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Live Staking Work Day near Sugar Grove, NC 4-5-CANCELLED

Wards Mill Dam 443 Old Watauga River Rd, Sugar Grove, NC, United States

Come plant native trees with MountainTrue’s Watauga Riverkeeper at the historic former site of Wards Mill Dam! This project has been completed for 2 years, and we are able to continue repairing the vegetative buffer thanks to support from TVA’s Shade Your Stream program and the Tennessee River Basin Network.

Community Invasive Plant Workday on Jackson County Greenway in Cullowhee, NC Series 2024

Jackson County Greenway Loop, MONTEITH GAP Rd, Cullowhee, NC 28723

MountainTrue, in partnership with the Mainspring Conservation Trust, is hosting a community volunteer workday to control non-native invasive plants and restore native habitat at the Jackson County Greenway. We will primarily be pulling up roots and using hand tools to remove invasive shrubs like Chinese privet and then treat the stumps.

Macroinvertebrate and Water Quality Volunteer Training in Saluda, NC

Saluda Library 44 W Main St, Saluda, NC

Join your Green Riverkeeper for a full day of volunteer training for our Clean Water programs! Most of the day, you will learn about our SMIE (Stream Monitoring Information Exchange) program, which looks for macro-invertebrates in our local creeks and streams to determine stream health.

Earth Day Wildflower Walk and Garlic Mustard Pull near Hot Springs, NC 4/22

Appalachian National Scenic Trailhead Parking Del Rio, TN, United States

Help eradicate garlic mustard and enjoy spring wildflowers at the same time! The Appalachian Trail south of Max Patch has an outstanding display of native wildflowers that is being threatened by garlic mustard, which is known to exude chemicals from its roots that harm native plants.

Join MountainTrue Biologist Josh Kelly on a scenic and meaningful workday and celebrate our native flora and fauna along the way. This outing includes a strenuous 4 mile hike and the ability to pull garlic mustard.

Earth Day Celebration in Asheville, NC

The Funkatorium 147 Coxe Ave., Asheville, NC

Join us as we recognize and honor a significant day in environmental efforts: Earth Day. This monumental day allows us a chance to celebrate the meaningful work that we do day in and day out and the victories that we have achieved in protecting the places we love and share.

Come raise a glass with us at this casual gathering and commemorate with fellow MountainTrue supporters and staff.

Invasive Removal at Double Head Knob near Arden, NC 4/24

Mountains To Sea Trail Arden, NC

Join  MountainTrue Biologist, Josh Kelly for an invasive plant removal workday. This workday will include a scenic and strenuous 3-mile hike to Double Head Knob, an excellent example of a montane grassland growing over a sloping rock outcrop. The site is being threatened by several species of invasive plants, which participants will help control mechanically and with herbicide.

PHHAT Treatment Days on the Green with Hemlock Restoration Initiative on May 5th and May 25th

Join us on the Upper section of the Green River (class III) on May 5th and/or May 25th and become a member of the Paddlers Hemlock Health Action Taskforce (PHHAT).

This collaboration between the Hemlock Restoration Initiative, American Whitewater, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, and MountainTrue’s Green Riverkeeper utilizes experienced whitewater paddlers to treat trees along the Green River.  We use a custom protocol to protect hemlock trees from infestation and death by the woolly adelgid (a non-native sap-sucking insect), whilst ensuring the safety and protection of water quality. 

Swim Guide 2024 Kickoff Meeting in Banner Elk, NC

The Valle Crucis Community Park 2892 Broadstone Road, Valle Crucis, NC, United States

Join us at Valle Crucis Community Park as we celebrate the launch of the 2024 Swim Guide Season. At the event, we will provide training on Swim Guide methods and interested folks will have the opportunity to register to volunteer for the 2024 Swim Guide season. This is also a chance to meet our hard-working Water Team Staff, corporate sponsors, and other volunteers!