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.

Volunteer to Document Landslides Post-Helene in WNC

MountainTrue is seeking volunteers to document landslides
We're seeking volunteers for a new citizen science program to help document landslide impacts to roads and trails on public lands, with a particular focus on Nantahala, Pisgah, and Cherokee National Forests. All you need to participate is the desire to get out in the woods and a smartphone. The data collected will be shared with land stewardship agencies and other partners, and will be useful in setting priorities for infrastructure repair following the storm. To participate, please fill out this volunteer interest form.

2025 BANFF Premier Adventure Raffle: Kayak/paddle AND Winner’s choice of 3 adventure packages. TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

In addition to showing the BANFF Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour in Asheville, NC, MountainTrue is excited to announce that tickets are on sale now for the BANFF Premier Adventure Raffle. Don't miss the chance to have your own adventure! The winner will receive a kayak (Moken 10 Lite V2 in Green Flash, and a Day Tourer 230 cm Lime Camo paddle) AND winner's choice of 3 adventure packages.

$50

High Country Benefit Concert: Watkins Glen Summer Jam at Appalachian Mountain Brewery in Boone, NC 7/26

AMB-Boone 163 Boone Creek Dr., Boone, NC

On Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 6 PM, Appalachian Mountain Brewery will host a WATKINS GLEN SUMMER JAM TRIBUTE CONCERT: The music of THE BAND, ALLMAN BROS, and GRATEFUL DEAD performed by members of The Dead of Winter, Soul Benefactor, dB's Foscoe Four, and MORE... Come raise a glass and show your support for MountainTrue and your Watauga Riverkeepers' Hurricane recovery efforts. Swing by our tent and learn how you can support our work and help protect the places we share!

Nolichucky Mine Public Hearing in Bakersville, NC 7/29

Former Bowman Middle School Auditorium 410 S. Mitchell St., Bakersville, NC

Something deeply troubling is happening in our backyard — and state regulators need to hear from all of us. Horizon 30, a proposed mining operation in North Carolina, is currently operating illegally on the banks of the Nolichucky River in Poplar, NC. That's not an exaggeration — it's a fact.

Snorkel the French Broad River Headwaters in Rosman, NC 8/2

Champion's Park River Access Champion Park's River Access - 39 Old Turnpike Rd, Rosman, NC

Join MountainTrue staff and partners for a guided snorkeling experience on the French Broad River’s headwaters at Champion Park in Rosman, NC. Come reconnect with the river post-Hurricane-Helene. Our guides will be Luke Etchison - Western Region Aquatic Wildlife Diversity Coordinator with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Kevin Merrill - Owner & Biologist with Oxbow River Snorkeling.

$22.50 – $25

We’re Refreshing Our Look — But Our Mission Remains the Same

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