The C&O Canal Trust celebrated a very active July with various events focused on stewardship, education, and beautification throughout the entire length of the C&O Canal National Historical Park (NHP). We engaged with community groups in July through our Canal For All program. Groups included this month include Teens Inc., the Boys and Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle, Girls Inc., and Upward Bound. Canal for All is an outdoor education program that focuses on the pillars of play, learn, work, and serve. This program aims to expose youth and families to the beauty and historical significance of the C&O Canal NHP.
On the 11th, some folks from the Timbrook Achievement Center by Teens Inc. joined us for a service project at Great Falls to stain the bridge at Lock 20.
On the 19th, Upward Bound of Hagerstown Community College joined us for a service project at Cushwa Basin and the Jordan Juncture Hiker Biker. The group split up to tackle the task with half the group painting the picnic tables at Cushwa Basin, then cleaning up trash in the parking/picnic area while the other half of the group took the Towpath to the Jordan Junction Hiker Biker where they collected trash. Their most interesting find being that of a car bumper. In total 10 picnic tables were painted and 100 pounds of trash were collected.
On the 17th, 22 kids from Girls Inc. joined us at Trust headquarters to learn about the canal and build replicas of their own. Two Canal Classrooms Corps teachers, Carol Nase and Carol Winckler, utilized the canal mural inside of headquarters to teach the students about the canal and its history.
On the 18th, we had another group from Gils Inc. who took a tour of Lockhouse 44 which was led by Canal Classroom Corps teacher Carol Nase.
Images by Trust Staff
Photo by Trust Staff
Lock 2 in Georgetown by Paul Graunke
Photo by Francis Grant-Suttie
Photo by Francis Grant-Suttie
Photo by Brian Edwards
Great Blue Heron at Pennyfield Lock by Jan Branscome
Photo by Szemere Photography
Photo by Trust Staff
