In this issue: Brush Mountain Park Update Stream Restoration Update Youth Outreach News Read the Fall 2021 Newsletter… Source This article has been featured on our site to highlight the news and updates from our members. The original source can be found on the New River Land Trust website. View the original article here Fall […]

In this issue: Brush Mountain Trails Project Update Water is Life in North Fork Outdoor Exploration Backpacks Real Fall 2020 Newsletter… Source This article has been featured on our site to highlight the news and updates from our members. The original source can be found on the New River Land Trust website. View the original […]

In this issue: Brush Mountain Park Project Update Spruce Run Community Conservation Conservation Goes High Tech Save the Date – Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Read Fall 2019 Newsletter… Source This article has been featured on our site to highlight the news and updates from our members. The original source can be found on […]

In this issue: Youth Outreach Program Growing Strong Brush Mountain Park Project Update NRLT Earns National Accreditation Renewal Little Meadows Property Conserved Read Summer 2019 Newsletter… Source This article has been featured on our site to highlight the news and updates from our members. The original source can be found on the New River Land […]

The New River Land Trust is again hosting the Banff Mountain Film Festival Virtual Edition this year. Two programs – Sage and Pine – are on sale now! Use any of our host links on this page and the Land Trust will receive a percentage of the proceeds. The Land Trust made the difficult decision […]

More Acres + More Trails! This week, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation awarded a $210,000 grant to the Town of Blacksburg Government. The funds will help NRLT purchase and protect 208 acres of richly biodiverse forest habitat that will be added to the Brush Mountain Park system. With this third property, we’ll add another […]

The New River Land Trust is excited to transfer ownership of the first Brush Mountain Park property to the Town of Blacksburg. This addition to the Town’s park system was made possible with funding from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation’s Forest CORE Fund and generous community support which enabled installation of the park infrastructure. Read the […]

The Blunderbuss extension trail is now open! New signs will go up later this fall and the updated map is below (trail #6). The Blunderbuss extension is .7 miles of rocks, berms, jumps, and drops – a true black diamond trail. Build your endurance and skills while having a blast. Always check out new trails […]

In July and August, we’ll be at local libraries and the New River Valley Garden Tour providing demos of our Outdoor Exploration Backpacks, with story time and nature play – including birding and stream exploration. You can check out an Early Birders or Stream Exploration Backpack from libraries across the New River region. Join us […]

The North Fork of the Roanoke River originates between two mountain ridges just inside Roanoke County before flowing through Montgomery County just east of Blacksburg. The river is home to a variety of rare and native species, including the federally endangered Roanoke logperch. Thanks to a second Community Conservation Grant from the Virginia Environmental Endowment […]