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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 constituents and providing a forum forpartnership, research, and policy development. This year’s theme is “Rivers Cubed - Reconnect, Restore, and Recreate" New River Symposium will […]

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 with the New River Conservancy. We will be rafting a class III section of the New River while working to clean up trash. It’s ever […]

An evening at River House

River House Inn and Restuarant 1896 Old Field Creek Rd., Grassy Creek, North Carolina, United States

SOLD OUT   Join us for a special Saved by a Salamander dinner at River House Inn and Restaurant on the banks of the New River in Grassy Creek, North […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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  […]

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. There is limited room available in the rafts. Please email Dave Bassage at dave@newriverconservancy.org to get your seat locked in and for more details as […]

42nd Annual New River Canoe Race

Zaloo's Canoes 3874 NC Hwy 16 S, Jefferson, North Carolina, United States

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 […]