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DRBC Cares for Its Communities: Staff Volunteer to Help Spring Clean the Steamboat SPLASH

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.
Volunteering with a view! The Steamboat SPLASH is docked on the Delaware River at Lambertville, N.J. Photo by DRBC.DRBC's Peter Eschbach prepares the boat's top deck benches for touch-up painting. Photo by DRBC.DRBC's Donna Woolf (left) re-secures the canopy structure and Kent Barr (right) preps for touch-up painting. Photo by DRBC.DRBC's Steve Tambini (left) and Doug Rowland (right) prime the boards to be used for new paddles. Photo by DRBC.
DRBC's Kate Schmidt and Kent Barr are all smiles as they work on the boat's top deck. Photo by DRBC.DRBC's Steve Tambini paints the boards to be used for new paddles. Photo by DRBC.DRBC's Kent Barr touches up the blue paint on the benches, while Doug Rowland adds a new layer of caulk to the top deck. Photo by DRBC.The group of volunteers works hard on the boat's front deck. Photo by DRBC.The happy volunteers after a job well done. Back Row (from L to R): Bob Barth (Steamboat SPLASH), Doug Rowland (DRBC), Eric Clark (Steamboat SPLASH), Kent Barr (DRBC), Steve Tambini (DRBC), Bob Schuster (Steamboat SPLASH), and Peter Eschbach (DRBC). Front row (from L to R): Kate Schmidt (DRBC) and Donna Woolf (DRBC). Not pictured: Alan Wilson (Steamboat SPLASH) and John Bingley (Steamboat SPLASH).