Volunteers of All Ages Support the Friends of Peak Creek at the Heritage Park Pollinator Garden
“Why does she get to shovel all the mulch? It’s my turn!” These are words you don’t hear often and never expect from an 11-year-old. …
Poverty Creek Trails Coalition: A Partnership Improving Outdoor Recreation
Back in 2013, a small group of committed mountain bikers got together to explore how they might help with maintaining and improving the trails in …
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Outdoor Recreation Tourism and Downtown Revitalization in Giles County
Giles County boasts bucolic farmland valleys amid large areas of mountain wilderness in the National Forest, and a total population under 20,000. Although largely rural, …
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Storm Drain Mural Project
It is a common misconception that water entering a storm drain goes through some type of treatment process. In reality, storm drains are designed to …
Small Agriculture, Food and Forestry-related Business Ventures Get Support in Floyd
The Floyd Grown project is helping small agriculture, food and forestry-related business ventures grow and achieve greater sales, income and job-creation. The project is focused …
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Renew the New Event Goes Region Wide in 2017!
The 2017 ReNew the New clean-up event on August 26th marked the first time all four counties and the city held multiple volunteer events on …
Sustainability Week Partnership Wins Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award
In April, the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech and a local citizens’ group, Sustainable Blacksburg received state-level recognition by winning a Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award …
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NRV Watershed Roundtable is Being Revived
On December 2nd, 2016, representatives from localities across the NRV and other interested parties, met to discuss re-establishing the New River Watershed Roundtable. The New …
Sustainability Week in Blacksburg: 10 years and counting
This year, the Sustainability Week Partnership, which includes the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech, and Sustainable Blacksburg celebrated its 10th year. This long standing partnership …
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A New SW Virginia Brand
This October the efforts of many became a reality as the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation unveiled the new branding for Southwest Virginia. Southwest Virginia’s …
Virginia Outdoor Expo April 2017
The Virginia’s Outdoor Lovers Expo is the only one of its kind in Southwest Virginia and raises awareness of the diverse outdoor recreation opportunities that …
Blacksburg Climate Action Plan Approved
The Town of Blacksburg’s Sustainability Manager and members of the Climate Action Plan working group are pleased to announce that Blacksburg’s Climate Action Plan was …