Steering Committee Meeting - Open to Public
2015-08-04 18:00 (America/New_York)
Preserve Craig’s Steering Committee will host a monthly meeting that is open to the public the first Tuesday of every month at Hutch on Main in downtown New Castle.
Meet your neighbors and share your ideas!

Hands Across our Land
2015-08-18 17:15
This is a multi-state event to show opposition to the MVP, ACP, and various pipeline projects in the region. Events will be held in each county. See https://www.facebook.com/events/788279407936649/ for more information.
Preserve Craig supporters will meet in front of the Preserve Craig office on Main Street in New Castle at 5:15 PM.

Steering Committee Meeting – Open to Public
2015-09-01 18:00
Preserve Craig’s Steering Committee will host a monthly meeting that is open to the public the first Tuesday of every month at Hutch on Main in downtown New Castle.
Meet your neighbors, share your ideas and enjoy some free pizza!

Craig Co. Board of Supervisors Meeting
2015-09-03 17:30, 2015-10-01 17:30, 2015-11-05 17:30
This meeting will be held in the Courthouse Court Room.
All citizens are welcome to attend. You must call or schedule 10 days prior to the meeting date if you are interested in presenting an issue to the Board of Supervisors.

Flatline the Pipeline Festival
2015-09-26 14:00
THIS IS A FREE EVENT!
Come celebrate our cause to Flatline the Pipeline! There will be local musicians, vendors, artisans and food trucks.
Our goal is to unite surrounding communities, educate the public, and raise awareness.
Click here for more information.

15th Annual Barn Dance and Preserve Craig Fundraiser
2015-09-26 16:00
Bring your dancing shoes and a pot-luck dish to share! This year’s dance is a dance for a good cause! There are local charities that you will want to know more about. From the very local Preserve Craig, to the regional Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue, to the national Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation. We will have multiple activities going on!
Starting at 4 pm there will be horse rides for the kids and a very special guest band from Raleigh NC, Christiane and the Strays. Christiane is a talented singer songwriter featured at the Floyd Country store and you will not want to miss her group!
The Pot-luck dinner starts at 5 pm, and the square dance at 7 pm. All during this time you can view the amazing Pipeline Series created by local artists Marino Colmano and Freda Ascot.
The square dance features returning guests Giles Mountain String Band and friends. The famous caller and flatfooter, Lou Mauiri will be calling our square dance. Instructions are always given and he will make it easy for you. As Lou says, “ Just do what I say and keep doin’ it till I tell you to do something else!”
Weather permitting, there will be a bonfire and marshmallows to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall! I hope you will join us Saturday! Please let me know if you plan to camp here. We encourage that because Sunday, there will be MOVIE NIGHT at the barn featuring Wish You Well, a David Baldacci story filmed locally. Stay over or come back Sunday at 6 pm for the movie!
Dr. M.M. Lewter
For directions call 540-544-6971
margelewter@gmail.com

Pembroke Heritage Festival
2015-10-03 09:00 - 17:00
Pipeline opposition groups Preserve Craig and Preserve Giles will have informational tables at this day long heritage festival that also features live music, craft vendors, food vendors and more. We hope to see you there!

Preserve Craig Community Meeting
2015-10-06 18:30 - 20:00
Preserve Craig will host this monthly meeting that is open to the public the first Tuesday of every month at Hutch on Main in downtown New Castle.
Come meet your neighbors and share your ideas!

Craig County Fall Festival
2015-10-10 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday, October 10, 2015 on Main, Middle & Court Streets in New Castle, VA.
Music by local musicians, raffles, demonstrations, craft vendors, food vendors, antique car show, and more!
Stop by the Preserve Craig booth and say Hi!

Preserve Craig Community Meeting
2015-11-10 18:30
Preserve Craig will host this monthly meeting that is open to the public the first Tuesday of every month at the Simmonsville Firehouse.
Come meet your neighbors and share your ideas!

Craig County Fall Festival
2016-10-08 09:00 - 16:00
Be sure to stop by our booth at the Fall Festival!
We’ll be selling 2017 Preserve Craig Calendars. These will make perfect gifts to showcase the beauty of our special place!

Forum on Natural Gas Pipelines
2016-10-12 18:00
DO WE NEED THEM? AT WHAT COST?
This forum is free and open to the public. The program will be moderated by Rupert Cutler. Presenters will include:

Virginia Tech faculty involved in development of “An Expert Report on the Geologic Hazards in the Karst Regions of Virginia and West Virginia: Investigations and Analysis Concerning the Proposed Mount Valley Gas Pipeline”
Spencer Phillips, PhD, lead author of “Economic Costs of the Mountain Valley Pipeline: Effects on Property Value, Ecosystem Services and Economic Development in Virginia and West Virginia”

Roanoke College students will display research projects related to the MVP in the lobby prior to the event, starting at 5:40 p.m. and refreshments will be served. Both supporters and opponents of the project have been invited to speak. Audience members who wish to speak will have a chance at the end of the event.
Questions? Contact Valerie Banschbach, Chair, Environmental Studies, Roanoke College, banschbach@roanoke.edu or (540) 375-4906.
Download a flyer for this event here.

PMCVA Community Meeting
2016-10-13 19:00 - 21:00
Stop by and support our friends over at Preserve Montgomery County VA (PMCVA) during their Community Meeting in Blacksburg.

Seeds of Resistance Harvest Tour 2016 - Monroe Co., WV
2016-10-15 13:00 - 21:00
In June 2016, Sacred Ponca Corn Seeds of Resistance were planted on the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast fracked gas pipeline routes. Join the harvest and celebrate!
Ceremony, Corn Shucking, Speakers and Music.
Speakers include Jane Kleeb (Bold Nebraska) and Wes Mekasi Horinek (Bold Alliance) sharing his insights and experiences from the Standing Rock Camp protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline.
1pm Small Ceremony at Indian Creek Covered Bridge, U.S. Route 219. See http://bit.ly/indian-creek-bridge for location details.
3-9pm Harvest Celebration: Speakers, Music and Potluck – a coming together of groups and communities from ACP and MVP routes in West Virginia. Hans Creek Community Building & Peter Larew Pavilion, Hans Creek Road. See https://powhr.org/ for details and directions.
Download a flyer for this event here.

Seeds of Resistance Harvest Tour 2016 - Bent Mountain, VA
2016-10-16 14:30
In June 2016, Sacred Ponca Corn Seeds of Resistance were planted on the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast fracked gas pipeline routes. Join the harvest and celebrate!
Ceremony, Corn Shucking, Speakers and Music.
Speakers include Jane Kleeb (Bold Nebraska) and Wes Mekasi Horinek (Bold Alliance) sharing his insights and experiences from the Standing Rock Camp protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline.
2:30pm Harvest Celebration, Speakers, Music, Potluck Bent Mountain Center, 10148 Tinsley Lane, Bent Mountain, VA 24059. See http://powhr.org or

Mountain Valley Pipeline Public Comments Session
2016-11-03 16:00 - 20:00
Hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Mountain Valley Pipeline will be held by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Roanoke on Thursday, November 3, 2016. The hearings are an important phase in the review process for the pipeline under the National Environmental Policy Act. During these meetings, there will be opportunities to give verbal or written comments to FERC.
All community hearings begin at 4:00 PM. Official FERC listening sessions start at 5:00 pm and end by 10:00 pm. You can help by attending one of these meetings and showing your opposition to the MVP. This is your chance to submit comments and let FERC know how you feel about the pipeline coming to your community.
Click here for more information.

Craig County Board of Supervisors meeting Oct. 5th
2017-10-05 18:00 - 20:00

Help Raise Funds to Fight the pipelines at Summers County 4 H Camp
2017-10-07 12:00 - 17:00
Summers & Monroe Counties Celebration!
Summers County 4 H Camp
Oct 7th ~ 12 noon – 5 pm
Buffet Lunch ~ Pipeline Workshop ~ Music by
Rush Run Philharmonic & Bicycle
Help Raise Funds to Fight the Pipelines!
50 /50 Raffle ~ Donation Suggested – $10 or more
Sponsored by: Friends of the Lower Greenbrier River ~ Greenbrier River Watershed Association ~
Indian Creek Watershed Association ~ POWHR (Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights ) ~
Preserve Monroe ~ Save Monroe ~ SCRAP (Summers County Residents Against the Pipeline) ~
Sweet Springs Resort Park Foundation ~ Sweet Springs Watershed Association (SSWA) ~
Appalachian Voices ~ CCAN (Chesapeake Climate Action Network) ~ West Virginia Citizen Action
Group ~ West Virginia Highlands Conservancy ~ WV & VA Chapters of the Sierra Club

Craig County Fall Festival 2017
2017-10-14
http://visitcraigcountyva.com/events/craig-county-fall-festival/

People's Tribunal on Human Rights Violations on the MVP and ACP
2017-10-28 11:30 - 17:00
Saturday October 28th, Charlottesville City Space, 11:45-5 pm,
People’s Tribunal on Human Rights Violations on the MVP and ACP–more information forthcoming-you may prepare your statement and speak there, or prepare a video to send for presentation, by Thursday, October 26th. 100 5th St, NE, Charlottesville, 22902
(5th Street Side of the Market St Parking Garage)

Craig County Board of Supervisors meeting Nov. 2nd
2017-11-02 18:00 - 20:00

Constitutional case against Eminent Domain and the Natural Gas Act
2017-11-03 14:00 - 17:00
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3rd, 2 pm.
Gentry Locke (Justin Lugar and Mia Yugo) will argue their Constitutional case against Eminent Domain and the Natural Gas Act. Please make every effort to attend– please remember to dress appropriately for court (no shorts), no “signage” in the courtroom and no phones in the courtroom. Offer rides to friends and neighbors~ very important to show public opposition to eminent domain.

Criminal trespass case by Commonwealth against MVP surveyor
2017-11-08 09:00 - 17:00
WEDNESDAY NOVEMEBER 8th, 9 am
Criminal trespass case by Commonwealth against MVP surveyor arising out of surveys on Poor Mountain Road on August 28th will be heard in Roanoke County General District Court at 9 am. Again, please plan to attend to support neighbors who have filed charges and others who will testify.

Please make every effort to attend– please remember to dress appropriately for court (no shorts), no “signage” in the courtroom and no phones in the courtroom. Offer rides to friends and neighbors~ very important to show public opposition to eminent domain.

State Water Control Board meeting - MVP
2017-12-06 09:30 - 17:00, 2017-12-07
The State Water Control Board plans to hold two meetings in December to consider the draft Section 401 water quality certification conditions for the proposed Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines. The conditions are proposed as additional safeguards to protect water quality during and after construction. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released the draft certification for public comment in July and the agency is now reviewing the comments received from the public. DEQ will make its final recommendation on the conditions for the board’s consideration at these two meetings.
At each meeting, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will present a summary of the public comments it received and will make its recommendations to the board on the proposed conditions. At each meeting, the board may approve, deny or amend the recommendations.
The meeting dates are:
Mountain Valley Pipeline: December 6 & 7, 2017
Atlantic Coast Pipeline: December 11 & 12, 2017
Each meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. and is scheduled to last up to two days.
· On the first day of each meeting, those persons who made oral or written comments may sign up to respond to the summary of public comments presented to the board by DEQ.
· The meeting is open to the public.
· Under the board’s policy, only those people who provided comments during the July 3, 2017 – August 22, 2017 official public comment period may speak to the board.
· The response document will be available on the DEQ website in advance of the December meetings.
· The official agenda containing more details will be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall, as well as on DEQ’s webpage, Water Protection for Pipelines.

Craig County Board of Supervisors meeting Dec. 7th
2017-12-07 18:00 - 20:00

State Water Control Board meeting - ACP
2017-12-11 09:30 - 17:00, 2017-12-12
