While the main efforts of DRBC staff are focused on managing and protecting the shared interstate waters of the Delaware River Basin, they also care about helping out in our local communities. DRBC staff recently volunteered to help give the Steamboat SPLASH a spring cleaning before its season of educational sails begins.

Six DRBC staff participated in this volunteer effort, helping the Steamboat SPLASH crew with a variety of projects that included re-securing the framework that supports the boat's two canopies, touching up paint on the bow deck gates and bench seats, painting paddles, and re-caulking the boat's upper deck.  

Docked in Lambertville, N.J., the SPLASH Steamboat Floating Classroom is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide environmental and historical education while sailing aboard a working steamboat. SPLASH stands for Student Participation in Learning Aquatic Science and History, and each trip offers students and adults alike a unique, hands-on learning experience while sailing on the wild and scenic Delaware River.

DRBC staff strongly support the Steamboat SPLASH's mission and were pleased to be able to lend a helping hand to prepare the boat for its 2017 season.