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Encourage Clarity and Public Participation in GAP Restoration Project
This action has expiredEncourage Clarity and Public Participation in GAP Restoration Project In July, the US Forest Service released a draft environmental assessment for the Grandfather, Appalachian, Pisgah (GAP) Restoration Project. The GAP Project aims to reduce...
Victory for Clean Water: Your Advocacy Made a Difference
Earlier this year, you joined us in speaking out for clean water and sustainable development by submitting comments and attending public meetings on Henderson County’s Clear Creek Sewer Project. With this project, County Commissioners proposed constructing a new sewer...
NCDOT Feedback on STIP
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is seeking input as they prioritize road projects for the next ten years. This is our best opportunity to influence the process and call for needed improvements like sidewalks, greenways, and bike lanes, while also...
MT Raleigh Report: NC State Budget Update – July 2024
When – or if – the history of the 2024 legislative session of the North Carolina General Assembly is ever written, it will be recalled more for what lawmakers were NOT able to accomplish than what they managed to do. The General Assembly’s paralysis was most striking...
Take Action: Oppose Weakening Macon County’s Flood Protection Ordinance!
Let Macon County Commissioners know that you oppose weakening Macon County’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance by removing restrictions on the use of fill dirt to elevate new houses or expand development in high-risk flood areas. Two ways to take action: *these...
MountainTrue’s July 2024 E-Newsletter
July news from MountainTrue’s four regional offices in the Southern Blue Ridge. Read the blog version of our monthly e-newsletter!
Victory for Conservation: Protecting Pisgah & Nantahala National Forests!
Background graphic photo credit: Will Harlan w/ Center for Biological Diversity We are happy to share a significant victory in our ongoing efforts to protect the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests and their precious ecosystems. Thanks to your steadfast...
U.S. Forest Service abandons plans to recklessly log sensitive area of Nantahala National Forest after lawsuit
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — In response to a lawsuit from a coalition of conservation groups, the U.S. Forest Service announced it is scrapping plans to log an important area of North Carolina’s Nantahala National Forest near the Whitewater River. The announcement, which was...
Battling Invasive Plants in Jackson County: A Community Effort
Photo: Volunteers work to clear NNIPs along the Jackson County Greenway in Cullowhee, NC. MountainTrue's Western Regional Office is heading up an ambitious initiative to tackle the pervasive issue of nonnative invasive plants (NNIPs) in Jackson County, NC....
MountainTrue’s June 2024 E-Newsletter
June news from MountainTrue’s four regional offices in the Southern Blue Ridge. Read the blog version of our monthly e-newsletter!
#MTRaleigh Report
Get the latest on environmental policy and politics from the capitol with the #MTRaleigh Report.
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