Western Region

Join us for a celebration of the July 1 merger of MountainTrue and the Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition! We'll bring together long-time members and supporters of HRWC with staff and local members of MountainTrue. We will have food, games, a tour of one of the Coalition's oldest stream restoration projects (Trout Cove Branch), and Gnarly Fingers is going to play!

We will again participate in the Clay County Communities Revitalization Association's Cherokee Heritage Festival at the Cherokee Homestead Exhibit in downtown Hayesville, NC. Enjoy traditional Cherokee dancing, cultural arts demonstrations, storytelling, frybread, singing and flute music during this free festival at the outdoor 17th century Cherokee Homestead Exhibit, one of five attractions along a 2-mile […]

Award-winning film director David Weintraub’s new documentary Guardians of Our Troubled Waters, tells the story of our communities and their deep connections to their rivers and streams as a source of spiritual and physical sustenance. With a focus on the French Broad and the Pigeon Rivers, the film presents lessons learned for today’s world.