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  • Keep Ashe Beautiful Spring Sweep

    184 Campus Dr, West Jefferson, NC

     Join us for the Ashe County Litter Sweep! Let's come together to clean up, beautify, and transform our community into a cleaner, greener space. Your involvement is crucial – every […]

  • New River Symposium 2024 – Rivers Cubed: Reconnect, Restore, Recreate

    Radford University Student Rec & Wellness 200 Jefferson Street, Radford, United States

    APRIL 11 - 12, 2024 Registration Closed New River Symposium 2024 will once again celebrate the social, economic, and scientific value of the New River, bringing together the river’s diverse […]

  • Earth Day

    Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by Earthday.org (formerly Earth Day Network) including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The official theme for 2024 is "Planet vs. Plastics." […]

  • New River Clean Up: Glade Creek

    New River Watershed

    Join us for a New River Clean Up on Sunday, April 28 on the New River from Glade Creek to Grandview Sandbar. We will be rafting quite possibly the easiest […]

  • New River Clean Up: In the Gorge

    ACE Adventure Resort 1 Concho Road, Oak Hill, WV, United States

    New River Clean Up with Ace Adventure Resort After a fun weekend of the New River Gorge Race and Rodeo, stick around Sunday and join us for a river cleanup […]

  • Saved by a Salamander

    Old Store at Grassy Creek 710 Grassy Creek Rd, Grassy Creek, United States

    Raising Awareness. Celebrating Success. Conservation of the New River in Ashe County has a rich and successful history, one that deserves to be remembered and celebrated. On Saturday, May 18th, 2024 the New River Conservancy, The Old Store at Grassy Creek, and many other partners will host a day of events that not only share […]

  • 42nd Annual Canoe Race

    The 42nd Annual New River Canoe Race and Family Float will be held the first day of Summer - Friday, June 21, in Jefferson, NC. . This Ashe County tradition is sponsored by generous donations from community sponsors. Proceeds from the race support ongoing restoration work and river clean ups in North Carolina being done […]

  • Land Trust Day in Boone, NC

    Mast General Store 630 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

    As we celebrate Land Trust Day, Saturday, June 1, at the Boone, North Carolina Mast Store location, you’ll have the chance to meet Stella Cybulski, our Operations Coordinator. The Mast General Store will donate 20% of the day's sales to the New River Conservancy, it's land trust partner. . Land trusts' help us maintain ties […]

  • Water Cycle Art Event

    Riverview Community Center 1175 NC 88, Creston, NC, United States

    New River Conservancy (NRC) and the Center for Appalachian Studies (CAS) invite you to Water Cycle - a free, family-friendly event on Sunday, June 2 from 3:00 - 8:00 PM  in Creston, NC at Riverview Community Center that will showcase area artists and offer hands-on workshops for the public.  The goal of the event is […]

  • Hinton, WV River Clean Up

    Hinton, WV

    It's always nice to kick floating season off with a good Spring Cleaning! Please join us for our Annual River Clean Up. We will supply bags, grabbers, snacks, and water. […]

  • Gritty Chix Mud Run ’24

    ACE Adventure Resort 1 Concho Road, Oak Hill, WV, United States

    Gritty Chix Mud Run is BACK at ACE Adventure Resort. This June, get ready to get muddy for a good cause. Solo or with a team, Gritty Chix is all […]

  • Ann Rose Send Off

    Old Orchard Creek Store 9350 NC-194, Lansing, NC, United States

    An organic farmer and former nurse, Ann Rose's farm is nestled in the Appalachian mountains and is starting to be impacted by drought. For the last 3 years her springs […]

  • Little River Clean Up

    Graysontown, Virginia Graysontown, VA, United States

    POSTPONED   Join us for a Little River Clean Up on Friday, July 12 in Graysontown, Virginia. The Little River is a direct tributary of the New River and joins the New River just downstream from the Claytor Lake dam in Pulaski County near the city of Radford. Bags, grabbers, LUNCH, and water will be […]

  • It’s All One Watershed

    Pulaski Train Depot 20 South Washington Avenue, Pulaski, United States

    Our Operations Coordinator, Stella Cybulski, will be on hand at the third session of Friends of Peak Creek's "It's All One Watershed" event to educate our youth with the Trash Game and a very cool River Clean Up "Operations-style" game. How long does it take for trash to decompose? Six years or 600 years? Let’s […]

  • Chomping at the Lure

    Molly Chomper 165 Piney Creek Rd, Lansing, NC, United States

    Join us for this fundraising event at Molley Chomper! There will be live music, fishing lure hand tying with Al Hans, Taco Truck food truck and vendors. Win prizes, and […]

  • New River Clean Up in Fries, VA

    Fries Park 335 Firehouse Dr, Fries, VA, United States

    We are partnering with New River Outdoor Adventures on Monday, July 15, 2024 to do a sweep of the New River from Fries Park to 606 Bridge. We will supply bags, grabbers, SNACKS, and water. There is limited room available in the rafts. Sign Up – Email Lisa at lisa@newriverconservancy.org

  • Peak Creek Clean Up

    Pulaski, Virginia

    Our annual "Walk the Creek Cleanup" in Peak Creek in Pulaski, Virginia, with Friends of Peak Creek. We need volunteers who aren't afraid of getting dirty and wet, and can wade the creek as we load up boats with trash.  Our goal is to keep this trash out of Claytor Lake and the New River. […]

  • 2024 Annual Meeting

    Independence, Va 2456 Gold Hill Road, Independence, VA, United States

    You are invited to our Annual Meeting on the banks of the New River in Independence, VA on Sunday, July 28th from 1:00 - 5:00 pm! Join us for an […]