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The Upper Delaware Council, Inc The quarterly nev/slettcr about the environment and people of the Upper Delavvare River ^ Vblume 12 Number 3 Published by the Upper Delaware Council, Inc. Fall 1999 In This Issue... Tusten Mountain Hiking Trail Nov/ Accessible to thc Public Pages 1 and 4 Representative Profile Marian Hrubovcak. PA DCNR UDC s Raft Trip V/cll-Reccivcd ^^^^^^^Kag^^^^^^^^B Delaware River Watershed Conference Set Nov 15-17 ^^^^^^^ Record Numbers for Sojourn. Water Monitoring on Agenda ^^^^ Rohman s Hotel Celebrates 150th Anniversary in Shohola '•mm^mm . .... t.—— UDC Awards 1999 Round of The view from the top makes the 590 vertical foot climb worthwhile on the Tusten Mountain Technical Assistance Grants Trail newiy opened to the public as a joint venturef^f the Boy Scouts of America and the National Park Service, facilitated by Town of Tusten Supervisor Dick Crandall. (Ramie Photo) P TheUppe.r DelrHvare HIkmg Tmll woicomcs submissions and Boating, fishing, swimming, camping, challenge directing folks to accessible, ' new subscribers.XfrecX' biirdwatching, biking, hunting ... the Upper dev^lbped trails.. ' Send Items to Newsletter Delaware River Valley offers a variety of The question recently became easier to 1 Editor Laurie Ramie at the I Upper Dclaviiarc Council, activities for recreation-minded visitors and answer thanks to the (areater New York 211 Bridge SL. PO. Box 192. residerits. Council of the Boy Scouts of America. •Narrovysburg. N.Y. 12764. But how about hiking? The^ Scouts entered into an agreement 1 Piease update our mailing I list by filling out the coupon i Good question. Difficult answer ^with"fSiPS in July 1999 to open the three- I on Page 7 Thank you. j With more than 85% of valley land pri­ milelEu^sten Mountain Trail to public use. vately owned, the National Park Service "ItJ^as simply a response to an ongoing (NPS) and others have always faced a , .;-S- Please see "TRAIL" on Page 4 i Most land along the Upper Delaware River is privately owned. Please be considerate and don't litter or trespass. Thanks! Representative Proflle: Marian Hrubovcak r TIpppr nplaware Council.Inc When Marian Hrubovcak was appointed PO Box 192, 21] Bndge St in 1992 to represent the Commonwealth of Narrowsburg, JVY 12764-0192 Pennsylvania on the Upper Delaware Telephone ''914) 252-3022 Council (UDC),.the first item on her agenda FAX 1914) 252-3359 was to head for the river. "1 really wanted to see what the Upper The Upper De/aivare;i.s.;a'free quarte'ri^ Deiaware looked like and Why people Were publication of the Upper Delaware so committed to it," she recalls. Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organiza­ The timing was perfect to join a paddle tion compnsed of member governments excursion from Hancock to Matamoras from New York and Pennsylvania directly organized by former Citizens Advisory affected by the River Management Plan Council Representative Barbara Yeaman. for the Upper Delaware Scenic'iandf "I canoed the entire stretch. I got to see Recreational River how the classifications were determined. It was a very pleasurable experience," 1999 Officers Hrubovcak says. Phil Chase As Conservation Partnerships Division Vice-Chair John McKay Secretary/Treasurer . Jack Niflot Chief for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources New York Town Representatives (DCNR), she is now among those dedicat­ Hancock George H Frosch ed to protecttng and presen/ing the Upper Fremont John B Niflot Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Walter Sipple, Alternate Hrubovcak .has been involved in water Delaware Harold G Roeder. Jr resources and river programs since 1980, Marian Hrubovcak, PA Representative Enc J Nystrom, Alternate when she joined PA DCNR, known as the Before partnerships became such a Cochecton Larry Richardson Department of Environmental Resources 1990s "buzzword"! Hrubovcak points out John A Reggero, Alternatf (DER) before reorganizing in 1995. that the National Park Service, the states of Tusten . Charles Wieland 'The initial focus was on protecttng PA and NY, local communities and citizens Richard B Crandall, Alternate Pennsylvania's outstanding rivers by were creating their own 'Very enlightened Highland . Lewis Schmalzle iniiludihg them in the PA Scenic Rivers approach to manage the Upper Delaware" Allan Schadt Alternate System. We have now expanded our focus neariy two decades eariier Lumberland . Peter Melnyk to all rivers, "providing funding to local orga­ It's a partnership to which she is proud to Paul Brennan, Alternate Deerpark Philip D Chase nizations to develop River Conservation belong. Melvin Decker, 1st Alternate Plans to restore,, maintain, or enhance their "I enjoy seeing the kind of issues and Robert Cunningham, 2nd Alternate rivers. Plans are being developed across concerns that the members have, recog­ 42% of the state right now," she says. nizing that they are really committed to pro­ Pennsylvania Township Representatives Hrubovcak oversees the PA Scenic tecting the Delaware River and the Valley. Lackawaxen John S McKay Rivers Program; the Rivers Conseryatton It's a good mix of people to fulfill the part­ Fredenck Bartsch. 1st Alternate Planning, Implementatton, Development, nerships that were envisioned," she says. Edward DeFebo, 2nd Alternate' and Acquisition Program; the Coldwater She sees her role as bringing insights to Shohola Bruce Selneck Heritage Program; a federally funded the Council on PA's rivers programs and Geoige J Fluhr, 1st Altemate; Recreation Trail Program; the PA River addressing specific concerns. Henry Pngge, 2nd Altemate Resources Advisory Council; and the PA "One of the things I, would eventually like Westfall Alan Bowers Recreatton Trails Advisory Board. tp see is for Wayne Courity to come into the Diane Banach, Altemate . She is a member of the Society of fold," Hrubovcak cites as a future goal. State & Regional Members Women Envirbnmental Professionals. A native of the coal regions in Schuylkill New York Bruce MacMillan, NYS DEC Soete Photos Featured County, Hrubovcak earned a Bachelor's Fred Gerty NYS DEC, Alternate In Millennium Calendar degree in Medical Technology from Pennsylvania . tvlanan Hrubovcak, PA DCNR Pennsylvania State University in 1965. She David Lamereaux PA DEP, Alternate Two photographs by Upper Delaware conducted research and clinical testing in Del River Basin Commission Carol Collier Council Senior Resource Speciahst David private laboratories for 15 years. Partners B. Soete will be featured in a Millennium As she took on more supervisory respon­ National Park Service Mane Rust Reg Dir Collector's Calendar sponsored by the sibilities, Hrubovcak found that she enjoyed Calvin F Hite, UDS&RR Supt. Alternate Economic Development Council of management and eamed a Masters of Northeastern Pennsylvania (EDCNP). Government Administration degree from Executive Director William E Douglass Soete's photos of the Upper Delaware the University of Pennsylvania in 1977. Senior Resource Specialist David B Soete Scenic and Recreational River received a Marian and her husband of 32 years, Public Relations/Newsletter Laurie Ramie Office Manager Carol Coney first place and third place showing in the John Hrubovcak, an environmental attor­ Bookkeeper William McAllistor, CPA contest that attracted 150 entnes from a ney in Harrisburg, reside in Camp Hill, Pa. seven-county region Printing Services: Tapco. Inc, PO Box307, Son, John, 22 and a recent college gradu­ Pemberton. NJ 08068 Tel (609)894-2282 The glossy, 12 ' by 12'" calendars, which ate, is a financial advisor in Washington. were released in September, are available In her free time, Hrubovcak enjoys canoe­ for 55 each by contacting EDCNP at (570) 0: Printed In the USA on recycled paper. ing, kayaking, hiking, aerobics, and travel­ .1^'Copyrighl 1999, Upper Delaware Council. Inc, 655-5581 • ing to intemational and domestic locales. • FaU 1999 The Upper Delaware '•'^''^.•i:.V#\'l[ri?' The Upper Delaware Counci-.A il hosted Its 11t\^ h ,^^;^~''~--^".Annual Raf. t Trip and Summer Picnic on July 31, 1999, attracting 97 adventur­ ous rafters of all ages and 69 guests for a bart^ecue at Eddy Farm Resort Hotel in Sparrowbush, NY. Above, Kittatinny Canoes instructed participants prior to the three-hour raft trip from Staircase Rapids. A five-hour trip from Pond Eddy was also avail­ able. Pictured at left, Natalia and Peter Melnyk (Lumberiand), and UDC Chainnan Phil Chase (Deerpari<) and wife Merie, enjoyed the food. Bottom left, preparing to launch were father & son Richard and Nicholas Jones, sisters Sharon and Cindy McGiffert, and Josh Robbins of Eyewatch News. Below, Bemie Kozykowski and Cal Hite relaxed on Eddy Famn's famous porch. (Ramie Photos) FaU 1999 The Upper Delaware "TRAIL," continued from Page 1 request that we've never really had a satisfactory answer to; along with the inspiration of a local town supervisor and the fortunate cooperation of the Scouts," explains Superintendent Cal Hite of the Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River. .Tusten Mountain Trail, located about four miles south of Narrowsburg, NY off Route 97, is part of the 13,000-acre Ten. Mile -River Scout Camps property in the Towns of-Tusten, Cochecton, and' Bethel owned by the Greater New York; Council of the Boy Scouts of Ame.rica (BSA) since 1927. Bob Madsen, manager of Properties and Facilities for the Greater New York Council, says that Town of-Tusten Supervisor Dick Crandall started the ball rolling. "My motivation was that we need hiking trails and most of the ideal sites were controlled by the Boy Scouts of America," confirms Crandall, an avid recreationist whose father served as a BSA superintendent while he |himself vyas a camp ranger. He also thought" it/would be ,a ilogical extension' of the current' ilease between NPS aind BSA for ithe Ten Mile River Public Access Jsite, with excellent opportunities ^for visitor, parking and on-site staff iMinterpretation. 11 Hite agreed, extolling the trail's . attributes which include a wide variety of plant and tree species, wildlife, and terrains, along with'remnants of the local industries that were active in the Tusten Settlement era of the 1830s and '40s, such as blue- stone quarries, a tannery,.gristmill, and sawmill., ."There's an opportunity to learn a lot about the.
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