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 […]
Join MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative at DuPont State Recreational Forest (DSRF) for a two-part hemlock educational event on Wednesday, April 20th! From 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, enjoy a hike through the forest as we take a look at hemlocks near Grassy Creek Falls trail and venture into a hemlock grove, while learning about hemlock […]
Join the collaboration between MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative as we treat hemlocks in an effort to protect them from the hemlock woolly 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 […]
Every month, MountainTrue hosts Green Drinks at Black Bear Coffee and Espresso in downtown Hendersonville. Join us this month for a presentation by Bob Gale, MountainTrue's Ecologist and Public Lands Director. Bob will discuss the threat of invasive plant species, how they spread and choke out native species that are important to the ecological balance and health […]
Rhythm & Brews is a free outdoor concert series in Downtown Hendersonville, NC. This season of Rhythm & Brews opens with the eight piece ensemble Major and the Monbacks hailing from Norfolk, VA. The Monbacks feature a lively horn and powerful rhythm section that merges retro 60’s rock and roll with the high energy and […]