The Wetlands at UVa-Wise

Transforming an Environmental Liability into a Community Asset

Where is The Wetlands?

Click here for a Site Map of The Wetlands

The Wetlands is located in Wise, VA in the coalfields of the Cumberland Plateau. By treating the AMD on the UVa-Wise campus, The Wetlands helps to reduce the amount of sediment and acidic water flowing to the Guest River, the third largest tributary to the Clinch River. As one of the most biologically diverse rivers in the world, the Clinch River is home to myriad species of mussels, salamanders, and fish.

How to find The Wetlands from Wise, VA

· From Darden Drive in Wise, turn into main college entrance (College Ave.)

· Follow Clinch Valley Drive to the left, curving past the Lake, to Martha Randolph Hall on the right

· Trail entrance is next to Martha Randolph Hall