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Conservation Groups sue Forest Service over Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan’s impact on endangered wildlife
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — This week, a coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit over glaring flaws in the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan that put endangered forest bats at risk, following through on a previous 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue letter. The Nantahala-Pisgah...
Will You Help Us Protect the Places We Share?
We are incredibly lucky to be in the Southern Blue Ridge mountains, with natural treasures like native brook trout streams, just like the one near my childhood home in Madison County. Like many of you, I fell in love with the outdoors and any opportunity to play in...
MountainTrue’s April 2024 E-Newsletter
April news from MountainTrue’s four regional offices in the Southern Blue Ridge. Read the blog version of our monthly e-newsletter!
MountainTrue Member Spotlight: Rod & Bess Baird
Rod and Bess Baird (pictured above) moved to Western North Carolina in the 1970s, working as caretakers for a farm in Weaverville. From there, Rod began a career as an entrepreneur in the medical industry. Bess has always had a passion for education, working as a...
Rein in Buncombe County Short-Term Rentals
This Monday, March 18th, the Buncombe County Planning Board will be discussing the issue of Short-Term Rentals (STRs) for the second time. MountainTrue strongly supports the proposed text amendments to regulate short-term rentals. Mitigating the loss of year-round...
TAKE ACTION to Protect the North Fork of the French Broad River in Transylvania County, NC!
Email Transylvania County Commissioners to encourage their support of the designation of the North Fork of the French Broad River as a Wild & Scenic River. Take action here!