Back to School Events Abound on the Tidal Trail
The Tidal Trail is abuzz as we all go back to school. Two great events are happening on the Delaware and the Schuylkill on Saturday, September 10th. 2016 Pennsylvania Coast Day Discover all that Pennsylvania’s coast has to boast at Pennsylvania Coast Day. This free festival will take place at Walnut Plaza (Columbus Avenue at […]
Read More
Cabela’s King Kat Tournament coming to the Tidal Delaware
The Tidal Delaware River offers incredible opportunities for outdoor recreation. It’s waters entice paddlers and motorboaters alike. Several areas on the river are known for their excellent wildlife viewing. In 2014, the Bassmaster competition brought 37,000 fans to the river, and on Saturday, June 18, Cabela’s King Kat Tournament will be taking to the Delaware out […]
Read More
Delaware River Trail Extends Farther North!
One day you will be able to paddle down the Delaware to the Frankford Arsenal, take your boat out and bike down to Center City Philadelphia. Sure, it will take a little bit of coordination to get your bike at the landing site, but it will be possible because the Delaware River Trail will follow […]
Read More
Paddlers’ Paradise in Ridley Township
The most recent host of the Canoemobile program was Ridley Township – home to a Tidal Trail marina that you should definitely know about. Located just a few miles downriver of Philadelphia, Ridley sits at the confluence of the Tidal Trail and the Darby Creek. The marina provides excellent access to the John Heinz National Wildlife […]
Read More
Canoemobile Conquering the Delaware
The Canoemobile is a roving fleet of six, 24-foot Voyageur canoes supported by Wilderness Inquiry that travels across America to bring environmental literacy to urban youth. The Tidal Delaware is currently the lucky host of the program, and over the last two weeks Canoemobile paddled with more than 2,000 Philadelphia, Camden, and Wilmington students in their “floating […]
Read More
Tidal Trail Fans Spread the Word
The Tidal Delaware got some major love on Billy Penn last week. The on-line news platform for Philly made a great case for why more people should be out playing in the Delaware and Schuylkill: there is less industry on the rivers than every before; the river is less polluted than ever before; and this guy […]
Read More
A New Site for Passive Recreation
Tomorrow is a big day for the Tidal Water Trail! The ribbon cutting at Pier 68 celebrates the opening of a wonderful new site for passive recreation on the river. Studio Bryan Hanes led the design of Pier 68 with significant input from the local community. The finalized design features the following public amenities: An […]
Read More
Delaware River Pop-up Parks profiled in Keystone Crossroads
It is always exciting to see Tidal Delaware projects highlighted in the media, and being the focus of a story by a news outlet that reports on multitudes of projects across the Commonwealth is particularly exciting. WHYY’s Keystone Crossroads project presented an excellent and in-depth article about DRWC’s Delaware River Pop-up parks and the impact they have […]
Read More
Nessie of the Delaware? No – a manatee!
Source: Delaware Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Bobbing its head out of our river waters, a 7-foot long manatee was spotted in the Tidal Delaware River north of Philadelphia on Wednesday. Manatees are an endangered species. The marine mammal normally calls Florida home, but apparently news of Philadelphia making the New York Times top 3 […]
Read MoreJoin the Second Annual Delaware River Waterfront Cleanup
On April 11, the Central Delaware Advocacy Group is partnering with United by Blue to host the second annual Delaware River Waterfront Cleanup. Last year’s cleanup removed 6,220 pounds of debris from the river, including 116 shopping carts. The cleanup is from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM, and volunteers meet at Pier 68 on the Delaware […]
Read More