The water’s warming up for the inaugural New River Day community paddle/float, cookout & river cleanup! . We will gather at Riverview Park at 10:00 a.m., and begin the paddle at 10:30 a.m.. The group will paddle to shelter 3 at Bisset Park, where burgers and hotdogs will be served from 11:30 – 1pm, courtesy […]
“Meet & Greet “ the NRX crew at Rising Silo Brewery on Wednesday, July 1 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM! They will have traveled 160 miles, about halfway through their trip. This is your chance to talk to the crew about the New River Expedition Experience and learn about the New River Water Trail! Join […]
Want to meet the crew before they leave Virginia. The NRX26 will have a “Meet & Greet” at the Narrows, VA 4th of July festivities on July 4 in the Town Park along Wolf Creek. Stop by their booth in the afternoon and learn more about the journey, where the crew camps, and how the […]
Please register for our New River Clean Up from Farmers Fish Camp to the 221 Independence Boat Launch on Saturday July 11, 2026 Please meet at Farmers Fish Camp PFA, 1314 Farmers Fish Camp Rd, Sparta, NC 28675, at 10:00 AM to set shuttle Spring into the New this June and join our clean stream team […]
Please register for our New River Clean Up from Fields Dam to Bridle Creek on Saturday, August 1st, 2026 Please meet at the Bridle Creek River Access, 3436 Gold Hill Rd, Independence, VA 24348 at 9:00 AM to set shuttle August is clean water month is Grayson County and we need you and your crew to […]
The City of Hinton and New River Conservancy are partnering to host a public “Meet & Greet “ for the NRX crew at the Historic Freight Depot in Hinton, WV on Friday, July 17 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM! They will have traveled 200 miles, about one third through their trip and will be gearing […]
Our New River Expedition / New River Clean Up from Hinton to Camp Brookside on Saturday, July 18 is at capacity! We have over 35 participants and no room for more. Please email Dave Bassage at dave@newriverconservancy.org if you would like information about later cleanups. Thank you all!
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE REGION. PLEASE JOIN US AT "JOURNEY'S END" AT THE GAINES ESTATE ON AUGUST 9 FROM 3:00 - 6:00 PM. Join Abbey, Anastasia, Dave and Lucy at the Dun Glen pavilion in Thurmond, WV for our last NRX26 Meet & Greet before Journey's […]
Join us on Saturday, July 25 from 1:00 - 4:00 PM for this free event at The New River's Edge in Pembroke, VA as we celebrate 51 years since the founding of the National Committee for the New River, the New River Expedition 2026, and the expansion of the New River Water Trail. This yearly […]
Please register for our New River Clean Up from Fields Dam to Bridle Creek on Saturday, August 1st, 2026 Please meet at the Bridle Creek River Access, 3436 Gold Hill […]
Join us as we celebrate the Journey's End of the New River Expedition 2026 and bid a final farewell to the amazing crew at the historic Gaines Estate in Fayetteville, […]
Please register for our Peak Creek Clean on August 10, 2026 Save the date! It's our annual walk the creek cleanup with our partners, Friends of Peak Creek. We need […]
Please register for our New River Clean Up from the Round House to the Mouth of Wilson Boat Launch on Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 Please meet at Mouth of […]