Ours is a river of love. She accepts us just as we are. We bring to her our whole, authentic selves. She allows us to ride on her back for a joyous day of wonder and happiness, making no judgements. She allows us to rest in quiet to hear the rushing water, the birds singing about us in our quest to find peace and clear our mind. Let us all rejoice that our river receives us, just as we are.

Our watershed is big and so are our dreams!

We dream of continuing our programs to keep our waters clean and healthy for all. We dream of growing our membership and volunteer numbers. We dream of continuing our water quality project and educational programs. Would you please consider a donation or membership? Any amount helps and we sincerely appreciate your contributions. You can go directly to Membership and Donations and make a donation of your choice or become a member! Our mailing address is PO Box 1419 Lewisburg, WV 24901 Thank you!

Chris Chanlett is a long time GRWA board member.

Perry Mann Reapppears

By Chris Chanlett 

I have selected a volume of essays by Perry Mann whom I consider “WV’s Wendell Berry.” He shares the same agrarian contrariness and some the same gift for graceful prose. If anything Mann is more political and joyfully calls a spade a spade.

Mann loved recalling his youth fishing and frolicking in the Greenbrier. As an elder he held a longtime membership in the watershed, even wrote an article for the newsletter. In this volume he makes several references to his beloved Greenbrier and the New which he overlooked from his legal office in Hinton.

Mann was an implacable environmental advocate. He considered nature the foundation of well-being, art, design, all right minded purposefulness. He despised cities, consumer capitalism, dogmatism, and militarism. He waged intellectual combat with alacrity.  He veered seamlessly between agrarian conservatism and social and political liberalism.

Renaissance Mann: Writing by, to, and from Perry Mann is available at the New Chapter bookstore in Lewisburg and from Amazon. Apologies for the latter but their print on demand is irresistible as well the digital format on Kindle. I would be more than happy to sign any book you buy. Amazon link here

Action Alert: Speak up for stronger water protections in West Virginia

Every three years, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection reviews the state’s water quality standards — the rules that determine whether our rivers, streams, and drinking water sources are protected from pollution.

Right now, DEP is accepting public comments for their 2028 Triennial Review.

Click on Link

Enjoy some videos below from our watershed!

Critical Habitat declared in parts of Greenbrier and Pocahontas County in WV for the endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee - Read More Here

Do you have erosion problems along your stream banks? Thanks to a grant from the Mountain Resource Conservation Development Council, The GRWA has FREE native seed bags to distribute! We have a Riparian Mix capable of surviving wet conditions and periodic flooding, stabilizing stream banks and reducing erosion as well as offering habitat for pollinators & wildlife. We also have a Riparian Buffer seed mix to establish deep-rooted dense vegetation to help stabilize banks, filter pollutants and create wildlife habitat. Email: greenbrierwatershed@gmail.com if you want to pick some up.

We thank our many Premier and Gold level business members for their support! Please tell them thank you when you see them! We are always looking for more business members - a clean and healthy river is a benefit for all whether you live here or work here!

Need at last minute gift for someone you know who loves the Greenbrier River? Give them a gift membership! We will send them this acknowledgement card and keep them abreast of our work through our newsletters. Follow the link to memberships here https://wordpress.greenbrier.org/join-us/membership/ or use the QR code in the above newsletter.

Thank you!

Something easy you can do to support the Greenbrier River Watershed Association - sign up for Kroger Rewards! It's easy to do and it costs you nothing extra. Please sign up today, & thank you!

Wanted: New Members

The Greenbrier River Watershed Association is dedicated to continuing our work to preserve and protect our unique environment. We need NEW members and hope YOU will consider joining us, OR please renew your current membership if you haven't yet for 2025. You will be supporting a busy group that monitors the Greenbrier River and it's tributaries, participates in educational events and gets out to pick up trash. Just scan the QR code and join. If you would like to volunteer, just let us know what your interest is. Also, you can join any committee without having to be a board member so if one of our committees matches your interest, just let us know. Thank you!

Contact your representatives, often! Participate! Be heard!

Contact your local, state and federal representatives with your concerns.

WV Legislature HERE

VA Legislature HERE

Members of Congress HERE

Volunteer ~ Get involved with what matters to you!

Make your time count by volunteering with your favorite non-profit to do any number of things from helping with river cleanups, to monitoring rivers and creeks, to making phone calls or licking envelopes. You will make a difference.

Donate to a non - profit working to help save your backyard.



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Follow these pages ~ Stay informed on the issues.

WV Rivers ~ WV Rivers is the statewide voice for water-based recreation and clean, drinkable, swim-able, and fishable rivers and streams-from the headwaters to wherever water flows in West Virginia. 

Appalachian Voices ~ The Appalachian Voice has covered environmental, outdoor and cultural news in the Appalachian mountains since 1996. We provide thorough and well-researched journalistic news coverage to fit a niche not often covered by standard news media.

New River Conservancy ~ Protecting the water, woodlands and wildlife of the New River Watershed.

Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance ~ Protecting the heritage, resources and economy of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region.

WV Environmental Council ~ Facilitate communication and cooperation among citizens in promoting environmental protection in West Virginia, to assist in organizing grass roots groups, to facilitate interaction among established environmental organizations, and to correspond with all appropriate local, state, and federal agencies involved in the management of West Virginia's environment. 

Wild Virginia ~ Along with our partners, alliances, and citizens like you, we press on in the fight against fracked gas pipelines in our region. The Mountain Valley Pipeline poses a great risk to our forests and surrounding communities. We are also working to improve habitat connectivity for wildlife throughout Virginia and to ensure that all of our waterways are fully protected in accordance with the law.

Stop the Money Pipeline ~ If we can stop the flow of money, we can stop the flow of oil. In early 2020, thirty-two organizations came together to form the Stop the Money Pipeline coalition. We stand on the shoulders of years of movement work pressuring financial institutions to act on climate.