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Press Release: MountainTrue Announces Kid’s Merchandise Design Contest in Celebration of Earth Day 2024
For immediate release: April 22, 2024 Western North Carolina – MountainTrue is thrilled to announce its first-ever Kid's Merchandise Design Contest, inviting budding artists aged 10-14 to showcase their creativity and love for the mountains. With the aim of...
Press Release: Asheville Celebrates the Eighth Anniversary of Michael Franti’s Support for the French Broad River with a Special Two-Night Music Event
For immediate release: April 16, 2024 Asheville, NC – This June, Asheville’s cherished summer tradition returns to the scenic banks of the French Broad River for its eighth year. Music icon Michael Franti, renowned for his global performances and deep...
Letter to Our Members: We’re Going to Court to Protect Endangered Wildlife
On Thursday, April 18, MountainTrue, in collaboration with our partners at the Southern Environmental Law Center, the Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Center for Biological Diversity, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and...
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!
Support The REDUCE Act to Cut Down on Plastic Waste and Encourage Recycling
Contact Congress to let them know that you support The REDUCE Act, introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Lloyd Doggett. This important bill outlines a strategy to reduce plastic production and plastic waste by limiting the use of new, non-recycled...
#MTRaleigh Report
Get the latest on environmental policy and politics from the capitol with the #MTRaleigh Report.
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