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Waterfowl and Water Quality
Geese, ducks, and swans may seem like a beautiful and natural part of a lakeside environment. You may enjoy them so much that you spend time feeding them or otherwise encouraging them to spend time on your property or in local parks. But overly large waterfowl...
Oppose the weakening of land-use regulations and save the Henderson County Comprehensive Plan.
Take action to oppose the weakening of land-use regulations and to save the Henderson County Comprehensive Plan. The Henderson County Commission is backsliding on important land-use regulations, and that spells big trouble for the 2045 Comprehensive Plan and for our...
MountainTrue offers to bid on reckless Southside Timber Sale to stop important old-growth forests from being cut
ASHEVILLE, NC — Today, the US Forest Service closed bidding on 98 acres of the Southside Timber Sale (pictured above), which aims to eventually log 300 acres of North Carolina’s Nantahala National Forest, including critical tracts of old-growth forests. To stop the...
MountainTrue Staff Spotlight: Forest Plan
Over the rivers and through the woods inPisgah and Nantahala National ForestsA brief chat with these amazing MountainTrue team members working hard to protect our region's beloved national forests:Ecologist and Public Lands DirectorWestern Regional DirectorPublic...
Sewage Spill in the Broad River? Check the Classifieds!
Check the Classifieds!Disclaimer: this is not a sewage spill warning! Thankfully, no recent sewage spills have been reported in the Broad River. Last week's Broad Riverkeeper social media posts about high bacteria levels in the Broad got some folks wondering about...
Halfway Through Swim Guide Season 2022 – Watauga Riverkeeper
Watauga Riverkeeper Report:Swim Guide Season 2022We're officially halfway through this year's Swim Guide season!Scroll on and check out these handy graphics to learn more about our High Country E. coli facts and figures and find out which Watauga Riverkeeper sampling...