• Oklawaha Greenway Invasive Removal Workday

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

    MountainTrue is partnering with the Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway to remove invasive species from the Greenway. Invasive species often grow best along the edges of forests, making the greenway a great place to start tackling our invasive species problem. We need all the help we can get! All neccessary equipment will be provided, but please bring your own water and snacks. Close-toed shoes are required and long-sleeves/pants are strongly recommended.

  • 2018 MountainTrue Annual Gathering

    New Belgium Brewing Company 21 Craven St, Asheville, NC, United States

    As we look ahead to the release of a new forest management plan for the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests and also a design plan for the I-26 Connector Project, we hope you'll stand with us to ensure these plans keep our forest and urban communities resilient and sustainable for the future! This event is free to all MountainTrue members and all are welcome to contribute $30 to become a member and join us for the event.

  • Hendersonville Green Drinks: Mushrooming 101

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

    On Thursday, November 8th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Greg Carter, a local mushroom expert, for his talk entitled "Mushrooming 101: The world of Fungi according to the Fun Guy". In 1999, Greg Carter learned how to inoculate oak logs with Shiitake spawn in an effort to make Christmas gifts to give family and friends. After several years of education, research […]

  • Southern Region Volunteer Appreciation Party

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

    Join us at Sanctuary Brewing Company next Tuesday, December 11th from 4:30 to 6:30 PM for a social gathering celebrating you! Our work across the region would not be possible without you, so please come have a drink and snacks and let us reflect on all we've accomplished together over the years!

  • Hendersonville Green Drinks: Climate Change Is Here, Now What Do We Do?

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

    On Thursday, December 13th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Josh Dorfman, Chief Executive Officer of The Collider. The Collider is a global innovation center that builds data-driven startups to help communities and economies prepare, adapt, and become resilient to climate change. In light of the recent National Climate Assessment released by the White House warning us […]

  • New Year, New Greenways?

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

    On Thursday, January 10th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Chris Burns, founding board member of Friends of the Ecusta Trail, a proposed rail trail near Hendersonville. Chris will discuss the current Henderson County Greenways master plan, explain the process the committee underwent to create it, and highlight the segments and phases planned for future improvement. Chris […]

  • Film Screening & Q&A: The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

    Purple Onion 16 E Main St, Saluda, NC

    Come join MountainTrue's Green Riverkeeper and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative for a night of entertainment and education at the Purple Onion! We'll start the night off with a showing of The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: The Loss of an Ecosystem. This film is an educational and visual resource to engage, raise awareness and create momentum on […]

  • Hendersonville Green Drinks: Plant Based Diets and Sustainability

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

    Hendersonville, NC - On Thursday, February 14th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Evan Parker, Executive Assistant at Conserving Carolina and food system enthusiast. Evan recently completed his Master’s thesis at Lenoir - Rhyne University on the intersections between veganism and sustainability. His talk will address one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century: feeding an […]

  • Liquidlogic Exclusive MountainTrue Factory Tour

    Liquidlogic Factory 210 Old Airport Rd., Fletcher, NC, United States

    Join us for an exclusive tour of the Liquidlogic Kayaks production factory led by Co-Founder Shane Benedict followed by lunch and drinks at Blue Ghost Brewing to learn more about what MountainTrue is doing to protect the places we share and how you can get more involved.  

    $20 – $40
  • Bugs ‘N Brew

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

    Join us for a happy hour to learn more about the tiny insects that live in our streams and ways you can get involved to help protect our waterways. Tiny insects (aquatic macroinvertebrates) are indicators of water quality. The stream teams of MountainTrue's SMIE program head out to locations in Henderson and Polk county to […]