Events

Calling all cleanup crews! The Ashe County Fall Litter Sweep is happening on October 4, 2025 Please register for our New River Clean Up from Sheets Bridge to New River State Park- Wagoner Access on Saturday, October 4th. (1478 Wagoner Access Rd, Jefferson, NC 28640) at 10:00 AM. Be a part of the largest cleanup in […]

Please register for our New River Clean Up from New River State Park- Wagoner Access to Gentry Bridge on October 11th Meet at New River State Park- Wagoner Access, 1477 Wagoner Access Rd, Jefferson, NC 28640 at 10:00 AM. . Help clean up America's Oldest River. Bring your own boat or borrow one of ours and […]

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 […]

This event is free and open to the public. . Join us for a Bradford Pear removal workday at Naked Creek in the Mount Jefferson Natural Area. We will follow up this removal effort with a planting of native plant species along Naked Creek on November 8th. . Bradford pear trees are not native to […]

Please register for our New River Clean Up from Boone Fairgrounds Raceway to Roby Green Bridge on Friday November 7th.  REGISTER Meet at 748 Roby Green Rd, Boone, NC 28607 at 9:00 AM. Join our clean stream team and tackle the headwaters of America's Oldest River! We will be cleaning a 3 mile stretch of river […]

Join us for New River Conservancy’s Live Stake Planting Day at Naked Creek on Saturday, November 8, 2025! 📍 Meeting Location: Naked Creek (36.41025860243167, -81.43414598264684), across from the Highlander Motel […]

Helene Recovery and Building the New River Water Trail Join us and the staff from the for a discussion on Hurricane Helene’s impact and the future of recreation on the […]

Stop by our West Jefferson office and meet some of our NC staff, pick up a holiday gift, or become a new member. Andrew Downs, Joe Johnson, Lisa Stansell - Galitz, Stella Cybuski, Will Sowards and Jeannette Pozo-Valdes will be on site to visit, regale you with stories of clean ups and river trips, and […]

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 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 […]

POSTPONED Please register for our New River Clean Up from Castle Ford to Green Valley Park on Saturday April 18, 2026   Please meet at 3896 Big Hill Rd, Todd, NC 28684, Green Valley Community Park at 10:00 AM to set shuttle Spring into the New this April and join our clean stream team to help clean […]

This event has been cancelled.   Please register for our New River Clean Up from Castle Ford to Green Valley Park on Saturday May 2, 2026   Please meet at 3896 Big Hill Rd, Todd, NC 28684, Green Valley Community Park at 10:00 AM to set shuttle Spring into the New this April and join our clean stream […]

Please register for our New River Clean Up from Fulton Reeves Bridge to 221 on Wednesday May 6, 2026. Please meet at New River State Park Rd, Laurel Springs, NC 28644, at 221 Access at 10:00 AM to set shuttle. Spring into the New this April and join our clean stream team to help clean […]

Please register for our New River Clean Up from Big Hill to Todd Island Park on Saturday May 9, 2026   Please meet at 1219 Todd Railroad Grade Rd, Todd, NC 28684, Todd Island Park at 10:00 AM to set shuttle May the New be with you this Spring! Join our clean stream team to help […]