On Sunday, Nov. 29, residents will gather in Henderson County to add their voices to the thousands of global citizens calling for meaningful climate action from President Obama and the leaders from over 100 countries who will be attending the 21st Conference of the Parties in Paris. This rally takes place on steps of the Historic […]
The next Hendersonville Green Drinks is on January 14 and the topic is: The Path Toward a Cleaner, Safer, and More Affordable Energy Future Join Joan Walker, Mountain True's Campaign Coordinator, to learn what comes next as Duke Energy applies to the NC Utilities Commission for approval of their revised Western Carolinas Modernization Plan. The […]
January 26 will be the only public hearing where residents can make themselves heard regarding Duke Energy's Western Carolinas Modernization Project. Please attend and make your voice heard. CLICK HERE TO RSVP On December 16, Duke Energy has submitted to the North Carolina Utilities Commission a notification of intent to file an application for a […]
Author and film producer Justin Rhodes will speak about raising permaculture chickens. Rhodes has taught thousands of folks how to live more sustainable (freedom filled) lives. Learn more at AbundantPermaculture.com What: Stop Working So Hard - Let Chickens Do It Who: Justin Rhodes, author and film producer. Where: Black Bear Coffee Co. 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, […]
MountainTrue relies on our volunteers to monitor stream health throughout Henderson County. Volunteers are encouraged to participate in biomonitoring twice per year, once in April and once in October. Stream Monitoring Information Exchange (SMIE) is a biomonitoring program in which we sample aquatic macro-invertebrates, or aquatic insects, as indicators of water quality. Participants will learn […]
Join the collaboration between MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative as we treat hemlocks in an effort to protect them from the hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA). Eastern and Carolina hemlock populations are declining due to the HWA, a small pest thriving off the hemlock's stored and available nutrients. MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative are […]
Patrick Hunter, staff attorney in the Asheville office of the Southern Environmental Law Center will speak on SELC’s work, including his focus projects of protecting our southern forests and the local coal ash clean-up. What: The Work of the Southern Environmental Law Center Who: Patrick Hunter, staff attorney in the Asheville office of the Southern Environmental […]