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Bluff Mountain is one of the little-known jewels of Pisgah National Forest. Bluff rises more than 3,500’ above the French Broad River to a height of over 4,600’. The range of elevations, aspects, and landforms and the presence of rare habitat types such as seeps, rock outcrops, and forests over basic soils should provide habitat […]
Lewis Creek Nature Preserve is an 8-acre conservation property protected and managed by the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy. Our resident ecologist Bob Gale will lead a leisurely 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 […]
A new section of Hendersonville’s Oklawaha Greenway was recently opened, creating a three-mile-long paved walkway meandering through meadows, wetlands, and forests and linking Jackson Park, Patton Park, and Berkley Park. Over the next several months, the Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway will introduce “Oklawaha Greenway Walks and Talks,” a series of educational outings for the […]
Over the next several months, the Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway will host “Oklawaha Greenway Walks and Talks,” a series of educational outings. The second in the series -- on Saturday, August 20, at 10 a.m. -- focuses on the glory of fall wildflowers growing along the Greenway. The program is open to the public at no charge. Meet at Patton Park in the circular pavilion near the basketball courts. The walk will be about 90 minutes, returning to Patton Park. The hike will be held rain or shine.
Join MountainTrue Ecologist & Public Lands Director Bob Gale for a Fall Scenery Hike to remember. We’ll be doing a light trek on the Pilot Cove Loop up to a rock face with a beautiful vista of the Pisgah National Forest and some bright fall foliage.
Join us for a Fall hike through the Green River Game Lands! Hear from MountainTrue experts about nonnative invasive species, conservation efforts in the area, and more!
Join MountainTrue Ecologist & Public Lands Director Bob Gale and Public Lands Field Biologist Josh Kelly for a Wildfire and Wildflower hike on April 15th, 2017. We'll be doing a moderate hike on Wesser Creek Trail in the beautiful Nantahala National Forest.
Want to get involved in Hendersonville's Pollinator Month this June? Join MountainTrue experts for this hike along a meandering creek in Edneyville, NC to observe many habitats for local wildlife and plants.
Join Creation Care Alliance leaders Chas Jansen and Sarah Ogletree as they lead this ecological and spiritual walk in the forest along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Come celebrate with MountainTrue and Conserving Carolina as we acknowledge all of the efforts of the Green RiverKeeper that keep our waters clean. Food and drinks are provided as well as lawn games, hiking, and hours of fun!
