In the wake of Hurricane Helene, MountainTrue is dedicated to addressing the urgent needs of our community.
On April 3, the Building Our City Speaker Series will welcome Hunter Franks, the Founder and Artistic Director of the League of Creative Interventionists. The event is free and open to the public.
Celebrate the arrival of Spring with this moderate 6.8 mile out-and-back hike into the Green River Gorge and join us in seeking out the season’s first ephemeral wildflowers such as trillium, bloodroot, and toothwort. Led by expert ecologist and MountainTrue Public Lands Director Bob Gale, we will explore the Green River Game Lands and its many forest communities and habitats.
Hartwell Carson, the French Broad Riverkeeper, will discuss the French Broad River Paddle Trail and the annual MountainTrue French Broad River Paddle Trip.
For the first time in a full-length documentary, contract farmers tell their stories, and industry experts reveal how the corporate production model pits farmer against farmer. Under Contract: Farmers and the Fine Print takes audiences across the American South and to Southern India to understand what’s happening to farmers living under contract and what we can do to change our food system for the better. Representatives from the Rural Advancement Foundation International and MountainTrue's French Broad Riverkeeper will be on hand to answer questions after the film
Come help MountainTrue add a new campsite to the French Broad Paddle Trail!
This month, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Mike Huffman, the Stormwater Quality Specialist for the City of Hendersonville. His talk will focus on different stormwater management techniques and how homeowners can implement these in their own homes.
Join the Green Riverkeeper, fellow paddlers and enthusiasts for a clean up of the Green River Gorge!
Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Wes Burlingame, an active volunteer with the Hendersonville Tree Board, Bullington Gardens, the Hendersonville Food Co-Op, Conserving Carolina (formerly CMLC), Cullowhee Native Plant Conference, and his favorite botanical gardens. Burlingame will address how to identify and utilize native plants in your home garden.
Join MountainTrue, 98.1 The River, and Lazy Otter Outfitters at Sanctuary Brewery for the next great installment of the Riverkeeper Beer Series! Come ready to float, clean up our river, and taste the release of the Riverkeeper Beer at the afterparty.
After a month of lending a hand, expanding environmental knowledge, and enjoying the beauty of WNC its time to celebrate all the good work the community has done. Come join us at New Belgium for some beer and good times!
