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Meet our donors

Meet our great donors!

Our donors mean the world to us. So every now and then, we spotlight a different donor and let them say in their own words why they support MountainTrue!

Donor Spotlight: Deidre Duffy and Michael Kohnle

“Every forest and stream and critter needs an ally who can help protect them from human greed and ignorance. We appreciate Mountain True’s broad scope of work. Whether working in the halls of Raleigh or in the middle of a stream Mt. True is helping to enlighten people about the richness of our woods and waters. The organization’s effectiveness can be seen in the new coal ash legislation that the Beyond Coal campaign helped promote as well as in the Paddle Trail camp sites along the French Broad. MountainTrue True rocks!”

See the ways you can become a MountainTrue supporter here.

Waterfalls and Wildflower talk

8/5: Waterfalls and Wildflower talk

The Sierra Club, Green Drinks, and Mountain True will present Timothy Spira, emeritus professor of botany at Clemson University on “Exploring Waterfalls & Wildflowers in the Southern Appalachian Mountains” on Wednesday, August 5, 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, (corner of Charlotte & Edwin).

Please be aware the church is under remodeling. There will be signs posted as to where to enter!

For more info, contact Judy Mattox at judymattox@sbcglobal.net or 828-683-2176.

8/2: Broad River Alliance Paddle and Picnic

The Broad River Alliance, an affiliate of the Waterkeeper Alliance, will host a group river float Sunday August 2 to kick off “Swimmable Water Weekend.” This is an easy paddle trip from Lake Hauser to the Broad River Greenway. Meet up at Lake Hauser (1342 Lake Hauser Rd, Mooresboro, 28114) at 10:30 am to drop off boats and then the group will take most of the vehicles down to the Greenway take-out point (126 Broad River Drive, Shelby, 28152), then carpool back up to Lake Hauser to start the float.

Depending on the water levels, the trip will take an estimated 3.5 to 4 hours, so bring a lunch, drinks, and sunscreen. Let the BRA know if you are planning to join on the trip and if you have extra boats others could use.

Come swim, paddle and picnic in celebration of our beautiful rivers!

To join, contact David at broadriveralliance@gmail.com or send a message on the Broad River Alliance facebook page here.

EQI needs water quality volunteers to sample local streams

The Environmnetal Quality Institute (EQI) is in search of volunteers to help collect monthly water samples at three sites in Fairview and one site in South Buncombe for the Volunteer Water Information Network (VWIN). VWIN is a stream monitoring program where volunteers collect stream water samples that are later analyzed at the EQI laboratory in Asheville.

Buncombe County stream samples are collected at established sites on the first Saturday of each month. After collection, the volunteers take the samples to a designated drop point (usually a gas station cooler) where the samples are refrigerated. The volunteer coordinator picks up the samples from the drop point and delivers them to the EQI laboratory Monday morning. EQI tests the samples for pH, alkalinity, conductivity, orthophosphate, ammonia-nitrogen, nitrate-nitrogen, turbidity, and total suspended solids each month.

Volunteers are currently needed for the following sites:
Fairview – Cane and Ashworth Creeks at Hwy 74 and Cane Creek at Mills Gap Road (3 sites)
South Buncombe – French Broad River at Corcoran Park (1 site, even months only)

If interested, please contact Nicole Parrish at staff@eqilab.orgor 828.333.0392.

8/22: Save the Date for Mountain Brew Fest

More details coming soon!

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“Merchants of Doubt” screening at the Orange Peel

Join the Sierra Club of WNC, the Orange Peel and MountainTrue for a screening of the climate change documentary “Merchants of Doubt” on Thursday, August 13.

Created and directed by Academy Award nominee and creator of the film, “Food, Inc,” Robert Kenner, the film “Merchants of Doubt” is a look at how the “climate change denier” industry has found such success.

The documentary, based on the book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, is an inside look at how public opinion is formed in this country, how spin doctors and media manipulators get people to ignore science at their own peril.

“Merchants of Doubt” will be shown at the Orange Peel in Downtown Asheville on Thursday August 13th at 7:30.

Doors open at 7pm. This will be a fully seated event, open to all ages. Entry is free, but a $5 donation is suggested to support the event’s co-sponsor organizations, Mountain True and Sierra Club of WNC.