewards must fill out and submit a medical information form before going out onto the river on a SRTA sponsored activity. A copy of the medical form can be downloaded by CLICKING HERE .