About D&R Canal Watch
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Who We Are
Protecting, maintaining, and promoting the recreational, historical, aesthetic, and environmental qualities of the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park and its environs, to assist and to support regional, state, local, and private enterprise efforts which contribute to this goal, and to investigate the restoration of the canal to through navigation.
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Our Values
Canal Watch is dedicated to protecting, maintaining, and promoting the recreational, historical, aesthetic, and environmental qualities of the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park and its environs
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Get Involved
Join us in our mission to protect and enhance the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park. We have plenty of volunteer opportunities.
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Our Vision
Our vision is to maintain a beautiful, peaceful space for hiking, biking, or quiet meditation in the heart of living history.
Officers
President
Linda J. Barth
Vice-President
Tim Roth
Secretary
Theodore Chase
Treasurer
Tom Lederer, Publicity Chair
Board of Trustees
Robert H. Barth
Barbara Ross
Christopher “Kip” Bateman
Laurie Reynolds
Barbara ten Broeke
Fast Facts About D&R Canal Watch
- Legal name: D&R Canal Watch, Inc.
- Founded: 1989
- Type: 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 22-2935985
- Mailing address: PO Box 2, Rocky Hill, NJ 08553-0002
- Serves: Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park, running about 70 miles through Hunterdon, Mercer, Somerset, and Middlesex counties, New Jersey
- What we do: guided towpath walks, bike rides, geology hikes, Canal Road Walk and Roll days, locktender house open houses, canal cleanups, and a bimonthly newsletter
- What donations have paid for: picnic tables, boat docks, a high-definition projector, a bicycle rack, a camera, and website costs for the park
- Membership: from $15 a year, at canalwatch.org/join
No. The D&R Canal Commission is the New Jersey state agency that regulates the canal and park. D&R Canal Watch is an independent volunteer nonprofit that supports the park through events, projects, and fundraising.
Yes. D&R Canal Watch, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 22-2935985. Donations are deductible to the full extent allowed by law and a receipt is emailed automatically.
Join online at canalwatch.org/join. Individual membership is $15 a year, family membership is $25, and higher levels are available for organizations, patrons, and businesses.
Use the contact form at canalwatch.org/contact-us and tell us what you are interested in. Volunteers lead walks, staff open houses at the historic locktender homes, help at cleanups, and serve on the board.
D&R Canal Watch, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
Tax ID: 22-2935985