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Volunteer for MountainTrue’s Helene Design Pledge 2024-2025

Design Volunteers Needed! MountainTrue is excited to announce the launch of a community-driven design program aimed at helping rebuild areas in Western North Carolina that were devastated by Hurricane Helene. Currently, our Recovery and Resilience Design Teams are focused on providing assistance to the Swannanoa and Marshall communities. Ultimately, we hope to provide critical design services to communities throughout Western North Carolina.

Mold Matters: Health & Home Safety After Helene

Land of Sky Association of Realtors 21 Restaurant Court, Asheville, NC

This community learning session invites organizations, residents and neighborhood leaders to learn about the health risks associated with mold after flooding, how to conduct inspections, and both self-mitigation and professional remediation processes. Our experts will guide participants through essential mold mitigation practices to help ensure a safer, healthier community. Information on accessing mold kits will also be provided to assist with ongoing monitoring and prevention.

MountainTrue co-hosting Trivia @ Innovation Brewing, Sylva NC 11/25

Innovation Brewing 414 W Main Street, Sylva, North Carolina

MountainTrue is co-hosting Monday Night Trivia at Innovation Brewing in Sylva, NC!

Join Kate, MountainTrue's Americorps member, for a fun evening of craft beverages and friendly competition! Test your MountainTrue knowledge with a chance to win Innovation Brewing gift cards and MountainTrue merchandise.

French Broad River Clean-Up: Paddling Glen Bridge to Bent Creek in Asheville, NC 12/5

Bent Creek River Park 1610 Brevard Rd., Asheville, NC

Come join the French Broad Riverkeeper team in cleaning up trash and debris left behind by Hurricane Helene along the river between Glen Bridge River Park and Bent Creek River Park. This will be a boat-based paddling clean-up on a 5-mile section of class 1 river. All participants must have prior paddling experience and have proper cold-weather attire. 

Calling Volunteers in Asheville, NC! MountainTrue is the Non-Profit Beneficiary for the Wicked Spooky 5k on December 7th. Sign-up by November 20th.

The Funkatorium 147 Coxe Ave., Asheville, NC

MountainTrue is the non-profit beneficiary for Kick It Event Management's Wicked Spooky 5k which was rescheduled to Saturday, December 7th after Hurricane Helene! How it works: we raise money for our work in exchange for providing volunteers for the event. Any funds raised will support MountainTrue, including the hurricane recovery work we are doing in the community.

Community Invasive Plant Workday at Pinnacle Park, Sylva NC 12/11

Pinnacle Park FISHERS CREEK RD, Sylva, North Carolina

MountainTrue, in partnership with the Mainspring Conservation Trust and the Pinnacle Park Foundation, is hosting a community volunteer workday to control non-native invasive plants and restore native habitat at the Pinnacle Park in Sylva. We will primarily be pulling up roots and using hand tools to remove invasive shrubs like Chinese privet, Autumn Olive, and Burning Bush then treating the stumps.

French Broad River Hurricane Helene Clean-up in Alexander 12/12

Alexander River Park 2590 Old Marshall Highway, Alexander, NC

Come help the French Broad Riverkeeper team clean up trash and debris left behind by Hurricane Helene at Alexander River Park in Buncombe County.  We will be removing garbage from within the park itself and along the riparian areas upstream and downstream of the park. Please note that this will be a land-based clean-up (no boats).

Swannanoa Watershed Sample Blitz in Asheville 12/12

MountainTrue -- Asheville 29 North Market Street, Asheville, NC, United States

Help members of the French Broad River water team take water samples to assess Hurricane Helene's impact. We'll meet at the MountainTrue Asheville Office where we will give out supplies and a map before dividing up to grab samples. We'll teach you everything you need to know. This event will be focused in the Swannanoa watershed.

River Clean-up at Old Cove in Sugar Grove, NC 12/14

Old Cove Creek 207 Dale Adams Road, Sugar Grove, NC

Join us for another river clean up from 10 am - 1 pm on Saturday, December 14th (originally scheduled for Nov. 23rd this event was postponed due to the chance of inclement weather). We are excited to have a great turnout (tell your friends, and still carpool if you can!).