Stop by and meet our new Communications & Marketing Director, Lisa Stansell-Galitz and discover your New River Conservancy and how you can help at our New River CleanUp in Wythe County this summer. The Wytheville Farmers Market is a 501c3 comprised of local farmers, gardeners, bakers and artisans who have a passion for providing locally […]
As we celebrate Land Trust Day, Saturday, June 3, at the Boone, North Carolina Mast Store location, you’ll have the chance to meet Katie Krogmeier, our Restoration Director. 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 […]
Join us for a conversation at The Florence Thomas Art School at an event called "Keepers of the Beauty: A Conversation About Land Conservation and Art" on June 10th, 2023 from 10:00am to 12:00noon. . Land conservation and preservation have been a priority for the school, Florence Thomas. Thomas generously donated her farm in Grassy […]
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 […]
