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2025 BANFF Premier Adventure Raffle: Kayak/paddle AND Winner’s choice of 3 adventure packages. TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

In addition to showing the BANFF Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour in Asheville, NC, MountainTrue is excited to announce that tickets are on sale now for the BANFF Premier Adventure Raffle. Don't miss the chance to have your own adventure! The winner will receive a kayak (Moken 10 Lite V2 in Green Flash, and a Day Tourer 230 cm Lime Camo paddle) AND winner's choice of 3 adventure packages.

$50

Nolichucky Mine Public Hearing in Bakersville, NC 7/29

Former Bowman Middle School Auditorium 410 S. Mitchell St., Bakersville, NC

Something deeply troubling is happening in our backyard — and state regulators need to hear from all of us. Horizon 30, a proposed mining operation in North Carolina, is currently operating illegally on the banks of the Nolichucky River in Poplar, NC. That's not an exaggeration — it's a fact.

Snorkel the French Broad River Headwaters in Rosman, NC 8/2

Champion's Park River Access Champion Park's River Access - 39 Old Turnpike Rd, Rosman, NC

Join MountainTrue staff and partners for a guided snorkeling experience on the French Broad River’s headwaters at Champion Park in Rosman, NC. Come reconnect with the river post-Hurricane-Helene. Our guides will be Luke Etchison - Western Region Aquatic Wildlife Diversity Coordinator with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Kevin Merrill - Owner & Biologist with Oxbow River Snorkeling.

$22.50 – $25

MountainTrue Riverkeeper Beer Series Clean-up in Asheville, NC with Wedge Brewing Co. 8/9

The Wedge Brewery 37 Paynes Way, Asheville, NC

Our region’s rivers were heavily impacted by Hurricane Helene, and with breweries playing a key role in our tourism economy, MountainTrue, the French Broad Riverkeeper, and Wedge Brewing are teaming up to help restore our waterways.

Join us on August 9th for a river cleanup! We'll head out for an on-the-water cleanup, then return to the brewery to celebrate with beer and prizes.

French Broad River Clean-Up Penrose Boating Access Area to Blantyre Park near Hendersonville, NC 8/16

Blantyre Park 120 Grove Bridge Rd., Hendersonville, NC

Volunteers are invited to help clean up trash with French Broad Paddle Trail Manager, Jack Henderson, and other members of MountainTrue's French Broad Riverkeeper team.
The clean-up will be boat-based and focus on the French Broad River in Transylvania and Henderson counties between Penrose Boating Access Area and Blantyre Park.