Author: admin

Volunteer Trail Work Day

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Let’s keep our trail beautiful! Join us for our first spring clean-up along the trail on Saturday, March 23!

The trail needs some spring cleaning and we want YOU to help out!
We will be starting out our cleanup season on Saturday March 23rd at the 7th Avenue Trailhead across from Sunoco. Stop on by if you have an hour to lend a hand! Cleanup supplies will be provided.

LHVA Awards Six Grants to Local Educators Ahead of 2019 Programs

The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Association recently awarded six educational grants to dedicated teachers and mentors ahead of locally-planned 2019 educational programs.

December 1, 2018

The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Association recently awarded six educational grants to dedicated teachers and mentors ahead of locally-planned 2019 educational programs.

In its fourteenth year, Lackawanna Heritage Valley’s educational mini-grant program awarded $1,000 each to six local organizations who intend on stimulating interest in our region’s rich cultural heritage and fostering the preservation of our natural resources.

Dominic Keating, chair of the Lackawanna Heritage Valley board, presented the educational mini-grants to the chosen recipients at a reception in the LHVA office in Scranton. The 2018 Educational Mini-Grant Award recipients include:

Lawrence Dombek, North Pocono Middle School science teacher, who aims to restore and reestablish the North Pocono Environmental Center and outdoor classroom;

  • Sarah Sutton, Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science and Art educational programming manager, who will orchestrate a program with Bancroft Elementary School that develops students’ understanding of the environment and how it intersects with art;
  • Jane Risse, executive director of The Greenhouse Project, who will offer field trips to more than 500 Lackawanna County students to explore topics related to biology and environmental education;
  • Shannon Malamud, Riverside Elementary West teacher, who will orchestrate an all-day Lackawanna County heritage expo at the Steamtown Train Museum and the Electric City Trolley Museum for six first grade classes;
  • Anastasia Zabielski, Valley View High School biology club advisor, who plans to implement a reusuable bottle filling station within the school and continue increasing awareness about the overuse of plastic
  • Michelle Swarts, the chair of the North Pocono Middle School science department, who will host an engineering competition to tie in lessons on the local history of Old Mill Park.

Local Carpenters Union #445: Good Neighbors Make Great Fences

The old expression is that good fences make good neighbors. Along the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail, it was our good neighbors from the Local Carpenters Union who constructed the sound and sturdy fencing.

On Saturday, September 29, 2018, four local union carpenters volunteered their time, skillset and resources to construct two sections of fencing along the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail. Their efforts look great and strengthen the safety and experience for trail-users in our community. The two sections stand near the Seventh Avenue Trailhead in the Bellevue section of Scranton.

Rich Foley, Dan Clarkson, Joe Spott and Glenn Arthur constructed the fencing, building on the safety and beautification of the Lackawanna River watershed. The volunteers are all active members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, representing the Keystone-Mountain-Lakes Regional Council under the Local #445 chapter based in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Would you or your organization like to volunteer along the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail? Whether you want to pitch in and adopt your favorite section of trail or use your particular skillset to enhance our region, Lackawanna Heritage Valley would love to have your help. Email Trail and Environmental Programs Manager, Owen Worozbyt, at OWorozbyt@lhva.org, for more information!