Partnership Wild & Scenic RiversThe National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (W&S), created to protect the special attributes of the nation’s free-fl owing rivers for the benefi t and enjoyment of present and future generations, has been around for 45 years. Thirty-seven miles of the Delaware River—between the Delaware Water Gap and Trenton—was designated as the Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River in 2000.

The Lower Delaware fl ows through the heart of our nation’s birthplace. Every bend in the river speaks to us of history, beauty, and opportunity. Diverse fl ora and fauna—habitats that do not occur elsewhere in the region—thrive on its

banks and islands. Today, the Delaware River supports one of the country’s largest populations and valuable industries. The challenge is to manage use of the Lower Delaware corridor to protect its outstanding character.

This section of the river fl ows past private property and state parklands—there are no lands owned or managed by the National Park Service (NPS) in the corridor. It is known as a Partnership River because it is managed through cooper ation among many levels of government and local organizations. That is why it is so important for people like you who live, work and play along the river to lend a

hand in protecting the corridor and its valuable resources.

The National Park Service works with state and local partners to maintain and improve conditions in designated W&S corridors. The agency’s primary mission is to support and engage communities in partnership, and to achieve the goals of the River Management Plan.

The Lower Delaware receives funding and oversight from the NPS Northeast Regional Offi ce in Philadelphia. The Park Service is also responsible for the review of proposals for projects that could impact the Wild and Scenic River.

GOAL ICON GOAL STATEMENT

Goal #1:

Water Quality

Maintain existing water quality in the Delaware

River and its tributaries from measurably

degrading and improve it where practical.

Goal #2:

Natural Resources

Preserve and protect the river’s outstanding

natural resources, including rare and

endangered plant and animal species, river

islands, steep slopes and buff er areas in the

river corridor and along tributaries.

Goal #3:

Historic & Cultural

Resources

Preserve and protect the character of historic

structures, districts and sites, including

landscapes, in the river corridor.

Goal #4:

Recreational

Resources

Encourage recreational use of the river corridor

that has a low environmental and social impact

and is compatible with public safety, the

protection of private property and with the

preservation of natural and cultural qualities of

the river corridor.

Goal #5:

Economic

Development

Identify principles for minimizing the adverse

impact of development within the river

corridor.

Goal #6:

Open Space

Preservation

Preserve open space as a means of maximizing

the health of the ecosystem, preserving scenic

values, and minimizing the impact of new

development in the river.

Goal #7:

Education &

Outreach

The long-term success of the Management

Plan and its Goals is dependent on well-

informed citizens and landowners, and the

next generation who will provide leadership

and stewardship.

A River Management Plan (RMP) is required for any river designated as a National Wild & Scenic River. The Lower Delaware RMP presents a vision for wise management and use of the land and waters within the River corridor and the watersheds of the Paunacussing, Tinicum and Tohickon creeks. The RMP refl ects a consensus on actions to be taken by all partners—governmental agencies, private entities, non-profi ts and residents—to protect the Lower Delaware’s outstanding resources while providing for future economic growth and recreational use.

Primary responsibility for the corridor remains with property owners through environmental stewardship, with local governments through land use regulations, and with all who enjoy the scenic and recreational opportunities the Lower Delaware has to off er.

The RMP’s 6 Goals address protecting the special values of the Lower Delaware River. In 2007, an Action Plan was formulated specifying policies and priority actions to implement the RMP Goals through 2011. The Action Plan included the element of Education and Outreach which eff ectively operates as a 7th Goal. The priorities of the Action Plan provide a basis for funding projects and for assessing progress towards achieving the Goals of the River Management Plan.

Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River Management Plan

Communities of the Lower Delaware PENNSYLVANIA NEW JERSEY

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY BUCKS COUNTY WARREN COUNTY HUNTERDON COUNTY MERCER COUNTY

Lower Mount Bethel Township Riegelsville Borough Harmony Township Holland Township Hopewell Township

Forks Township Nockamixon Township Knowlton Township1 Milford Borough

Portland Borough1 Bridgeton Township Lopatcong Township Alexandria Township

Upper Mount Bethel Township1 Tinicum Township Town of Belvidere2 Frenchtown Borough

City of Easton1 Plumstead Township Town of Phillipsburg2 Kingwood Township

Williams Township2 Solebury Township White Township2 Delaware Township

New Hope Borough Pohatcong Township2 Stockton Borough

Upper Makefi eld Township City of Lambertville

Bedminster Township West Amwell Township

Durham Township2

Springfi eld Township 2

23 MUNICIPALITIES ARE DESIGNATED

1 FOUR COMMUNITIES SUPPORTED DESIGNATION BUT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE DESIGNATED REACHES 2 SEVEN COMMUNITIES DID NOT SUPPORT DESIGNATION IN 2000

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States that certain selected rivers of the Nation which,

with their immediate environments, possess outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fi sh and wildlife, historic,

cultural or other similar values, shall be preserved in free-fl owing condition, and that they

and their immediate environments shall be protected for the benefi t and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, P.L. 90-542; 16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq. October 2, 1968

Next StepsRiver corridor communities share both a view of the River and an economic interest in promoting the scenic vistas and outstanding recreational value of its waterways. While the goals of the Management Plan remain relevant ambitions, the Action Plan for reaching those goals needs a new vision and momentum that should be informed by the residents and businesses of the Lower Delaware corridor. The National Park Service hopes that 2015 will be the kickoff to a renaissance of interest in the Lower Delaware River as a shared amenity and the central focus for corridor businesses, residents and visitors. Signifi cant opportunities exist for river-compatible economic development, community revitalization, fl ood protection, educational and interpretive programs, and enhanced river access and recreation. These pursuits will help achieve the goals of the Management Plan, but they need YOU to succeed.

What Can YOU Do?The National Park Service and its Partners invite you to experience the Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River and become an active participant.

Explore! Learn more about the Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River at:

• http://lowerdelawarewildandscenic.org• http://www.nps.gov/lode/index.htm

Get involved! Contact:

• The Lower Delaware River W&S Management Committee State Co-Chairs Carol Hoff mann (NJ) and Nancy Janyszeski (PA) at:

lowerdelaware@lowerdelawarewildandscenic.org. • Lower Delaware River Manager Julie Bell, National Park Service,

215.597.6473.• Any of the partner organizations described in this brochure.

• Bridgeton Twp PA – Mapping of signifi cant natural and cultural features • 2002

• Delaware Twp NJ – With Kingwood Twp and D&R Canal State Park, “Getting to Know Your H2O” student water quality monitoring program • 2007

• Harmony Twp NJ – Natural Resources Inventory • 2003

• Hopewell Twp NJ – Enhanced groundwater and stream fl ow monitoring to support water resource management decision-making • 2006

• Kingwood Twp NJ – Environmental Resource Inventory • 2002; groundwater quality evaluation • 2004; and with Delaware Twp and D&R Canal State Park, “Getting to Know Your H2O” student water quality monitoring program • 2007

• Knowlton Twp NJ – Stabilization of the historic Ramsaysburg Homestead • 2003; streambank stabilization & canoe/kayak launch • 2010

• Lopatcong Twp NJ – Trail improvements and guide at Marble Hill Natural Resource Area with MJWA, Warren County and others • 2011

• Nockamixon Twp PA – Historic resources survey with HC • 2013

• Plumstead Twp PA – Township-wide environmental resource inventory with NLT • 2004

• Portland Borough PA – Roof restoration of the historic Pokey • 2002

• Riegelsville Borough – Acquisition of open space for a park and trail construction • 2003

• Solebury Twp PA – Ordinance revisions for sustainable development • 2003

• Stockton Borough – Restoration of Salt Pork House as Prallsville Mill Visitor Center • 2003; Natural Resource Inventory and Master Plan revisions • 2004; Master Plan and ordinance update • 2005

• Tinicum Twp PA – A 2-phase restoration & education project for a tributary of Tinicum Creek • 2002-3 and 2005; Giving Pond natural resource inventory with TC • 2004; groundwater monitoring with Bridgeton and Nockamixon Twps • 2003

• West Amwell Twp NJ – Examination of Connaught Hill zoning and impact on water quality • 2002

Activities of Community PartnersThe National Park Service encourages municipal partnerships and local activities that protect and enhance the outstandingly remarkable values of the Lower Delaware. In addition to the projects coordinated or completed by non-profi t organizations, NPS also supported a wide variety of community projects:

FRONT COVER: Delaware River Sojourn J. Bell • New Hope & Ivyland RR B. Krist for Greater

Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. • D&R Canal, Lambertville NJ J. Bell • Rock shelf J.

Brunner • Swamp milkweed, Wichecheoke Creek Preserve NJ M. Van Clef • Prallsville Mill,

Stockton NJ J. Amon

MAP PAGES: Before Creek Restoration M. Kyde • After Creek Restoration M. Kyde •

Restoring a site at Tinicum Creek PA M. Kyde • Gathering fi eld samples for analysis DRBC •

Freshwater mussel DRBC • River cleanup crew J. Brunner • Ramsaysburg Landing, NJ J. Bell

• Mountain laurel at Marble Hill Natural Area J. Bell • Discharge sampling fi eld work DRBC

• Collecting specimens onshore D. Keller • Wickecheoke Creek NJ M. Van Clef • Bull’s Island

volunteers D&R Canal State Park • Swallowtail on Joe-pye weed Bowman’s Hill Wildfl ower

Preserve, PA • Redbud in bloom S. Owens • Wild & Scenic Tinicum Creek PA J. Bell •

Lockatong Preserve NJ D. Hiscano

BACK COVER: Youth Summit 2008 J. Bell • Learning by doing J. Bell • Spiderwort S. Owens •

Kayaks on the River J. Brunner • Wood Poppy S. Owens • Sojourn sunset D. Keller

PHOTO CREDITS

This brochure was developed and printed by DRBC under a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service. We are indebted to numerous individuals and organizations which provided generously of their expertise, historic knowledge and images. Thank you!

Wild rivers are earth’s renegades, defying gravity, dancing to their own tunes . . .

– Richard Bangs & Christian Kallen, River Gods

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Delaware River Experience (DRE) DRE fosters knowledge and appreciation for the natural resources of the Delaware

River through educational programming aboard its state-of-the-art Coast Guard

certifi ed pontoon boat “River Otter” based at Keller’s Landing, Upper Black Eddy PA.

http://www.delawareriverexperience.org

Delaware River Greenway Partnership (DRGP) DRGP helped guide the study process that led to the Wild & Scenic River designation

and the development of the River Management Plan. DRGP projects for NPS

have included invasive species control, land and water trail development, and

sponsorship of educational programs and municipal outreach.

http://www.delrivgreenway.org

Delaware River Mill Society (DRMS) DRMS helped restore and manages Prallsville Mill, part of the Delaware & Raritan

Canal State Park and an important historic, artistic, cultural and environmental

events venue. Through DRMS, NPS funded the printing of the map and brochure of

the Delaware River Scenic Byway as well as restoration of the Salt Pork House as the

Mill’s Visitor Center. http://drms-stockton.org

Delaware Riverkeeper Network (DRN) DRN, an advocate for the Delaware River watershed, successfully campaigned to

have the Lower Delaware included in DRBC’s Special Protection Waters Program

designed to maintain high water quality. NPS supported the DRN’s site assessment

for Tinicum Creek restoration. http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org

Heritage Conservancy (HC) HC specializes in open space preservation and stewardship, and provides services

for communities in natural resource protection, historic preservation, adaptive

reuse, and sustainable development. With NPS support, HC compiled spatial data of

protected lands, compiled a historic resources survey for Nockamixon PA, and created

interpretive connections for the Delaware & Lehigh Drive between Wilkes-Barre &

Bristol PA. http://www.heritageconservancy.org

Hunterdon Land Trust (HLT) HLT protects the rural character of Hunterdon County NJ by preserving ecologically

and agriculturally signifi cant land. With NPS funding, HLT’s 5-year Delaware

River Watershed Protection Initiative focused on land preservation, stewardship,

education and outreach and improvements to public access at multiple preserves

and parklands. http://hunterdonlandtrust.org

Martins-Jacoby Watershed Association (MJWA) MJWA promotes watershed stewardship in Northampton County PA and Warren

County NJ. Projects funded by NPS include Marble Hill trail improvements in

Lopatcong NJ; interpretive trails for the Bangor PA school district; Ramsaysburg

NJ shoreline restoration and boat launch; water

resources study for Upper Mt. Bethel PA; and

inventory of historic sites for the Phillipsburg NJ

area. MJWA coordinates one of two Regional River

Councils for the Lower Delaware W&S River. http://

www.watershedcoalitionlv.org

Natural Lands Trust (NLT) N LT protects natural areas in eastern PA and southern

NJ through acquisition, resource management,

and the creation of opportunities for people to

connect and learn. With NPS support, NLT developed

a GIS model to identify priority areas for land

conservation; created a Stewardship Handbook for Natural Lands and a Junior River

Ranger Activity Booklet; and sponsored the Delaware River Experience education

program. NLT coordinates one of two Regional River Councils for the Lower Delaware

W&S River. http://www.natlands.org

New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJCF)NJCF protects NJ’s threatened natural areas and farmland through land acquisition

and stewardship. With support from NPS, NJCF prepared the Management Plan for

the Wickecheoke Creek, a tributary to the Lower Delaware.

http://www.njconservation.org

Tinicum Conservancy (TC)TC protects the rural character and natural resources of Tinicum Township,

Bucks County PA through easement acquisition and stewardship. With NPS

support, TC and Tinicum Township completed a natural resource inventory

for the 150-acre Giving Pond Recreation

Area in D&R Canal State Park plus a

bank restoration and fl ood control

project on Heaney’s Run.

http://tinicumconservancy.org

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Partner Organizations2014 marked the 15th anniversary of the federal designation of the Lower Delaware as a Partnership Wild & Scenic River. It is time to celebrate the hard work and dedication of those organizations, agencies, communities, and individuals who have supported the Wild & Scenic designation and worked to promote and protect the River and its outstanding resources.

Between 2000 and 2014, the National Park Service provided $1,125,277 in funding for more than 60 projects completed through partnerships with over 50 organizations. A group of key non-profi ts and communities worked with

individual businesses, state, county and local governments, and federal agencies to complete a wide array of projects throughout the Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic corridor.

The history of the Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic program, including an accounting of the projects and their impact on meeting River Management Plan goals, has been chronicled

in The First Fifteen Years: Accomplishments

of the Lower Delaware National Wild &

Scenic River Program available at http://lowerdelawarewildandscenic.org/reports/.

As impressive as the $1.1 million in federal investment is the leveraging by partnerships that more than doubled the funds available for projects. Individually and collectively, the projects protect the resources of the corridor. Outreach and education projects, such as the ongoing Delaware River Experience,

recognize the need for nurturing interest in and appreciation for the Lower Delaware so that the legacy of stewardship will continue with the coming generations.

While a number of strategies and actions identifi ed in the Management and Action Plans

have been fully implemented (11%), and a noteworthy number (about 52%) have been partially implemented, a substantial amount of work remains. The old tasks need to be re-evaluated for need and relevancy, and new strategies developed for the next decade of progress.

Projects, Partnerships and Progress: 2000-2014

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“History Meets Nature” Project • Bowman’s Hill Wildfl ower Preserve

Environmental & cultural mapping • Bridgeton Twp.

Hands-on ecology aboard River Otter, Upper Black Eddy • DRE, NLT & partners

Thomas Saeger Preserve restoration • HLT

Invasive Species Control at Bull’s Island & Firemen’s Eddy • DRGP & D&R Canal State Park

Tinicum Creek assessment • DRN

Natural Resources Inventory • Harmony Twp.

“Getting to Know Your H2O” student water quality monitoring • D&R Canal State Park, Stockton, Kingwood & Delaware Twps.

Environmental Resource Inventory & groundwater evaluation • Kingwood Twp.

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Trail guide for Kugler Woods Preserve • HLT & partners

Marble Hill Trail Improvements• MJWA & partners

Bangor Area Schools Interpretive Trails• MJWA & partners

Phillipsburg Historic Sites Inventory • MJWA

Trail guide for Thomas Breden Preserve • HLT

Wickecheoke Creek Management Plan • NJCF

Plumstead Twp. Environmental Resource Inventory • NLT & Twp.

Roof restoration on “The Pokey” • Portland Boro.

Open space acquisition for trail and park • Riegelsville Boro.

Cleanups by Operation River Bright • DRGP & partners

Restoration of Salt Pork House as Prallsville Mill Visitor Center • DRMS & Stockton Boro.

Natural Resource Inventory, Master Plan revisions & ordinance update • Stockton Boro.

The Giving Pond Natural Resource Inventory• Tinicum Twp. & TC

Historic Resources Survey • Nockamixon Twp. & HC

Tinicum Creek restoration & education project • Tinicum Twp.

Groundwater monitoring project • Tinicum, Bridgeton & Nockamixon Twps.

Connaught Hill study: zoning impact on water quality • W. Amwell Twp.

Water Resources Study & Ordinance • Upper Mount Bethel Twp. & MJWA

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Point discharge sampling • DRBC

Re-analysis of archived water samples • DRBC

Enhanced groundwater and stream fl ow monitoring program • Hopewell Twp.

Baseline water quality monitoring for well protection ordinances • Bucks, Northampton and Lehigh Counties PA with DRGP

Spatial data of protected lands in 16 PA communities • HC

Baseline assessment of municipal ordinances in 35 communities and 2006 Delaware River Forum for community engagement • DRGP & HC

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Priority land conservation mapping for entire Lower Delaware corridor • NLT

Printing of the Delaware Scenic Byway map brochure • DRGP & DRMS

Development and printing of the Delaware River Water Trail Guide and Water Trail signage plan • DRGP

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