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Guest column: Who wouldn’t want a national park?
This is a guest column by John Donahue, a former National Park Service superintendent for the Delaware Water Gap National...
Childs Park to re-open today after six years for storm-related repairs
Closed for six years to allow for nearly $3 million in storm-related repairs, George W. Childs Park in the Delaware...
U.S. House passes bill blocking creation of Delaware River National Park
A New Jersey congressman introduced an amendment to a federal spending bill passed by the U.S. House that he said...
Guest column: No national park at DWGNRA
This is a guest column by Sandy Hull, who is a founder of the Delaware Water Gap Defense Fund, which...
Effort to create Delaware River National Park grinds on
Since steps were first announced in 2021 to create a national park straddling the Delaware River in New Jersey and...
Editorial report: National Park Service budget cuts are shortsighted and counterproductive
In September, my husband and I went on a road trip to visit our older son in Columbia, Mo. Our...
More than $235 million in revenue tied to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
An economic impact report finds it also supports more than 2,600 jobs
Tourism tied to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area generated more than $235 million for local businesses, supported 2,686...
Watergate wetlands are restored in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Animals and plants are expected to thrive after dams and ponds were removed and parts of Van Campens Brook restored
When the National Park Service studied visitation at the Watergate Recreation Site in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area...
Both sides on Delaware River National Park plan dig in
In the year since the plan was first proposed, opponents have galvanized while advances have been slow
Note: Since the time this article was published, Representative Josh Gottheimer has issued a statement clarifying his position about the...
National Park Service removes dams on Van Campens Brook in Millbrook Village, N.J.
Lots of small streams flow through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, which straddles New Jersey and Pennsylvania as...
Plan pushed to make Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area a national park
Legging out at 38 letters, “Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area” does not exactly roll off the tongue. Now, instead,...
Delaware River drownings: Persistent and preventable
Here's a terrifying prediction about drownings in the two National Park units on the Delaware River: According to the data:...
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