MountainTrue

Murphy River Walk Volunteer Workday
2021-11-20 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | McClelland Street Trailhead, 133 McClelland St,, Murphy, NC, 28906, United States

Hike to Tusquitee Bald via Short Branch
2021-12-04 09:00 - 17:00 | North Carolina

Murphy Riverwalk Volunteer Invasive Plant Workday 1/24/22
2022-01-24 14:00 - 17:00 | North Carolina

Virtual The Story of Plastic Film Screening
2022-01-26 - 2022-02-01 | North Carolina
Register below to receive a link for the film, The Story of Plastic, and a recorded Q&A hosted by MountainTrue and partners Asheville GreenWorks, Environment NC, To the Brim Refill Store, and WENOCA Group of the NC Sierra Club.
Access to viewing the film, The Story of Plastic, will be available until Feb 1.

Murphy Riverwalk Volunteer Invasive Plant Workday 1-31-22
2022-01-31 14:00 - 17:00 | North Carolina

Winter Tree ID Hike near Hiawassee, GA 2/12/22
2022-02-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Hiawassee, GA 30546, Hiawassee, GA, 30546, United States

Murphy River Walk Volunteer Invasive Plant Workday
2022-02-14 14:00 - 17:00, 2022-02-21 14:00 - 17:00, 2022-02-28 14:00 - 17:00 | North Carolina

Waiting List: Winter Bird Watch on Lake Chatuge near Hayesville, NC 2-26-22
2022-02-26 07:30 - 09:30 | North Carolina
At this time, the Winter Bird Watch is sold out. Please fill out the form below to add your name to the waiting list. If a spot opens up on the trip, we will contact those interested in the order they have signed up on the waiting list. Thank you.

Murphy River Walk Volunteer Invasive Plant Workdays 3/14/22 - 4/4/22
2022-03-14 14:00 - 17:00, 2022-03-21 14:00 - 17:00, 2022-03-28 14:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-04 14:00 - 17:00 | North Carolina

Nature Walk & Stream Restoration Project Tour, Andrews, NC 4-23-22
2022-04-23 14:00 - 15:00 | North Carolina

2022 Hiwassee Watershed Gala
2022-04-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Hackney Warehouse, 11 Railroad St., Murphy, NC, 28906, United States
The 15th Annual Watershed Gala and Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award presentation is scheduled for Thursday, April 28, 2022, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. The Gala and Award presentation will be held in person at the Hackney Warehouse. We hope you will join us for a delightful evening of laughter, fun, and camaraderie… and to help honor this year’s Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award winner!
Tickets are $30 per person — each ticket includes hors d’oeuvres and two drink tickets (beer, wine, and soft drinks). Ticket sales conclude on Thursday, April 21.
For full event info and to register. click here.

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Walk in Robbinsville, NC 5/20/22
2022-05-20 10:00 - 14:30 | North Carolina

Buck Creek BioBlitz near Hayesville, NC 6/5/22
2022-06-05 14:00 - 17:00 | North Carolina

Fontana Lake Paddle in Fontana, NC 7-30-22
2022-07-30 10:00 - 16:00 | North Carolina

Rufus Morgan WaterFall Hike & Wayah Bald Visit near Franklin, NC 9/9/22
2022-09-09 09:00 - 11:30 | North Carolina

2022 Fall Native Tree & Shrub Sale
2022-09-12 - 2022-11-06 | MountainTrue Western Regional Office, 90 Tennessee Street, Murphy, NC, 28906, United States
In order to raise awareness about the beautiful, resilient plants that are native to our Southern Appalachian Mountains and to provide a little funding for our ongoing invasive plant eradication efforts, we are again holding a Native Tree and Shrub Sale this fall. Choose from 26 species of native trees and shrubs, ranging from large shade trees, native ornamentals, pollinator species, and those particularly beneficial to wildlife.
**Your order must be picked up in Murphy, NC on Saturday, November 12th between 9:00am & 1:00pm unless, due to exceptional circumstances, other arrangements are made PRIOR to placing the order.**
All plants are quality local nursery stock.
1-gallon – $15
2-gallon – $18
3-gallon – $25
2022 Tree-Shrub species price list
2022 Tree-Shrub descriptions for sale
Orders will be accepted through Sunday, November 6, while supplies last. You must pay for the order at the time you submit it in order to secure your species and size of choice. Then, pick up your order from the MountainTrue Western Regional Office parking lot in downtown Murphy on Saturday, November 12 between 9:00am – 1:00pm.
Complete your order using the form below and pay with any major credit card. We are no longer accepting mail-in orders.
Plants that are found here inspire a “sense of place” and pride in our mountain communities and promote wise stewardship and conservation of natural resources. For questions related to these or other native and invasive plant species, contact program coordinator, Tony Ward at tony@mountaintrue.org.

Nonnative Invasive Plant Volunteer Workday on the Murphy River Walk
2022-10-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Murphy River Walk, Hiwassee St, Murphy, NC, 28906, United States

Mountains-To-Sea Trail Hike in Haywood County
2022-10-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 425.4

Murphy River Walk Volunteer Invasive Plant Workdays
2022-10-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-24 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-31 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-11-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Murphy River Walk, Hiwassee St, Murphy, NC, 28906, United States
For the third consecutive year, MountainTrue is again hosting Monday afternoon volunteer workdays (weather permitting) to control nonnative invasive plants and restore native habitat along the Murphy River Walk & Canoe Trail! We will primarily be using hand tools to cut invasive shrubs like Chinese privet and then treat the stumps. No prior experience is necessary; we will provide tools and training. All you have to bring is water and energy! Please register in advance so that we will have enough tools, gloves, etc. Let’s work together to continue to improve the wildlife habitat and natural beauty at the Murphy River Walk! Contact western region program coordinator, Tony Ward with questions: tony@mountaintrue.org.

2022 Lake Chatuge Shoreline Cleanup
2022-11-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Towns County Swim Beach Pavillion, US-76, Hiawassee, GA, 30546

Bryson City Island Park Workday
2022-11-16 13:00 - 16:00 | Bryson City Island Park, 213 Bryson St, Bryson City, NC, 28713, United States
MountainTrue is again hosting an Invasive Species workday to control nonnative invasive plants and restore native habitat in Bryson City Island Park. We will primarily be using hand tools to cut invasive shrubs like Chinese privet and then treat the stumps. No prior experience is necessary; we will provide tools and training. All you have to bring is water and energy! Please register in advance so that we will have enough tools, gloves, etc. Let’s work together to continue to improve the wildlife habitat and natural beauty at Island Park! Contact western region habitat restoration associate Darby Stipe with any questions (wro-wq-habitat@mountaintrue.org).

SOLD OUT - First Day Hike on Appalachian Trail near Franklin, NC
2023-01-01 11:00 - 15:00 | North Carolina
