Interpretive Signs Installed at Hellertown Marsh
The new educational signage is located along the Saucon Rail Trail in the borough of Hellertown.
The following press release about the new signs is from the Borough of Hellertown: A series of five signs interpreting the Hellertown Marsh have been installed on the Saucon Rail Trail between Walnut and Water streets in Hellertown. Funded by a grant from a local environmental foundation and researched and designed by borough resident Dennis Scholl, the signs describe the five-acre marsh and the ecological system that has developed in and around it. The marsh is an important wetland habitat that supports a unique collection of plants and wildlife and also purifies underground and storm water that flows through it. Scholl submitted the grant proposal through the Saucon Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited, which has since disbanded. The signs …
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Daniel Ruth
8:43 am on Friday, February 8, 2013
As a user of the SRT, I too appreciate your efforts Dennis. My wife and I use the trail as a place to exercise or aging bodies; these interpretive signs help stimulate our mellowing minds. It enhances the whole trail experience. Your love of the outdoors is invigorating! more ›