Endless Mountains Heritage Region

Water Trail News

FREE WATER TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE

EMHR cooperated with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission and Pennsylvania Environmental Council in the development of free map and guides for the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. Treated in four sections, the maps are available on the PFBC website, http://www.fish.state.pa.us/watertrails/trailindex.htm. Scroll down the page to #14 for the four maps for the North Branch. Double click your mouse on a desired section to open a map.

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NORTH BRANCH DESIGNATED AS
NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL

EMHR Board Receives Designation The North Branch of the Susquehanna River is a designated National Recreation Trail, with Endless Mountains Heritage Region and Pennsylvania Environmental Council, serving as partners in management of this trail.

The trail has been accepted into the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network and is a Recommended Water Trail of the American Canoe Association. This designation of the North Branch provides the key link for enabling the entire length of the main branch of the river in Pennsylvania to be National Recreation Trail. The recognition adds to the water trail initiatives conducted by the Endless Mountains Heritage Region and Pennsylvania Environmental Council, including a comprehensive trail map and guide and orientation and safety signage at public access points along the river.

Water Trail Grant Awarded
Endless Mountains Heritage Region has been awarded funding through the Chesapeake Bay Gateways & Water Trails Network of the National Park Service. We have received a grant award in the amount of $29,991 for Phase II of the North Branch River Water Trail development. We will utilize this funding to complete river access areas development and enhancements, install river mile and wayfinding signage and design, fabricate and install river town community orientation signage. The project fulfills critical development needs to enhance the usability and visitor experience along the Susquehanna River Water Trail - a designated national recreation trail.