Please register for our New River Clean Up at Naked Creek on Saturday, December 13th at 10:00 AM . Meet at Naked Creek (36.41025860243167, -81.43414598264684) across from the Highlander Motel (891 NC-16 Jefferson, NC 28640) at 10:00 am. Signs will be set up along the highway directing folks to the entrance. . Join our clean stream […]
Bring in the New Year on the New River on Thursday January 1st, 2026! . Join New River Conservancy and NC State Parks for a relaxing paddle on America's Oldest River from Fulton Reeves Bridge to New River State Park's 221 Access. NC State Parks and New River Conservancy will supply canoes and life jackets […]
Join us for New River Conservancy’s Volunteer Tree Planting Day at Green Valley Community Park on Saturday, January 17, 2026! 📍 Meeting Location: Green Valley Community Park (3896 Big Hill Rd, Todd, NC 28684, 36.29038298408544, -81.6056491902835). 🕙 Time: 10:00 a.m. REGISTER HERE 👉 What to Bring: Wear warm clothes you don’t mind getting dirty Rubber boots or sturdy shoes Work gloves, […]
Join us for New River Conservancy’s Volunteer Tree Planting Day at Hardin Creek on Saturday, January 24, 2026 (backup date 1.31.26)! 📍 Meeting Location: Watauga High School (300 Go Pioneers Dr. Boone, NC, 36.21660710107134, -81.6509588772748328607). 🕙 Time: 10:00 a.m. This volunteer event, co-sponsored by the New River Conservancy, Trout Unlimited, NC Works, and the Town of Boone's Sustainability Department will […]
Join us for New River Conservancy’s Live Stake Planting Day at Wagoner Access, New River State Park on Saturday, March 7, 2026! 📍 Meeting Location: New River State Park at Wagoner Access (1477 Wagoner Access Rd. Jefferson, NC 28640, 36.416028541657944, -81.3870495608459). 🕙 Time: 10:00 a.m. This volunteer event, co-sponsored by the New River Conservancy, the NC Wildlife Federation’s High Country […]
We're giving away live stakes! Live stakes are cuttings from dormant trees that can grow into new plants along river or stream banks for riparian buffer restoration! In the winter, trees go into dormancy, a natural process where they conserve energy to survive the cold. This is the perfect time for planting live stakes, as […]
We’re giving away live stakes! Live stakes are cuttings from dormant trees that can grow into new plants along river or stream banks for riparian buffer restoration! In the winter, trees go into dormancy, a natural process where they conserve energy to survive the cold. This is the perfect time for planting live stakes, as […]
We're giving away live stakes! Live stakes are cuttings from dormant trees that can grow into new plants along river or stream banks for riparian buffer restoration! In the winter, trees go into dormancy, a natural process where they conserve energy to survive the cold. This is the perfect time for planting live stakes, as […]
We're giving away live stakes! Live stakes are cuttings from dormant trees that can grow into new plants along river or stream banks for riparian buffer restoration! In the winter, trees go into dormancy, a natural process where they conserve energy to survive the cold. This is the perfect time for planting live stakes, as […]
Please register for our New River Clean Up from Pine Run Bridge to the New River Corn Maze on Saturday March 21, 2026 Please meet at 1802 Pine Run Road, Boone, NC at 10:00 AM to set shuttle Spring into the New and join our clean stream team to help clean North America's Oldest […]
Please register for our New River Clean Up from the New River Corn Maze to Milton Moretz on Saturday March 28, 2026 Please meet at 556 Laurel Gap Ridge, Boone, NC 28607 at 10:00 AM to set shuttle Spring into the New and join our clean stream team to help clean North America's Oldest River. […]
Spring into the New this April and join our clean stream team to help clean North America's Oldest River. The New River Conservancy will supply all tools and equipment for this clean up with additional support from our partners; NC State Parks, Keep Ashe Beautiful, NC Wildlife Federation's High Country Wild Chapter and NC Works. […]
Please join us for the 2026 New River Symposium at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC from April 9 - April 10, 2026. All students are FREE. Regular registration is $100. The New River Conservancy is proud and honored to announce the keynote speaker for New River Symposium at Appalachian State University will be Federal […]
Please register for our New River Clean Up from Milton Moretz to Castleford on Saturday April 18, 2026 Please meet at 4500 Castle Ford Road, Boone, NC 28607 at 10:00 AM to set shuttle Spring into the New this April and join our clean stream team to help clean North America's Oldest River. The New River […]
Please join us for an Earth Day tree giveaway at New River Brewing Tap Room in West Jefferson, NC on April 22, 2026 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm. We will have a variety of live trees available first come, first serve. “The New River Conservancy, Trout Unlimited, Keep Ashe Beautiful and New River Brewing, are […]