Join us for a New River CleanUp on Saturday, June 10, 2023 ! We will meet at the Mouth of Glade Creek in Raleigh County, WV put in and take out at the Grandview Sandbar, covering almost 5 miles of river. Bring your own craft if you have it. There are a few seats on […]
Join us for a New River CleanUp on Saturday, June 17, 2023! We will meet at the Ivanhoe ramp in Carroll County and take out at Austinville in Wythe County, covering almost 5 miles of river. **Please email lisa@newriverconservancy.org to register. River CleanUps are crucial to protecting the waters, woodlands, and wildlife of the New […]
Join WV RIVERS for a PFAS Lunch & Learn event on June 21 at 12pm where we bring together a panel of experts to shed light on the extent of PFAS contamination in drinking water. We'll provide information on this emerging threat and the implementation of the new law, the PFAS Protection Act, which takes […]
Join us for a New River CleanUp on Wednesday, June 28, 2023! **PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE** We will meet at the junction of Deep Ford Road and Parker Eller Road and take out just past N Fork New River Road bridge on Silas Creek. This is about a 2 - 3 hour trip. BYO craft […]
Join us for a New River CleanUp on Monday, July 10. We will be cleaning up from New River State Park - Kings Creek access to the confluence of the North Fork. Jack Jordan will be the NRC Staff Contact, bringing Oak Hill Academy faculty and students. Volunteers, please email Jack Jordan at Jack@newriverconservancy.org for […]
Summer Fun begins with a paddle trip with our New River partner RiverGirl Fishing Company! **PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE** Meet at RiverGirl Fishing Company at 10:00am. Cost is $20 and includes: 1) a kayak from RIverGirl (or you can bring your own boat), 2) lunch at the takeout, 3) RiverGirl will also provide shuttle to […]
ENJOY WEST JEFFERSON’S ARTS DISTRICT Stop by and see our new office at 8C S. Jefferson Avenue, downtown West Jefferson on Friday, July 14th between 5:00 - 7:00pm. Meet photographer Carl Bailey, who took our extraordinary photographs of the New that fill our office. Chat with our Executive Director, Elizabeth Underwood, about our current projects […]
Get knee deep with Friends of Peak Creek and celebrate their 10 year anniversary! Meet & Greet some of our rescued wildlife and check out our butterfly garden! Staff from New River Conservancy will be hosting some fun workshops for the kids like a water filtration activity and a very cool River Clean Up "Operations-style" […]
August is Clean River Month in Grayson County, and to kick off early, Grayson Landcare is pleased to announce Elizabeth Underwood, executive director of New River Conservancy, as their special guest speaker at the Tuesday, July 17, 2023 meeting at the Baldwin Auditorium of the 1908 Courthouse in Independence at 7:00 PM. Underwood will update […]
Join us for the Annual In The Creek Cleanup on Tuesday, July 18 at 10:00am. *THIS IS A WADING CLEAN UP* Co-sponsored by the New River Conservancy and Friends of Peak Creek (FOPC), volunteers are promised to get wet and dirty while making a difference We will meet at 10AM and put in at the […]
We invite you to join us for an afternoon of live music, conversations, and good food at our annual meeting on July 23rd (1:00 - 5:00 pm) in Independence, VA. This annual meeting is open to everyone. Please feel free to bring your family, partner/spouse, or even the kid next door! We look forward to […]
2023 NC Year of the Trail Join the New River Conservancy on a guided paddle trip to celebrate our NC Trails! 2023 NC Year of the Trail celebrates North Carolina’s vast network of trails, greenways, and blueways which showcase our diverse landscapes – grand mountain vistas, quiet rivers, vibrant urban greenways, coastal forests, and the […]
Join New River Conservancy, New River Wildlife and Conservation Club and Grayson Landcare for a New River CleanUp on Saturday, August 12. We will be cleaning up from Farmers Fish […]
The New River Conservancy and Ashe County invite you to join them for the ribbon cutting of the New River Park on Highway 163, West Jefferson, North Carolina. The ribbon […]
Join us for our annual Splash for Cash Paddle Day with Zaloo’s Canoes as we raise funds for River Cleanups. . This four hour float and lunch is bound to […]