Your Support Makes A Difference!
Your gift today enables us to respond to the areas of greatest needs along the D&L Trail, expand educational opportunities, preserve historic artifacts, and sustain daily operations at DLNHC
It's the most impactful time of year
30% of annual giving happens in December. This means our year-end donations are always a huge factor in planning next year's efforts. With your generosity, we'll be able to plan bigger and better in 2026.
About our mission
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor preserves, interprets and leverages the nationally significant history of the over 165-mile transportation route between Wilkes-Barre and Bristol, Pennsylvania. By building and maintaining public and private partnerships, we create four vital connections to industrial heritage, health & wellness, economic development, and nature & the environment.
Your Support This Year Helped
7,700+
Artifacts Inventoried
Preserving the legacy of the individuals who built the Corridor that sparked the American Industrial Revolution.
5,500+
Archival Records Reviewed
Improving searches by removing unused terms and standardizing our search dictionary, making results more accurate and focused.
4,200+
Historic Items Catalogued
The National Canal Museum collects and preserves historic and relevant resources that represent the Corridor's enduring industrial heritage.
592,000+
Feet of Land Restored
Through mini-grants distributed by the Lehigh Valley Greenways Conservation Landscape.
4,000+
Feet of Waterways Revitalized
Working through partnership to connect and conserve ribbons of green to enhance quality of life for those who live, work, and recreate in the Lehigh Valley.
150+
Miles of Trail Cleaned
The D&L Trail was maintained this year in part thanks to our dedicated volunteers, trail tender events, and our Adopt-a-Trail program.
5,300+
Visitors to the NCM
Through general admissions, Josiah White II Canal Boat Rides, and our annual museum events.
1600+
People Connected to Health & Wellness
Our Get Your Tail on the Trail program welcomed 841 new registrants this year, connecting them to opportunities to embrace a healthy, active lifestyle.
2000+
Racers Welcomed to D&L RaceFest
A record number of participants joined us in the Lehigh Valley this year to compete in the third annual Lehigh Valley Marathon and Half Marathon.