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Trash Trout Picture Show in Blowing Rock, NC

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC

Visit the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum’s Exhibition Trash Trout Picture Show to learn about microplastics and the collaborative community partnerships with Appalachian State, Watauga Riverkeeper, and New River Conservancy. With trash collected over the past two years, filmmaker and visual artist, Tom Hansell, has created an eye-catching exhibit that speaks volumes to the work being done by our local riverkeepers.

VWIN Sampling Weekend in the High Country 12/10 – 12/11

Volunteers collect water samples at designated sites for chemical analysis at a state-certified lab. Come join the VWIN Sampling weekend on December 10th - 11th. Fill out the contact form below to add your name to the volunteer list.

Free

SOLD OUT – First Day Hike on Appalachian Trail near Franklin, NC

Join MountainTrue's Western Regional Director, Callie Moore to get a crisp start to the New Year with an easy to moderate hike on a section of the Appalachian Trail that's accessible even when snow is on the ground! Check out views of Nantahala National Forest that are only available in winter on this 4-mile round-trip out and back. There is 801 feet of elevation gain over 1.5 miles, but nothing very steep. Bird watching and winter tree identification are additional activities on this outing.

Free

VWIN Sampling Weekend in the High Country 1/14-1/15

Cove Creek Store 1182 US-321, Sugar Grove, NC

Come join the Volunteer Water Information Network Sampling weekend on January 14th-15th. Fill out the contact form below to add your name to the volunteer list.

Trash Trout River Clean Out near Boone, NC

These are workdays to assist with cleanout and inventory of trash types and brands found within the Trash Trout's. This will be a 2 hour workday in Winkler's Creek.

High Country Live Staking Workday

Brookshire Park 250 Brookshire Rd., Boone, NC, United States

Come plant with us at one of our live staking work days in January! Live staking is the process of planting live cuttings of dormant trees in the riparian buffer zone along the stream bank which helps filter storm water runoff, protect vital aquatic habitat, and prevent soil erosion and sediment pollution.

Invasive Plant Workday on the Murphy River Walk 1/23

McClelland Street Trailhead 133 McClelland St,, Murphy, NC, United States

For the fourth 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!

Nonnative Invasive Plant Workday in Jackson County

Jackson County Greenway Loop Monteith Gap Rd, Cullowhee, NC, United States

MountainTrue will be hosting the first in a series of volunteer workdays to control nonnative invasive plants and restore native habitat at the Jackson County Greenway. We will primarily be pulling up roots and using hand tools to remove 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 improve the wildlife habitat and natural beauty of the Greenway!

Invasive Plant Workday on the Murphy River Walk 1/30

McClelland Street Trailhead 133 McClelland St,, Murphy, NC, United States

For the fourth 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!