Rancocas Creek Canoe Trip Launches Sunday

Park Rangers Offer Rancocas Creek Tours 
County freeholders are offering guided canoe tours of the Rancocas Creek with a Burlington County park ranger starting Sunday.

Park Rangers Chris Derkas and Bill Ulrich will offer a scenic three-hour, six-mile tour from Clark’s Canoe Rental in Pemberton Borough to Historic Smithville Park in Eastampton at 10 a.m. July 10.

The cost is $35 per person for the canoe rental and transportation, which must be paid in advance. (The per-person cost assumes two people per canoe. A third rider is free.)

Space is extremely limited for this trip and children must be 10 years of age or older to participate. Paddlers with their own canoes are also welcome to register, but they must provide their own transportation to avoid paying fees.

Registration for all participants is required and is not considered complete until the necessary advance payment is received. All payments are non-refundable unless the reservation slot can be filled seven days prior to the event or the tour is canceled due to inclement weather.

For more information, or to register, call the Burlington County Division of Parks at 609-265-5858.

Photo Contest Winners Announced
The Burlington County Health Department announces its 4th Annual Environmental Health Photo Contest winners. This year’s theme, “I Spy With My Environmental Eye,” attracted photographs from dozens of Burlington County residents.

The Burlington County Health Department and Crafts Creek/Spring Hill Brook Watershed Association judged the photos at  on June 18. Visitors to Earth Fair viewed over 30 entries and voted on their favorite, for the “People’s Choice Award.”

The entries can be viewed on the county website at www.co.burlington.nj.us.

Jamielynn Storch’s photo of dogs running through the water at Kings Grant Lake James in Marlton captured the People’s Choice Award.

Five other category winners were also announced at Earth Fair.

• Jamielynn Storch of Collingswood won the Adult Professional Category for her photo of her dogs running through the water.
• Jim Leedom of Columbus won the Adult Amateur category with a photo of a male Blue Bird is feeding its young.
• Jordan Olachea, won the 16-18 age group with a black and white photo of a moth.
• Natalie Janowicz of Riverton won the 11-15 age group for her photo of a bee on a flower.
• Melissa Pallen of Burlington won the 10 and under age group for her a unique picture of her grandmother’s tree.
• The Senior Amateur winner was Vera Resnick of Hainesport for a picture of Pakim Pond in the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest.