Friends of the Delaware Canal
145 South Main Street
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: 215.862.2021
Michael Ginder, Executive Director

The Friends of the Delaware Canal Clean-Up Day if scheduled for april1, 2023. The entire 58.9-mile length of the Canal will get its annual spring cleaning through the efforts of Area Coordinators, Canal Tenders, and hundreds of volunteers.
This year many of our Coordinators and Canal Tenders have reported that their sections are cleaner than ever. However, areas, particularly in the Canal’s southern end, can always use additional hands to help. Whether in the south or north or anywhere in between, your help is always appreciated.
To volunteer, please review the Work Area list (help is very much needed in the sections highlighted in bold type) and let us know where you would like to be located. You can tell us your preference in a number of ways. You can fill out our online form, e-mail the Friends at friends@fodc.org or call our office at 215-862-2021. We will provide the Canal Coordinator with your information, and they will let you know where to meet, what to bring, and answer any questions that you may have.
So, pull out your work gloves and come out on April 1 to get the Canal ready for the busy season. If you have a canoe or kayak, bring it along. The trash that accumulates on the berm side of the Canal (the side opposite the river) is most easily retrieved from a boat, and, sometimes, it’s the only way to get to it safely.
It is the hard work of all our volunteers on clean-up day and throughout the year who make this vital greenway a welcoming place for all.
Please keep up the great work. And as always, individual clean-ups are welcome – anytime, anywhere.
Oh, and pictures. Don’t forget to send pictures.
Thanks, and see you on the towpath!
The list of this year’s work areas follows. Help is especially needed in the highlighted areas. Please contact us to volunteer.
Sign up here to help on Canal Clean-up Day.
Friends of the Delaware Canal
145 South Main Street
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: 215.862.2021
Michael Ginder, Executive Director
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