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We are ‘MountainTrue’!
At the Nov. 20 Annual Fall Gathering, the boards and members of WNCA, ECO and Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance enthusiastically agreed to move forward as one united organization: MountainTrue. The merger and name change became official on Jan. 1. We are very...
Merger documents approved by members
At the joint annual gathering on Nov. 20 of Environmental and Conservation Organization, Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance, members took the final votes to make our merger as MountainTrue legally effective. The documents approved were the following:...
U.S.F.S. proposes opening most of Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest to logging
12/13/2014: "WNC's National Forests at crossroads" -- Editorial by Public Lands Field Biologist Josh Kelly in the Asheville Citizen-Times. (May require login). Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center For Release: Nov. 12, 2014 Contact: Kathleen...
Officials: EPA’s Coal Ash and Water Toxics Rules Must Ensure Public Safety
Washington, D.C.— State representatives from the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators this week submitted a sign-on letter calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) to swiftly finalize strong coal ash and toxic water pollution standards for...
Volunteers needed for U.S. Forest Service photo data project
Over the summer, the U.S. Forest Service in the Grandfather District of Pisgah National Forest deployed 50 motion-triggered trail cameras in the forest to determine how animals use a prescribed burn area compared to a non-burned area. The composition and function of...
Have your say about the future of the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests!
Next round of public meetings set The Forest Service will hold the next round of public meetings this October and November to share information about the proposed Nantahala and Pisgah National Forest Plan, including potential management areas and desired conditions....