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Big Sweep on Lake Adger

Lake Adger Marina 4585 State Rd 1138, Mill Spring, NC

Join in to support MountainTrue’s Green Riverkeeper for the annual Big Sweep clean up on Lake Adger! Cruise for litter on your boat, paddle out from the marina, or support the effort by picking up litter at the marina and along the shoreline. Please bring your own water and food for the day while we are out on the clean up, and be prepared for the elements. We'll gather afterward at a local watering hole for awards and refreshments. Contact our Lake Adger Big Sweep coordinator, Jamie Davidson, at jej56789@gmail.com with any questions.

Free

High Country Habitation Restoration Workshop

Boone Greenway Parking Lot @ Hunting Hills ln 355 Hunting Hills Ln, Boone, NC

The High Country Habitat Restoration Coalition is a group of organizations dedicated to stamping out invasive species in the headwaters region of our mountains. Come join a group of experts to learn about one of the worst invasives in the region, and help clean up the Boone Greenway. Meet at the Hunting Hills parking lot, and bring close toed shoes, long pants, long sleeves, water, sunscreen/bug spray and any snacks you might want!

Free

Alexander River Park Public Workday

Alexander River Park 2590 Old Marshall Highway, Alexander, NC

Join Asheville GreenWorks, Mountain True and RiverLink for a restoration extravaganza! RSVP here We will start our service with an intro into the Alexander River Park's history, the benefits of several important native species found here and learn how to improve riparian buffer zones. Following the intro we will break into groups that will rotate […]

Make Our National Forests Your Valentine – Asheville

Forest Service Supervisor's Office 160 Zillicoa Street, Asheville, NC, United States

We invite you to bring your own Valentine’s card and meet us at the Forest Service Supervisor's Office in Asheville to share the love! The draft resource management plan for Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests has been in the works since 2013 and, once finalized, will set the priorities and rules under which these public lands will be managed for the next 10 to 20 years.

Green River Spring (Quaran)Clean

Join MountainTrue's Green Riverkeeper and Liquidlogic Co-founder Shane Benedict for the 10th Annual Green River Spring Cleaning! Unfortunately we can't meet up to clean the river together this year, but we can still do our part to keep trash out of our river. This year we're asking you to grab a trash bag and gloves and pick up trash from your local creek, greenway or your street. All this trash would otherwise end up in our rivers! Use the hashtags #greenriverspringcleaning or #greenrivercleanup to let us know you're participating. We'll send prizes to the top 3 trash finds.

Earth Day Clean up Challenge

Challenge yourself to clean up trash at a local Western North Carolina area in need. Share your before and after clean up photos on Facebook and Instagram by tagging @mtntrue with the hashtag #MTEarthDayChallenge. The person who collects the most trash in the photo shared with us will win a prize announced at 7pm on 4/22. During this time we encourage you to collect trash individually, or with your family. *To be eligible for the prize, participants must be registered on the online signup form*

Beer Series Cleanup with Catawba – Virtual

Join MountainTrue, the French Broad Riverkeeper and 98.1 The River for the first Riverkeeper Beer Series cleanup of the year. We are going virtual on July 11. Cleanup the French Broad River, your local creek, roadway, or neighborhood. Post your pics with the #catawbacleanup for a chance to win some great prizes from ENO!

Beer Series with the Wedge Brewing

Despite the unusual times we find ourselves in, there is still trash collecting in our river. We hope that as many folks as possible can help us clean up the French Broad, but know that we can't all be on the river together. We are offering a limited capacity in person clean up as well as a virtual clean up with the Wedge on August 1st. There are prizes from ENO for the most interesting finds for both virtual and in-person participants!

Beer Series with Wicked Weed

Join MountainTrue, the French Broad Riverkeeper, Wicked Weed Brewing and 98.1 The River for the another Riverkeeper Beer Series cleanup. This will be a virtual cleanup, so make sure to post your pics with the #wickedweedcleanup for a chance to win some great prizes from ENO! Cleanup the French Broad River, your local creek, roadway, or neighborhood.

Lake Chatuge Shoreline Cleanup

MountainTrue's Western Regional Office will host the 10th Annual Lake Chatuge Shoreline Cleanup, in conjunction with Georgia Rivers Alive! The event will kick off at the Towns County Swim Beach Pavilion at 9:00 AM. After the waivers are signed, volunteers will be assigned to specific areas of the lake to clean up trash. Bags, gloves, coffee and grab-n-go breakfast snacks will be available, but we ask that, due to COVID-19, volunteers not congregate in the pavilion before heading out to their assigned site. We will also not gather for awards after the cleanup; however, your team can still win prizes for your good work! Just be sure to take photos and send them to callie@mountaintrue.org for a chance to win! More details on the categories and prizes will be available at the event.

This year, we are encouraging participants to register by noon on the Friday before the cleanup to make the site assignments easier for event organizers. When registering it is important to verify the number of vehicles, in addition to the number of people in your group, so that we can properly assign people to clean up areas with sufficient parking. We ask that participants do not carpool with others outside of their families. As in prior years, volunteers will leave trash piled up near the entrance to the assigned site for pickup by the big truck toward the end of the event.