Perkiomen Sojourn set for June 2
Conservancy and law firm bring back popular and educational canoeing and kayaking adventure.
The Perkiomen Creek Sojourn will be held Saturday, June 2, 2018, at 9 a.m.
The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy has again teamed up with the law firm of Keenan, Ciccitto & Associates, LLP, 376 E. Main St., Collegeville, to conduct the canoeing and kayaking adventure down the Perkiomen Creek.
It begins at the Conservancy Headquarters at the border of Schwenksville and ends at Hoy Park in Arcola.
Andy Curtis, a Conservancy board member and expert canoeist, will bring along a few friends and ensures that there are no disastrous consequences of tipping over in the water.
Each year an eagle or two is spotted, a mink is looking hungrily at some chickens, and herons are watching as paddlers pass by.
As the trip has grown in size, so has it become not just a pleasant ride, but an educational one.
The Conservancy, generally at a lunch break, provides information on the organisms that live in the river and everyone participates in locating them and learning which ones indicate that the river is clean and unpolluted.
Free transportation is provided from Hoy Park,the take out site, to the Conservancy before the Sojourn, prior to launch.
There are canoes and kayaks for rent. There is a safety instruction and the day before the event, the Conservancy makes a river run to ensure there are no obstructions.
Registration for members of the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy is $35 and $55 for non-members.
Kayak and canoe rentals are $35. For further information and to register visit www.perkiomenwatershed.org or call 610-287- 9383.