Craig County Trails
A sampling of Craig County Trails: HIKING TRAILS (hikers only) The Keffer Oak hike is just a short walk from the parking area on Northside Road. It is a famous tree along the Appalachian trail. Kelly Knob is found along the Appalachian trail and is accessed from Route 42 or…
2025 Photos from PreserveCraig
2026 Events
Upcoming events September 8, 2026 at 5 pm deadline for FERC comments re: Environmental Assessment for MVP Boost September 12, 2026 from 7-10 pm Barn Dance Fundraiser Benefit Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory September 19, 7:30 pm-9:30 pm Craig County Field of Dreams International Observe the Moon Night Past events: Artivism…
Craig County Fall Festival
Catawba Valley Keepers
Catawba Valley Keepers Learning Session Water – Our most vital resource Learning Sessions (program will proceed in this order with lunch break before the hands-on creek exploration): v Physical geography of the Catawba Valley – Stewart Scales, VT v Storm resiliency and stream restoration – Dr. Tess Thompson, VT v …
Help Chart Our Future
Help Chart Our Future – Pizza & Meeting January 9 Preserve Craig invites you to a public meeting January 9, 2020 at the Craig Botetourt Electric Cooperative meeting room (26198 Craigs Creek Rd, New Castle, VA 24127 on Route 615, a little over 1/2 mile from Route 311). A presentation by…
Cultural Heritage Area
Come Hear from Andrew Downs on January 9 in New Castle Learn About Plans for a Cultural Heritage Area Preserve Craig will hold a meeting in New Castle on January 9, 2020 to hear from the public about future projects, elect officers, and learn about plans for a cultural heritage…
Giving Special Thanks to You
Giving Special Thanks to You – for Helping to Protect This Special Place At this time of year, it is good to look back and reflect on all the great volunteer work that happens in Craig County. Preserve Craig gives special thanks to all the volunteers who help to sustain…
Blessings to You and Yours
Why the Worst is Yet to Come if we don’t Stop MVP Blessings to You and Yours for A Joyous & Healthy 2019 Last month we reported ten (count them – 10) victories toward protecting our precious water resources and our peaceful way of life in these beautiful mountains. This…
Giving Thanks for This Special Place
Giving Thanks for This Special Place – And Working to Protect It In 1991, Craig County was threatened with the prospect of a massive 765Kv powerline traversing our farm lands and forests. Preserve Craig, Inc. was formed that year in response to this threat and successfully stopped this project. It…
Stop By Our Booth at Craig County Fall Festival 2018
Stop By Our Booth at Craig County Fall Festival Calling all Craig Countians… Preserve Craig wants to hear from you! We need your input to identify & prioritize our natural, historical, and cultural resources that are worthy of protection and promotion for years to come. On Saturday, October 13, 2018…
Mapping Our Natural, Historic, and Cultural Resource Features
Mapping Our Natural, Historic, and Cultural Resource Features Preserve Craig needs your help to document the resources and special features that make our county so rich in natural, historic, and cultural heritage. To do that, we need information from landowners on what types of significant resources and features exist on…
A Tribute to Preserve Craig Founder Ellen Coleman
A Tribute to Preserve Craig Founder Ellen Coleman What would Ellen Coleman be doing about the Mountain Valley Pipeline if she were alive today? Ellen, one of the founders of Preserve Craig in 1991, would have turned 71 this past Monday, June 11. Seven years ago, when she was terminally…
Preserve Craig – WE HAVE ANSWERS ABOUT MVP
Preserve Craig will have a booth at the 35th Annual Craig County Fall Festival this Saturday. We’ll be in front of the Preserve Craig office on Main Street. Stop by and chat. We have lots to share, including some good news, as well as Stop the Pipeline T-Shirts, Yard Signs,…
Preserve Craig – Sustaining the Quality of Life We Value – October 5, 2017
This week we’ll provide an overview of the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), what it will take to stop it and the costs to do so. This horrendous project can and must be stopped, for the good of all the people. But it requires continuing opposition by citizens and legislators…
Preserve Craig – This week’s update
Preserve Craig – Sustaining the Quality of Life We Value Here is this week’s update — as bulleted news flashes: Check out the refreshed Preserve Craig website! http://www.preservecraig.org – special thanks to our new volunteers. You can meet them in the afternoon at Preserve Craig’s booth at the Fall Festival…
Too Wild to Drill
Appalachian Trail makes list of 15 wild areas in U.S. at high risk of development for oil, gas and other resources New report shines spotlight on important wild lands that must be protected Roanoke, Va.—A new report released today by The Wilderness Society raises the alarm about the Appalachian…
Preserve Craig – Craig County water supply is at risk
Published at: https://www.newcastlerecord.com/opinion/preserve-craig-craig-county-water-supply-is-at-risk/ Bill Wolf Co-Chair Preserve Craig, Inc. Sustaining the Quality of Life We Value This week’s column poses some questions as part one of a series asking whether it is legal for our government to grant known criminals the right to take property for their use, profit and…
Preserve Craig – Sustaining the Quality of Life We Value
Published at: https://www.newcastlerecord.com/opinion/preserve-craig-sustaining-the-quality-of-life-we-value-2/ Bill Wolf Co-chair Preserve Craig, Inc We are making progress with efforts to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline! As we reported, several Federal and State agencies must approve the MVP before it can proceed to take private land and harm this region. Thorough scientific and policy evidence…
Protect our precious water resources
Published at: https://www.newcastlerecord.com/opinion/protect-our-precious-water-resources/ Preserve Craig Bill Wolf Co-Chair Preserve Craig, Inc. Protect our precious water resources There are only a few days left to speak up about our valuable water resources — streams, springs, creeks and wells and help stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). This coming Tuesday, August 22,…
Preserve Craig: Sustaining the Quality of Life We Value
Posted at: https://www.newcastlerecord.com/opinion/preserve-craig-sustaining-the-quality-of-life-we-value/ Bill Wolf Co-Chair Preserve Craig, Inc. Last week we gave you an overview of the risks to our area of these proposed massive pipelines ripping through our mountains, valleys and waterways. Report #2 from Preserve Craig focuses on the current efforts to oppose the Mountain Valley Pipeline…
Letter to the Editor: Preserve Craig – Sustaining the Quality of Life We Value
Published at: https://www.newcastlerecord.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-preserve-craig-sustaining-the-quality-of-life-we-value/ This is the first in a series, intended to update Craig County about the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). In 2015 hundreds of Craig County citizens participated in numerous public meetings about the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Over 2000 county residents signed petitions and spoke out in opposition to…
Letter to the Editor – Preserve Craig, Inc.
Published at: https://www.newcastlerecord.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-preserve-craig-inc/ By New Castle Record – July 25, 2017 To the New Castle Record and the citizens of our special part of Appalachia, Our Jefferson National Forest is about to be harmed and our water and quality of life severely damaged if we do not stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline…
PreserveCraig Webpage renovation
The Preserve Craig Webpage is being renovated.
Preserve Craig County
Preserve Craig Team Preserve Craig, Inc. is a 501C3 nonprofit corporation formed in 1991 using volunteers and donations to protect our natural, historical, and cultural resources. The address to send tax-deductible donations for this mission as allowed by law is: Preserve Craig,Inc., PO Box 730, New Castle, VA. 24127. PreserveCraig.org…