Events

Join us for this free event at New River's Edge in Pembroke, VA as we celebrate 50 years since the founding of the National Committee for the New River! You are invited to our 50th Birthday Annual Meeting on the banks of the New River in Pembroke, VA on Sunday, July 27th from 1:00 – […]

Please register for our New River Clean Up from Farmers Fish Camp to Independence on August 2nd. . Meet at Farmers Fish Camp at 10:00 AM. This New River cleanup is co-sponsored by New River Campground,  New River Wildlife and Conservation Club, and New River Conservancy. New River Campground will provide canoes, life jackets, and […]

Friends of the Little River Clean-up Join up with the locals of Grayson County to help clean up The Little River–a New River Tributary! Contact Keith Andrews or Will Sowards for more information on this Clean River Month Clean-up. HOW TO PLAN FOR YOUR RIVER CLEAN-UP: PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices) REQUIRED for your safety Sturdy […]

Spread some Goodwill with the folks from Troutdale’s Goodwill Grange Hall #959 by joining their Clean River Month New River Clean-up! This Clean-up is on the Wednesday before school resumes for the 2025/2026 school year, the perfect chance to get the whole family out for one last Summer send-off at the River–all while working for […]

Grayson County needs YOU to be at Fries Park below the Fries Dam for this Clean-up! Join Grayson County representatives and employees in clearing trash and tires from the New […]

Team up with the New River Wildlife and Conservation Club at their Riverside Boat Landing Clubhouse for this clean-up! The New River Wildlife and Conservation Club works tirelessly to preserve […]

Grayson Landcare and Preserve Grayson invite you to help keep the ancient New River beautiful for their Clean River Month volunteer clean-up. Meet the crew at the Bridle Creek boat […]

Join us for the film event of the year at the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA on Thursday, September 25 at 6:30! The Paddling Film Festival has been showcasing the […]

We return to Baker Island with New River Trail State Park on September 27, 2025 at 10:00 am. . Baker Island is a mile-long island in New River Trail State […]

Please register for our New River Clean Up from Fries Riverside Park to New River Outdoor Adventure September 28th. Meet at New River Outdoor Adventures at 10:00 a.m.  This New River cleanup is co-sponsored by New River Conservancy and New River Outdoor Adventures. New River Outdoor Adventures will provide shuttle, canoes, PFDs, and lunch for […]

Come by the New River Conservancy booth and pick up some free swag, learn more about our New River Water Trail expansion from Kathleen Armstrong, and help us celebrate our 50th Anniversary! The Harvest Celebration at the Historic Village of Foster Falls, presented by the Friends of New River Trail, is happening Saturday, Oct. 11, […]

We’re hosting three different “Raise a toast” events throughout the New River watershed to celebrate 50 years of protecting the New with YOU and GIVING AWAY A FREE ESQUIF CANOE AT EACH! We have three very special canoes, chosen for their performance on the different sections of the New River. We have the Canyon, Prospector […]

The Corps of Cadets from Virginia Tech - D Company - will be cleaning up areas of Stroubles Creek on the Virginia Tech campus. This is part of an ongoing collaboration with the Corps of Cadets in helping repair Stroubles Creek and other waterways in the New River Watershed. For more information please contact Cathy […]

The Corps of Cadets from Virginia Tech – I Company – will be cleaning up the banks on the New River at Sheffey Park, the site of a future boat […]

Stop by our Virginia office and meet some of our VA staff, pick up a holiday gift, or become a new member. Andrew Downs, Lisa Stansell - Galitz, Cathy Hanks, […]

New River Conservancy will be hosting a FREE LIVE STAKE giveaway on December 6 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Draper, Virginia office during the Holiday Open House. […]

Wolf Creek Cleanup - Narrows Dam to Camp Success Please register for our Wolf Creek Cleanup from the Narrows Dam to Camp Success on Saturday, December 13th at 9 AM […]