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The 2026 Blacksburg Big Plant
The 2026 Blacksburg Big Plant was a blast–over 2000 trees planted across 2 days thanks to many dedicated volunteers and field leaders! Over Saturday and Sunday, March 28th and 29th, 2026, 331 volunteers planted over 2000 bare-root seedlings across 53 different species and two restoration sites in Blacksburg. This impressive volunteer effort makes a lasting…
Stroubles Creek
Stroubles Creek was designated as “federally impaired” in the late 1990s due to high levels of sedimentation and severely diminished benthic macroinvertebrate diversity. Downstream of Blacksburg and Virginia Tech, Stroubles faces a variety of stressors from urban, suburban, and rural land use. The main branch of Stroubles springs its headwaters in the heart of Blacksburg.…
Ecological Restoration Collaborative 