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    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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Features: Volunteers in the Park

Most of the features below were first published in the park's newsletters, Spanning the Gap (STG, 1985 to 2007) or Guide to the Gap (GTG, 2011 - ), or appeared in the National Park Service's CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine (CRM). For related page in this website for each feature, look up the feature under
NEWS: Park Newspaper>Archive of Back Issues, by year (STG or GTG), or under
NEWS: Park Newspaper>CRM Magazine, by topic

 

individual Volunteers
VIP Treatment (STG: Spring 1997 Vol. 19, No. 1) A summer as a park volunteer in historic preservation.
Living Treasures: A Life in History: Len Peck (STG: Summer 2007 Vol. 29 No. 1) The 97-year-old preservationist and park volunteer.

 

Groups of Volunteers
Down by the Riverside (under People: Groups)
Camp Staff Breathes New Life into Old Cabin CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam  Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002)
Preserving and Interpreting Historic Houses: VIPS Show the Way CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002)

Did You Know?

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... chief causes of water fatalities on the Delaware River are: (1) swimming without a lifejacket (PFD); (2) trying to swim across the river; and (3) swimming after drinking alcohol. Wear a pfd on and in the river. Swim at lifeguarded beaches. NEVER TRY TO SWIM ACROSS THE RIVER! More...