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Join us for New River Symposium: Resilience in the watershed
The New River Symposium is an eclectic conference and gathering of the New River watershed, open to anyone with interest in the
New River.
The 2026 symposium theme is resilience in the New River watershed. We want to highlight themes of resilience and the intersections with ecology, community and economy.
Anthropologists, artists, teachers, students, historians, researchers, community leaders, government officials, stewards, river keepers, planners, boaters, birders, anglers, and friends from up and down the New are all welcome.
With the New River at our feet, think of all that flows our way:
the explorations and adventures, the community, the serenity, the source of life. The New River watershed is home to some of the most biologically diverse species in the world — and its health is interconnected with our own. As a knowledgeable, grateful and passionate protector, the New River Conservancy uses land preservation strategies and science-based restoration programs to protect this irreplaceable national treasure that connects us and feeds us — mind, body, and soul.
