In the wake of Hurricane Helene, MountainTrue is dedicated to addressing the urgent needs of our community.
Josh Kelly, Public Lands Biologist for MountainTrue will give an informational presentation on the emerald ash borer beetle. The presentation will include information on the ecology and abundance of ash in the region, what landowners can do to save treasured trees, and the efforts of MountainTrue and the Pisgah Conservancy to "Save Pisgah's Ashes".
Join us and help restore native plant communities by controlling non-native invasive plants at Richmond Hill Park. This is the City of Asheville’s only forested park and is home to many special native plant and animal species! Volunteers help to stop the spread of harmful non-native invasive species and return native species to the unique park.
Lewis Creek Preserve is an eight-acre preserve protected and managed by Conserving Carolina. MountainTrue Ecologist and Public Lands Director, Bob Gale, will lead a slow hike along the trail, interpreting the plant life, wildflowers, and value of pollinators on this property. The visit includes a boardwalk which overlooks an example of the remaining rare Southern Appalachian Bog ecosystems. Bob and MountainTrue have special expertise in managing these bogs and in addressing their threats, including non-native invasive plants.
We will hear from climate scientist Deke Arndt. Check back later for more details.
Join MountainTrue's Green Riverkeeper, Polk County Parks & Recreation, and Conserving Carolina for a fun float on a little-used section of the Green River downstream of Lake Adger. Bring a lunch and meet at the Polk County Parks & Recreation office at 11 AM. Then we'll carpool and set a shuttle before putting on the river. We'll take a break halfway to eat and relax. Please indicate below if you will bring your own boat or borrow one of ours. Our boats will be given out on a first come, first served basis. Come explore this beautiful section of river with us!
On June 15th Oskar Blues is hosting a day-long celebration of rivers, boating and beer, and they will be releasing a specialty beer that benefits MountainTrue. Oskar Blues will have an expo of paddling companies and a public paddle trip down the French Broad River (hosted by Headwaters Outfitters). Aaron Burdett (www.aaronburdett.com) is going to […]
The Rhythm & Brews concerts series brings together live music, great food, and local beer, wine and cider! These FREE concerts close part of South Main Street to make room for all of this fun, as well as a children's area with games and activities. Our second concert in the series is June 20th! Our opener will be Big Daddy Love at 5:30pm and the headliner is Travers Brothership at 7:30pm. The concert will be on Main Street between Allen & Caswell Streets in Hendersonville. We hope to see you there!
A free, family-oriented festival takes place riverside at Rosman’s Champion Park. Enjoy food trucks, music and lots of games and activities for kids – including tubing rides, archery, fishing, a scavenger hunt, live reptiles, balloons, face painting and more! Come watch the start of the 20-mile Hellbender Paddle Relay sponsored by Headwaters Outfitters, visit with […]
The High Country Habitat Restoration Coalition is comprised of local agencies, consultants, and non-profit organizations with the mission to battle non-native species in our area. Please join us for a one hour classroom presentation by MountainTrue's non-native plants species expert Bob Gale. Participants will then have the opportunity to implement the skills they've learned by […]
Join Asheville GreenWorks, MountainTrue, and 98.1 The River at French Broad Outfitters for the next great installment of the Riverkeeper Beer Series! Come ready to float, cleanup our river, and taste the release of the Riverkeeper Beer at the after party. We will meet at Wicked Weed after to celebrate a successful day cleaning up the river.
