Communities all over the New River Valley are participating in cleanup events beginning this weekend.
Improving the roadways and waterways of the region continues to be a focus of local efforts according to an announcement from the New River Valley Regional Commission who is helping announce these local cleanup efforts.
• 2018 Ramps’n’Roads Spring Clean-up
When: Saturday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: Meet at Eastern Elementary School at 9 a.m. 6899 Virginia Ave, Pembroke.
Contact: www.facebook.com/renewthenew
• Diamond Hills Stream Clean-up
When: Saturday from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: At the end of Scattergood Drive in Christiansburg.
Contact: www.facebook.com/CburgVAGov/events
• Montgomery County’s 35th Annual Broomin’ & Bloomin’
When: Saturday, April 28, 2018, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: Various locations across Montgomery County.
Contact: http://www.montgomerycountyva.gov/broominbloomin
• Stroubles Creek Clean-up
When: Saturday, April 22, 2018
Where: Stroubles Creek
Contact: Katelyn Kast, 540-231-3391, katelyn5@vt.edu
• Friends of Peak Creek 2018 Spring Clean-up
When: Saturday, April 21, 2018, from 10 a.m. -1 p.m..
Where: Meet at 41 First Street NE in Pulaski, VA (behind the Dalton Building)
Contact: www.friendsofpeakcreek.org/events/spring-clean-up-2
The New River Valley Regional Commission supports these events as the convener of the New River Watershed Roundtable (NRWR). The NRWR represents local governments, businesses, student organizations, and the public, in supporting water quality projects within the New River watershed.
For more information, visit www.nrvrc.org/watershedroundtable.
The New River Valley Regional Commission is one of 21 planning districts in Virginia whose commissions are chartered under Virginia law.
The organization encompasses the counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski, and the City of Radford.
The purpose of the Regional Commission is to promote regional cooperation, to coordinate the activities and policies of member local governments, and to provide planning assistance to local governments.
