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Press Release: Conservation Groups sue U.S. Forest Service over controversial Nantahala- Pisgah Forest Plan
Press release from the Southern Environmental Law Center, Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, MountainTrue, and Sierra Club For immediate release: March 28, 2025 ContactsSELC: Eric Hilt, 615-622-1199 or ehilt@selc.orgDefenders of Wildlife: Jay...

Press Release: MountainTrue Announces Anna Alsobrook as New French Broad Riverkeeper
Photo: Anna Alsobrook paddles the French Broad River to assess the damage in Asheville’s River Arts District after Hurricane Helene, photo by Hartwell Carson. March 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MountainTrue Announces Anna Alsobrook as New French Broad Riverkeeper...

Western Region Watershed Outreach Coordinator
Position Summary The Western Region Watershed Outreach Coordinator position serves rural communities and provides programmatic, field, and fundraising support for MountainTrue’s Clean Water Program in far Southwestern NC and North GA. Based in MountainTrue's Western...

Report: Water Quality Impacts of Helene
Our Clean Waters team compiled a report summarizing MountainTrue’s sampling efforts post-Hurricane Helene. Click the button below to download/read the report.

Resilient Forests E-News: March ’25
Events RoundupThanks to everyone who joined us in February for Conservation Conversations! We had a great night at Ecusta Brewing in Brevard, NC. Hemlock Restoration Initiative, Conserving Carolina, Trout Unlimited (Pisgah Chapter), and Pisgah Area SORBA joined...

MountainTrue’s March E-Newsletter
Spring is nearly here! Read on to find out what our Riverkeepers, Resilient Forests team, and Healthy Communities team have been up to + find out how to get involved. MountainTrue UpdatesWe’re hiring for two positions: ✅Organizing Director: The Organizing Director...

Take Action + Tell UNC Asheville: Save the Woods!
Public land at the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNCA) is under threat of being developed. Please contact the Chancellor, Dr. Kimberly van Noort, Board of Trustees Chair Roger Aiken, and the rest of the Board of Trustees, and urge them to halt this...

MT Raleigh Report – HB47 is A Critical $500M Lifeline for Western NC Recovery
The North Carolina General Assembly is finally taking steps toward disaster relief for Western NC after Hurricane Helene. HB47, a $500M bill, is on the House’s agenda—but will it get Senate approval? Find out what’s in the bill and what’s next for recovery!

MountainTrue Volunteer Spotlight: Leslie Beninato
Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Leslie Beninato, and I’m the owner of Asheville Canoe House, a canoe rental company. Before Helene, I was also a raft guide, bike guide, and bike tech for a local outdoor company. I’ve lived in WNC for almost 20 years and have...

MountainTrue’s February E-Newsletter
Dear Friends and Supporters, Daffodils have pushed through the earth in my front yard, announcing that spring is coming, despite winter's lingering presence. This annual cycle is a reminder that amidst the brokenness around us—the trees, riverbanks, buildings, and...
#MTRaleigh Report
Get the latest on environmental policy and politics from the capitol with the #MTRaleigh Report.
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