Want to give back by volunteering your time on Earth Day? On Sunday April 21, volunteer to spruce up the National Historic Landmark Five Locks Walk as part of Parks & Trails New York’s “Canal Clean Sweep.” To register, click here- https://bit.ly/3TIV3O4

Meet us at 10am in the Mid-Hudson Visitor Center and we will get the trail ready for the 2024 season. Our Historian, Bill Merchant, will attend to answer any of your D&H Canal and Gravity Railroad questions, too.

“Canal Clean Sweep” is an annual statewide clean-up event that occurs along major greenways across New York State to celebrate Earth Day. Clean-ups primarily occur along the Erie and Champlain Canalways, the Glens Falls Feeder Canal, the Black River Feeder Canal, and the Rochester Riverway, but this year they expanded to include other canals as well. Sponsored by the New York State Canal Corporation, Parks & Trails New York has been responsible for executing Canal Clean Sweep for 19 years. Typically, this weekend witnesses 100+ spring clean-ups along major greenways, in canalside parks, and in other public areas throughout the Canal corridor.