“Through education and stewardship, the New River Foundation is dedicated to restoring and  protecting the quality of the local public trust waters.”

Situated within the White Oak River Basin, the New River begins and ends in Onslow County. It is 40 miles long and ranges from two to five miles in width. Onslow County, located in Eastern North Carolina, is also the home of Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base and New River Air Station.

The New River Foundation, Inc. is one of 156 WATERKEEPER programs of the WATERKEEPER® Alliance, restoring and protecting our rivers from polluters.

Keeping the New River clean and beautiful for the next generation . . .

. . . and educating young people to continue restoring and protecting our rivers.  Below, Brian Welborn, Youth Pastor at Trinity Methodist Church, paddles along the New River with one of his students.