Bat houses high in a tree./iStockphoto.com/Jerome Whittingham
Help build bat houses to donate to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to improve bat habitat in priority locations in the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests!
Meet us at 10 a.m. on Jan. 31 at Warren Wilson College’s Fellowship Hall (701 Warren Wilson Road). We will be done by 2 p.m.
What to Bring: If you have a powerdrill and drill bits, please bring it along. Any extra hardware, primer, black paint, and latex caulk you may have is also useful. Materials are provided, but extra is always welcome! Be sure to also pack a lunch.
Everyone is invited to join us! Please register here.
Any questions? Please email Alexandra@MountainTrue.org
Time: 7 p.m. to about 9 p.m.
Location: Big Ivy Community Center, 540 Dillingham Road, Barnardsville
The Forest Service district ranger and his staff will provide a brief overview of the proposed forest plan followed by a discussion and questions from the audience. This is an important opportunity for the Forest Service to hear directly from the people who care about Big Ivy.
MountainTrue, the WENOCA Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Asheville Green Drinks will present a program on the Wilderness Act celebrating 50 years while the current US Forest Service revision plan is proposing to open 700,000 acres in western North Carolina to logging.
Join us on Wednesday, January 7th at 7:00PM at the Asheville Unitarian Universalist Congregation when Brent Martin will speak on the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act and its relevance to North Carolina. He will also speak about current opportunities for new Wilderness in North Carolina with the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest plan revision and how citizens and organizations can become involved in this process.
The Wilderness Act is considered one of America’s greatest conservation achievements. The act created our National Wilderness Preservation System which currently has 109 million acres. The act also provides the means for Americans to induct further unspoiled areas into the system. “Wilderness areas” represent the nation’s highest form of land protection. No roads, vehicles or permanent structures are allowed in designated wilderness, and a wilderness designation prohibits activities like logging or mining.
Next, Sam Evans of SELC, and Josh Kelly of the MountainTrue will present on the US Forest Service Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Revision Plan of 700,000 acres open to logging.
Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1 Edwin Pl, (Charlotte & Edwin)
Start Time: 7:00 PM
Contact: Judy Maddox; Judymattox@sbcglobal.net; 828-683-2176
Join MountainTrue Forest Keepers on Saturday, Jan. 17 for a tour of Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in Otto, North Carolina. Step inside a world-renowned research facility and get the latest updates on their long-term Hemlock research project straight from the source! Please wear closed toed shoes and dress warmly. Tours go on rain or shine! Hard hats will be provided. Carpool is available at 9 a.m. at Earth Fare at 66 Westgate Parkway, Asheville.
FREE, but registration is required by clicking HERE.
For more information and to register, please email Alexandra@WNCA.org or call (828)-258-8737 ext. 206
Join MountainTrue on Saturday, Jan. 31 for a tour of FLS Energy’s solar farm in Hendersonville!
Frank Marshall, of FLS Energy , will show off the grounds and give all his insight on NC’s solar energy industry. Come to get all your pressing solar questions answers!!
Where: FLS Energy’s solar farm at 67 Laycock Road, Hendersonville
When: Saturday, Jan. 31 from 10-11 a.m.
Carpool: 9:15 a.m., Earth Fare at 66 Westgate Parkway, Asheville
Wear: We will be outside, so please dress warmly, and wear walking shoes!
Bring: Water, camera, and your questions!
Registration for this event has been closed
