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Another Week Added to Transmission Line EIS Comment Period at Delaware Water Gap NRA

Another week has been added to collect public comment on a study into a proposal to substantially upgrade a transmission power corridor that crosses the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and the Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River.

Park Service Says No Predetermined Outcome With Transmission Project at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

In a move to counter whispers, National Park Service officials have issued a statement that they have not developed a predetermined position on a power transmission line a company wants to run through Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and the Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River.

List of Top 10 Endangered Rivers Includes Two That Flow Through The National Park System

American Rivers came out there other day with its top 10 list of endangered rivers, and No. 1 was the Upper Delaware, which flows through the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. No. 3 also falls in the National Park System, the Gauley River around which the Gauley River National Recreation Area rises up from.

Groups Argue Against Transmission Line Proposal for Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Transmission-line corridors sprouting 200-foot-tall towers should not be permitted within the National Park System, according to a coalition of groups opposing such a corridor through Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and the Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River.
Image icon Final Joint DEWA Powerline Scoping Comments 3.12.10.pdf

Update: "Maple Sugaring" Demonstration At Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Rescheduled

A forecast calling for heavy rain has prompted Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area officials to reschedule their "Maple Sugaring Day" for a week. Instead of staging the demonstration this Saturday at Millbrook Village, the event is being pushed back until Saturday, March 20.

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