Veganism as a Strategy for Sustainability

Sanctuary Brewing Company 147 1st Ave E, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Have you ever considered the ethical and environmental consequences of your food choices? If so, please join us for a presentation on the topic of “Veganism as a Strategy for Sustainability.”

Free

Hendersonville Green Drinks: Bicycle and Pedestrian Issues

Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

On Thursday, July 13th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Tristan Winkler, Senior Transportation Planner for the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). He will present on recent bicycle and pedestrian issues in the area, and ways that the public can get involved!

Free

Advocacy Training Workshop

MountainTrue - Southern Regional Office 611 N. Church Street, NC, United States

Join us Monday, July 17, at 4:00 PM at our Southern Regional Office for an Advocacy Training Workshop!

Hendersonville Green Drinks: The Plastic Shopping Bag Saga

Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

On Thursday, August 10, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Chuck Breckheimer, a chemistry teacher of more than 32 years and member of MountainTrue and Conserving Carolina (formerly CMLC). He will speak on the lifecycle of plastic bags, their effect on our environment, and how our choices can reduce the number of bags that end up in our rivers and streams, and tangled in trees.

Free

Rhythm & Brew in Downtown Hendersonville

Downtown Hendersonville 201 South Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Rhythm & Brews is a free outdoor concert series in Downtown Hendersonville, NC. Look out for the MountainTrue table, and come meet our staff!

Free

30th Annual Big Sweep River Clean Up

Join us Saturday Sept 9th for the 30th annual NC Big Sweep River Clean Up! MountainTrue is partnering with community organizations including GreenWorks, RiverLink, AmeriCorps Project Conserve and Mills River Partnership to bring as many volunteers together as possible. With support from our Riverkeeper programs on the French Broad, Watauga, Broad and Green Rivers, we plan to make this the best Big Sweep yet. Come on out to be part of the effort!

Hendersonville Green Drinks: Why Greenways?

Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

On Thursday, September 14, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Katie Breckheimer, of Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway. Katie has been with the Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway since its inception in 2015. She will be speaking about what has been done, what is planned, and what you can do to help grow a local network of greenways.

Rhythm & Brews in Downtown Hendersonville

Downtown Hendersonville 201 South Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Rhythm & Brews is a free outdoor concert series in Downtown Hendersonville, NC. Look out for the MountainTrue table, and come meet our staff! September 21 - Backup Planet Experimental […]

Free

Hendersonville Storm Drain Stenciling Program

MountainTrue - Southern Regional Office 611 N. Church Street, NC, United States

Help MountainTrue's Southern Regional Office and Mike Huffman, the Stormwater Quality Specialist for Hendersonville make the city's water healthier with the help of storm drain labels. Mike will give a short lecture and demonstration about the tags at the beginning of the event, which will run from 10-1 on September 30. RSVP with Regina Goldkuhl, MountainTrue's Water Quality Administrator at wqa@mountaintrue.org to let us know you're coming!

Oklawaha Greenway Walk and Talk: Identifying Our Native Trees

Patton Park 1730 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville , NC, United States

Join Wes Burlingame, a retired nurseryman and member of the Hendersonville Tree Board as he teaches us about native plants along the Oklawaha Greeway. The greenway is a three-mile-long paved walkway meandering through meadows, wetlands, and forests, and linking Jackson Park, Patton Park, and Berkley Park.  See you there!

Free