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 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 […]
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!
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!
Take part in a paddle protest on the Broad River and tell Duke Energy to stop polluting our waters!
We who are MountainTrue have much to celebrate this year - we hope you will join us and come out to the 2017 Fall Gathering - see you there!
Join the Hemlock Restoration Initiative, MountainTrue, and Polk County Recreation on Thursday, Nov. 2nd for a hike through the Green River Game Lands and along the scenic Green River. Our hike will pass through eastern hemlock habitat, and while taking in the natural beauty, we learn about hemlock's role in the ecosystem, the threats they face, and what management approaches are taking place in North Carolina, including at the Green River Game Lands.
Inspired by a letter by Peter Forbes (co-founder of the Center for Whole Communities in Fayston, Vermont) titled, “What is a Whole Community?” Tony will be appealing to those who care for and restore the land. He will be leading us in a conversation to deepen our connection to the people and places we love so much while acknowledging our society’s need to redefine success in our effort to create a balanced and diverse ecosystem.
Hartwell Carson, French Broad Riverkeeper, and Gray Jernigan, Green Riverkeeper, will present on the impacts to our waterways from raining animals for food, particularly from large scale, industrial livestock operations.
Ever wondered what a recently completed timber harvest on National Forest Land looks like? Join our forest ecology experts on December 2 for a hike to Courthouse Creek where you can see the after-effects of the first of two timber sales resulting from the Courthouse Project.