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April 19: ‘Let There be Light’ — Earth Day Vigil with Creation Care Alliance
The Creation Care Alliance of WNC is hosting a "Let There Be Light" Earth Day Vigil celebrating God's creation and calling on people of faith to care for it. The public is invited to join us on from 5:30-6:30 p.m. April 19 at the Cathedral of All Souls in Biltmore...
April 5-11: 4th Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week
In April, many invasive plants are beginning to bloom and people will more easily be able to identify and take steps to control invasive plants. In addition, many people will be choosing landscaping plants for their yards. North Carolina Invasive Plant Council hosts...
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April 9,10: Urban Water Cycle Tour
Notice: Part 2 has been cancelled due to the city of Asheville North Fork Water Treatment Plant's scheduling errors. Urban Water Cycle Tour Our local rivers and natural waters are part of our everyday life. Join MountainTrue for two separate tours which will help...
March: Water Quality Volunteer Trainings (Adopt-a-Stream & Biological Monitoring)
March 7: Adopt-a-Stream Training Date: March 7 Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Mountain True Southern Regional Office located at 611 N. Church Street, Suite 101 Hendersonville Cost: FREE. (Donations are gladly accepted to help cover costs of printed materials.)...
New Report and Analysis Demonstrate Dangerous Air Pollution Levels Up To 3.5 Times Safe Limits
New Report and Analysis Demonstrate Dangerous Air Pollution Levels Up To 3.5 Times Safe Limits ** Both reports available as .pdf by request and online at http://content.sierraclub.org/coal/north-carolina/asheville/new-report-toxic-pollution ** Contacts: Adam Beitman,...
Volunteer to help our Riverkeeper protect the French Broad watershed
The French Broad Watershed in North Carolina covers more than 2,800 square miles. In 2008, more than 15 percent of the streams in the watershed were impaired for bacterial pollution. While bacterial pollution in the French Broad watershed is prevalent, it is largely...
HBO’s ‘Vice News’ features Riverkeeper’s work on Cliffside coal-fired power plant
HBO’s Vice News will feature our French Broad Riverkeeper’s work concerning Duke Energy’s coal-fired power plant at Cliffside. From the Vice News website: Coal ash, which contains many of the world's worst carcinogens, is what's left over when coal is burnt for...
EPA announces first national regulations to safeguard disposal of coal ash
From EPA: Release Date: 12/19/2014 Contact Information: Press@epa.gov Release Date: 12/19/2014 Common sense, pragmatic rules to protect against structural failure, water and air pollution WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the...
USFS: ‘Partners make progress in restoring Grandfather Ranger District’
Release Date: Dec 16, 2014 Contact(s): Stevin Westcott, (828) 257-4215 NEBO, N.C., Dec. 16, 2014– The U.S. Forest Service and a spectrum of partners collaborated to help restore close to 6,000 acres in the Grandfather Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest, through...
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