Hypocrisy Of The Wildlands Conservancy and The Morning Call

Yesterday, was the last day of the Conservancy's Annual Lehigh River Sojourn. The event was well covered by The Morning Call, with both a reporter and photographer on board one of the rafts. The three day event started with a talk by Chris Kocher, President of the Wildlands. The group gets grants during the winter to demolish dams, and grants during the summer to conduct this educational sojourn on the Lehigh river. Last year, Wildlands spend over $250,000 in grant money on just a study, promoting the removal of Wehr's Dam. Their website stated that the Lehigh Sojourn would take place rain or shine, but doesn't explain why. What Chris Kocher and The Morning Call fail to reveal is that their raft adventure is scheduled to coincide with the water release from the Francis E. Walter Dam in White Haven. It is only because of this dam that the Lehigh has a steady flow of water, and that these hypocrites can get their whitewater thrill. 

reprinted from 2015

UPDATE September 21, 2020: The Morning Call announced that the Wildlands Conservancy was paddling on the Lehigh River this past weekend. Of course hypocrisy isn't limited to the Wildlands Conservancy. The Morning Call has more than its share, hiding the story of the Wildlands Conservancy conspiring against Wehr's Dam and the citizens of South Whitehall Township