MountainTrue

Hemlock Treatment Workday in Sandy Mush Game Lands
2016-05-25 05:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | SAHC’s Norco Property, Bear Creek Rd., Marshall, NC, 28753, United States
Join MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative as we treat hemlock trees in Sandy Mush Game Lands on Wednesday, May 25th from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM. Click here to sign up for this event!
Recent spring rains are moistening the soil in preparation for a second day of hemlock treatment along Sandy Mush Creek. We will be performing soil drench treatments of the mature hemlocks that shade the creek to prevent further decline due to hemlock woolly adelgid.
The southern bank of the lovely Sandy Mush Creek forms the boundary between Buncombe and Madison counties. Sandy Mush Creek drains into the French Broad River approximately 3 miles from the site where we will be working. The land has been permanently protected by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and is managed by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. It links two sections of the Sandy Mush Game Lands and will one day become a contiguous part of the Game Lands.
The eastern hemlocks in this area have not shown the level of decline that other stands have experienced, but the adelgid is present and is beginning to have an impact. Several rare plants have been identified in the riparian zone, one which utilizes hemlocks as a preferred host. Because of this, the riparian zone along the creek has been designated as a hemlock conservation area by the Hemlock Restoration Initiative. Earlier this spring, 16 volunteers assisted SAHC, MountainTrue, and the HRI to remove close to 200 tires and a dozen bags of trash from the site and treated 75 trees a little further downstream. Additionally, biological control of adelgid was initiated in the stand in 2015. We want to continue to steward the land and the stand by treating more trees along the creek as part of an integrated pest management strategy, but we need your help! We hope to double the number of trees treated so far this year.
Are you a landowner with hemlock trees of your own? Come receive some free, hands-on training to learn a simple, efficient, and low cost way to treat the trees on your own property. The best way to learn is by doing!
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Amanda McManaway (amanda@mountaintrue.org).

Hemlock Treatment Workday in DuPont State Recreational Forest
2016-05-24 05:30 - 11:00 | DuPont State Recreational Forest, 1400 Staton Road, Cedar Mountain, NC, 28718, United States
Join MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative at DuPont State Recreational Forest (DSRF) for a hemlock treatment workday on Tuesday, May 24th from 9:30 AM-3:00 PM.
During our previous three workdays, Hemlock Restoration Initiative and MountainTrue volunteers treated over 200 hemlocks along and near the Little River. Hemlock trees are especially important near streams and creeks as they provide shade to keep stream temperatures cool while also providing habitat for many bird species. We will be chemically treating hemlock trees utilizing the soil-drench method. This is a great opportunity if you are someone who has hemlock trees on your property and want to receive some free, hands-on training to learn a simple, efficient, and low cost way to treat your trees. The best way to learn is by doing!
Please bring your own lunch and be sure to wear long pants, long sleeves, sturdy shoes, extra layers and bring water! It is best to bring a long-sleeved shirt to wear over another shirt for chemical treatment. Click here to sign up for this event!

We will meet at the Visitor Center in the High Falls access area. Click here for directions to DuPont State Recreational Forest and the High Falls Access Area. If you have any questions about the event, please email Amanda McManaway, amanda@mountaintrue.org.

Mills River Day
2016-05-22 09:00 - 13:00 | Mills River Park, 124 Town Center Dr., Mills River , NC, 28759, United States
The Mills River Partnership (MRP) is pleased to hold its third annual “Mills River Day” on Sunday, May 22nd from 1-5 p.m., at the Mills River Park at 124 Town Center Drive, Mills River, NC. MountainTrue is on the board of the Mills River Partnership and a major sponsor of the event.
This great event needs great volunteers! If you’re interested in helping out please click here to learn more and sign up.
Join us in celebrating our theme “The River Connects Us” to learn the many aspects that join the Mills River community and watershed to the greater Hendersonville/Asheville area through the use of the river’s resources. This event aims to educate participants about the river and water quality issues, help build a stronger sense of community, and raise awareness of local agriculture.
This fun and educational community event for kids of all ages will have a bounce house, inner tube rides, wagon rides, conservation tours, farm equipment demonstrations and displays, and the fire safety house. Ice cream, BBQ and food truck vendors are available, and live music provided by the Lonesome Road Band.
It will also feature fun-filled water quality activities including fly-fishing and kicknet demonstrations for river “bugs” and water improvement projects near the river.
Also, hear other local musicians and storytellers.
The event is free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine. The first 100 visitors will receive a flowering hanging basket.
Through Mills River Day, the Mills River Partnership hopes to foster connections between the Mills River, the people who use its water resources, and the people who live within its watershed. The Mills River Partnership is a not-for-profit organization that addresses water quality in the Mills River watershed. MRP has a diverse board of directors, with members from the agricultural community, local governments, and conservation organizations. MRPs work focuses on educating the local community about water quality issues and helping farmers and other landowners implement best management practices to control sediment pollution.

Rhythm & Brews Season Kick-off Event
2016-05-19 13:00 - 18:00 | Unnamed Venue, Hendersonville, NC, 28739, United States
Rhythm & Brews is a free outdoor concert series in Downtown Hendersonville, NC.
This season of Rhythm & Brews opens with the eight piece ensemble Major and the Monbacks hailing from Norfolk, VA. The Monbacks feature a lively horn and powerful rhythm section that merges retro 60’s rock and roll with the high energy and horn laden grit of southern soul! With three songwriters all switching between lead and backing vocal duties, as well as a full 8-piece ensemble that includes a lively horn section and a powerful rhythm section comprised of both a drummer and full time percussion player, the Monbacks have honed a very powerful sound.
Don’t miss this fantastic kick-off to the 2016 season!

MountainTrue/NOC River Cleanup
2016-05-15 07:00 - 12:00 | NC
On May 15, MountainTrue and the NOC are partnering for a river clean-up right in the heart of Avl-town! Our goal is to fill 9 NOC rafts full of all the trash we can get out of the river. High fives for most trash removed by boat. Double high-fives for most tires removed. We’ll meet at Jean Webb River Park, and the NOC will shuttle us in their buses to Hominy Creek Park, where we’ll put in. Bring your water bottle, a lunch, and some sunscreen, and we’ll provide the rest. Wear clothes you don’t care about getting dirty and wet.
Location: Jean Webb River Park
Time: 11AM – 3 or 4PM
Bring: lunch, sunscreen, water bottle, work gloves
Register: http://action.mountaintrue.org/page/s/river-clean-up-with-the-noc
Directions
Jean Webb River Park
From Downtown Asheville:
Get on I240W
Exit 4C for Haywood St./Montford Ave.
Left on Hill St.
Left onto Riverside Dr.
Destination will be about 3/4 of a mile down on the right (under a bridge)

Hominy Creek Park
From Downtown Asheville:
I240W
Exit 1B for Brevard Rd./North Carolina 191
Right onto Brevard Rd.
Left onto Shelbourne Rd.
Left onto Hominy Creek Rd. (parking lot will be at the of the road, on the left)

From Jean Webb River Park
Right on Riverside Dr.
Right onto Lyman St.
Right onto Amboy Rd.
Merge onto I240W
Take Exit 1b for Brevard Rd./North Carolina 191 (first exit on the right)
Right onto Brevard Rd.
Left onto Shelbourne Rd.
Left onto Hominy Creek Rd. (parking lot will be at the of the road, on the left)

Richmond Hill Park Invasive Plant Removal Work Day
2016-05-14 05:00 - 09:00 | Richmond Hill Park, 300 Richmond Hill Dr, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Join us and help restore native plant communities by controlling non-native invasive plants at Richmond Hill Park. This is the City of Asheville’s only forested park and is home to many special native plant and animal species!
We’ll provide all gloves, equipment and instruction needed. Please bring snacks, water, rain jacket and wear long pants, long sleeve shirt and closed toe shoes (no open shoes or sandals allowed for safety).
This event will be held during the second Saturday of every month. (Rain Date: Second Sunday)
Please click here to register.

French Broad Section Paddle & Oskar Blues Beer Release Party
2016-05-14 04:00 - 13:00 | NC
During the day, we’ll be tackling Section #3 of the French Broad Section Challenge, paddling from Pisgah to Pleasant Grove Rd. Then, we’ll head to Oskar Blues for the release of Riverkeep It Real, a delightfully crushable beer made with water from the French Broad Watershed and Riverbend malt and the first of our Riverkeeper Beer Series.
>>Register for the French Broad Section Challenge, click here.

About the French Broad Section Challenge
Have you ever wanted to see the entire French Broad River, but taking 2 weeks off and all the logistics behind that kind of expedition seemed daunting? We are now offering a way to see the River from the headwaters to Douglas Lake in a series of day-paddles. We’ve sectioned the river into manageable distances that, over the course of a few months, will allow you to see the entire river. Read more.
About the Riverkeeper Beer Series
Our summer events and paddles just got a lot cooler with the Riverkeeper Beer Series: five unique local beers brewed to support the work of MountainTrue and the French Broad Riverkeeper – the primary protector and defender of the French Broad River watershed. Each month will also be co-sponsored by a local outdoor gear manufacturer who will donate prizes, apparel and gear. Read more.

Hendersonville Green Drinks: The Battle Against Invasive Plant Species; Reclaiming Our Natural Heritage.
2016-05-12 13:30 - 15:30 | Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
Every month, MountainTrue hosts Green Drinks at Black Bear Coffee and Espresso in downtown Hendersonville. Join us this month for a presentation by Bob Gale, MountainTrue’s Ecologist and Public Lands Director. Bob will discuss the threat of invasive plant species, how they spread and choke out native species that are important to the ecological balance and health of our parks and forests.
MountainTrue is a leader in invasive plant species removal and has pioneered methods to eradicate invasives while leaving neighboring native plants unharmed. MountainTrue has been contracted by the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service, and Bob serves on the Southern Appalachian Bog Learning Network and chairs its Non-native Invasive Plant Committee.
About Hendersonville Green Drinks
Hendersonville Green Drinks is presented by MountainTrue and the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy. Come to Green Drinks to learn more about current environmental issues, have relevant discussions, and meet with like-minded people. This is a monthly event and everyone is welcome. You don’t have to drink at Green Drinks, just come and listen. Black Bear Coffee offers beer, wine, coffee drinks and sodas. A limited food menu will be available. For more information about Hendersonville’s Green Drinks, contact Joan Walker, campaigns director and interim souther regional director for MountainTrue at 828.258.8737 x 205, or joan@mountaintrue.org.

Watauga VWIN Volunteer Orientation
2016-05-12 13:30 - 15:00, 2016-05-09 09:30 - 10:30 | MountainTrue High Country Office, 164 Depot Street, Boone, NC, 28607, United States
Do you care about the health and cleanliness of the Watuaga River watershed? Then come be a part of the Volunteer Water Information Network (VWIN) and join us for one of two orientations on May 9 and May 12 at The Greenhouse in downtown Boone. VWIN volunteers take samples and help us monitor the water quality of the river and zero in on sources of pollution. This is an exciting opportunity and a chance to make a real difference in your local environment.

French Broad River Trail Course at Asheville REI
2016-05-05 15:00 - 16:30 | REI – Asheville, 31 Schenck Pkwy, Asheville, NC, 28803, United States
MountainTrue’s French Broad Riverkeeper Hartwell Carson will be giving a short discussion on paddling the French Broad River Trail at REI on Thursday, May 5 at 7 P.M. Registration is required.
From the REI website:
The French Broad Paddle Trail is a recreational watercraft trail created and operated by RiverLink and MountainTrue. The paddle trail facilitates the public access to and camping on over 140 miles of the French Broad River, from the headwaters in Rosman, North Carolina to Douglas Lake in Tennessee. RiverLink’s campsites are free. MountainTrue’s campsites require a small fee (www.frenchbroadpaddle.com). All campsites require a reservation by phone or web. Both websites have an on-line interactive map and downloadable app.

Hemlock Treatment Workday
2016-04-26 06:00 - 12:00 | DuPont State Recreational Forest, 1400 Staton Road, Cedar Mountain, NC, 28718, United States
Join the collaboration between MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative as we treat hemlocks in an effort to protect them from the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). Eastern and Carolina hemlock populations are declining due to the HWA, a small pest thriving off the hemlock’s stored and available nutrients. MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative are safely treating Eastern and Carolina hemlocks chemically to keep them alive until bio-controls are successfully implemented and we need your help! We are treating hemlocks in DuPont State Recreational Forest on Tuesday, April 26th from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM.
There are so many hemlocks in DuPont State Recreational Forest lining the Little River and other, important smaller tributaries that need immediate attention. Tasks range from physically undemanding data/note taking (a.k.a. looking like a movie director) to measuring DBH and tagging (a.k.a. tree hugging and decorating) to handling and applying chemicals (a.k.a. playing doctor/EMT). Chemical and application method will depend on the situation and will be determined on the day of treatment. We may also prepare trees for a future workday. You can choose what you are comfortable doing in the field. Performing any one of those tasks will make you a Hemlock Hero!
Contact Amanda McManaway, amanda@mountaintrue.org for details and to RSVP.

OM Sanctuary Restoration
2016-04-23 05:00 - 09:00 | OM Sanctuary, 87 Richmond Hill Dr., Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Join MountainTrue and the OM Sanctuary to help remove invasive plant species from their conservation easement! The OM Sanctuary’s conservation easement is very close to Richmond Hill Park and removing invasive plant species from the area is good news for native plants, birds, and other wildlife! The restoration workday will be on Saturday, April 23 from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM. Please contact amanda@mountaintrue.org for details.
Please register for the OM Sanctuary Restoration by clicking here.

Green Drinks Asheville: Legislative Update
2016-04-20 13:30 - 15:00 | The Spot, 76 Biltmore Ave. , Asheville , NC, 28801, United States
Join MountainTrue’s Joan Walker and Sierra Club’s Ken Brame for an update about the 2016 political season – from WNC legislative races all the way to the Governor’s Mansion, with a stop at the General Assembly along the way, we’ll you caught up on what’s happening in Raleigh, what to look for during the March primary season and what the legislature has in store for us during the upcoming legislative session. And of course we’ll also discuss strategies for protecting the places we share and how you can get involved. More information about Green Drinks Asheville and RSVP here.

Spring Hemlock Hike & Educational Session
2016-04-20 05:00 - 12:00 | DuPont State Recreational Forest, 1400 Staton Road, Cedar Mountain, NC, 28718, United States
Join MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative at DuPont State Recreational Forest (DSRF) for a two-part hemlock educational event on Wednesday, April 20th! From 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, enjoy a hike through the forest as we take a look at hemlocks near Grassy Creek Falls trail and venture into a hemlock grove, while learning about hemlock trees, the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), and treatment options from our hike leader and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative Coordinator, Margot Wallston. Then, from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Margot Wallston and Eric Folk, a DSRF Ranger, will present on hemlock treatment and the hemlock woolly adelgid. There will be an opportunity to take a look at female adelgids and egg masses under a microscope in the Aleen Steinberg Center. After the presentations, we will carpool to a site in the forest to see infested hemlock trees and, time permitting, an experimental research plot of hemlock trees. You have the option of attending the hike, the educational session, or both!
You must sign up before Monday, April 18th at NOON. Please sign up here.
Contact amanda@mountaintrue.org if you have any questions.

Hendersonville Green Drinks: The Work of the Southern Environmental Law Center
2016-04-14 13:30 - 16:00 | Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
Patrick Hunter, staff attorney in the Asheville office of the Southern Environmental Law Center will speak on SELC’s work, including his focus projects of protecting our southern forests and the local coal ash clean-up.
What: The Work of the Southern Environmental Law Center
Who: Patrick Hunter, staff attorney in the Asheville office of the Southern Environmental Law Center
Where: Black Bear Coffee Co. 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC
When: Thursday, April 14, 2016 networking at 5:30p, presentation at 6:00p.
About Hendersonville Green Drinks
Come to Green Drinks to learn more about current environmental issues, have relevant discussions, and meet with like-minded people. This is a monthly event and everyone is welcome. You don’t have to drink at Green Drinks, just come and listen. Black Bear Coffee offers beer, wine, coffee drinks and sodas. A limited food menu will be available.

Richmond Hill Park Invasive Plant Removal Work Day
2016-04-09 05:00 - 09:00, 2016-03-12 05:00 - 09:00 | Richmond Hill Park, 300 Richmond Hill Dr, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Join us and help restore native plant communities by controlling non-native invasive plants at Richmond Hill Park. This is the City of Asheville’s only forested park and is home to many special native plant and animal species!
We’ll provide all gloves, equipment and instruction needed. Please bring snacks, water, rain jacket and wear long pants, long sleeve shirt and closed toe shoes (no open shoes or sandals allowed for safety).
This event will be held during the second Saturday of every month. (Rain Date: Second Sunday)
Please Click Here to register

Tiny Home and Living Tour
2016-04-08 09:30 - 10:00 | Wishbone Tiny Homes, 355 Haywood Road, Asheville , 28806, United States
Sign up for MountainTrue’s Tiny Home and Living Tour!
Join us for a tour and presentation with Wishbone Tiny Homes, located in West Asheville! Featured on Tiny House Nation (FYI Network), Wishbone Tiny Homes is a family owned and operated NC General Contracting company and RV manufacturer focused on meeting the diverse needs of the next generation tiny home buyer. Our tour and presentation will take a look at green building, sustainability, and we will get to take a look at a model tiny home!

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 6th at 5:00 pm

Click Here to Sign Up!

Spiritual Leadership Breakfast: Communicating Change: A faithful approach to our Changing Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
2016-04-06 04:30 - 06:00 | Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 789 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC, 28804, United States
MountainTrue, the Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina and Krull & Company – socially and environmentally responsible investment management and financial planning – are pleased to present climate scientist and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe for four special events, April 5-6. Katharine Hayhoe is featured in the Showtime documentary, “Years of Living Dangerously” and is on Time magazine’s 2014 list of 100 most influential people in the world.
Spiritual Leadership Breakfast: Communicating Change: A faithful approach to our Changing Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
April 6, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
789 Merrimon Ave, Asheville
Click here to register or visit: https://mountaintrue.org/hayhoe/

Science, Faith and our Changing Climate, An Evening with Katharine Hayhoe
2016-04-05 15:00 - 16:30 | First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NE, 28801, United States
MountainTrue, the Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina and Krull & Company – socially and environmentally responsible investment management and financial planning – are pleased to present climate scientist and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe for four special events, April 5-6. Katharine Hayhoe is featured in the Showtime documentary, “Years of Living Dangerously” and is on Time magazine’s 2014 list of 100 most influential people in the world.
Science, Faith and our Changing Climate, An Evening with Katharine Hayhoe
April 5, 7 p.m.
First Baptist Church
5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Click here to register or visit: https://mountaintrue.org/hayhoe/

Collaborative Communities Reception with Katharine Hayhoe
2016-04-05 13:00 - 14:30 | Lenoir Rhyne Graduate Studies Center, 36 Montford Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
MountainTrue, the Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina and Krull & Company – socially and environmentally responsible investment management and financial planning – are pleased to present climate scientist and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe for four special events, April 5-6. Katharine Hayhoe is featured in the Showtime documentary, “Years of Living Dangerously” and is on Time magazine’s 2014 list of 100 most influential people in the world.
Collaborative Communities Reception with Katharine Hayhoe
April 5, 5 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.
Lenoir Rhyne Graduate Studies Center
36 Montford Avenue (Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce)
Click here to register or visit: https://mountaintrue.org/hayhoe/

Day of Prayer for Climate, offered by Young Evangelicals For Climate Action
2016-04-05 11:00 - 12:30 | First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NE, 28801, United States
MountainTrue, the Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina and Krull & Company – socially and environmentally responsible investment management and financial planning – are pleased to present climate scientist and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe for four special events, April 5-6. Katharine Hayhoe is featured in the Showtime documentary, “Years of Living Dangerously” and is on Time magazine’s 2014 list of 100 most influential people in the world.
Day of Prayer for Climate, offered by Young Evangelicals For Climate Action
April 5, 3:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church
5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Click here to register or visit: https://mountaintrue.org/hayhoe/

Hemlock Treatment Workday
2016-03-24 06:00 - 11:00 | Holmes Educational State Forest, 1299 Crab Creek Rd., Hendersonville, NC, 28739, United States
Join the collaboration between MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative as we treat hemlocks in an effort to protect them from the hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA). Eastern and Carolina hemlock populations are declining due to the HWA, a small pest thriving off the hemlock’s stored and available nutrients. MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative are safely treating Eastern and Carolina hemlocks chemically to keep them alive until bio-controls are successfully implemented and we need your help! We are treating hemlocks in Holmes Educational State Forest on Thursday, March 24th from 10:00 AM-3:00 PM. Contact amanda@mountaintrue.org for details and to RSVP.

OM Sanctuary Restoration
2016-03-19 06:00 - 10:00 | NC
Join MountainTrue and the OM Sanctuary to help remove invasive plant species from their conservation easement! The OM Sanctuary’s conservation easement is very close to Richmond Hill Park and removing invasive plant species from the area is good news for native plants, birds, and other wildlife! The first restoration workday will be on Saturday, March 19th from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Please contact amanda@mountaintrue.org for details.
Please register here for the OM Sanctuary Restoration.

"Get Your Green On" Volunteer Workday
2016-03-17 06:00 - 10:00 | SAHC’s Norco Property, Bear Creek Rd., Marshall, NC, 28753, United States
Get your “green” on with MountainTrue, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative this St. Patrick’s Day for a workday in Sandy Mush to tackle trash & debris and promote hemlock health. We need hard workers who can tote tires up slope and out of the way of Sandy Mush Creek and help treat hemlocks in the area! We’ll be out on Thursday, March 17th from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Contact amanda@mountaintrue.org for details and to RSVP.

Coal Ash Hearings for Cliffside (Rogers Energy Complex)
2016-03-14 14:00 - 18:00 | Isothermal Community College Auditorium, 286 ICC Loop Rd. , Spindale, 28160
Coal ash dumpsites at Cliffside power plant (Rogers Energy Complex) have been dumping toxic pollution to ground and surface waters for years. However, N.C.’s Department of Environmental Quality(DEQ) is currently not requiring Duke Energy to clean up Cliffside.
Attend one of the two hearings in both affected counties and tell DEQ that these sites need to be cleaned up! Both are on March 14, at 6 pm.
Rutherford County hearing: Isothermal Community College Auditorium 286 ICC Loop Rd. Spindale, NC
Cleveland County hearing: Boiling Springs Town Hall, 114 E. College Av. Boiling Springs NC
In addition to attending a hearing, click here to submit your comments NOW.

Green River Hike With Ecologist Bob Gale
2016-03-12 05:00 - 11:30 | Green River Cove Trail, 3770 Green River Cove Road, Saluda, 28773, United States
Join us for a moderate 7-mile Saturday hike along the Green River with MountainTrue’s very own ecologist Bob Gale!
This is a great late winter hike which follows the Green River and offers continuous views from the river’s quiet stretches to its most intense rapids. We’ll look for early wildflowers and migrating warblers. Because it lies at lower elevations than more northerly mountain counties, temperatures should be mild and spring vegetation will be further along. We’ll pass through remnant eastern hemlock stands which have been less affected by the hemlock woolly adelgid insect, and offer a glimpse of what all of our once-thriving hemlock communities looked like 10 years ago. The trail also passes through an interesting boulder area and ends in a boulder-strewn stretch of the river. Here, and along the final mile, we’ll have the exciting treat of seeing kayakers fighting through several dynamic stretches of rapids. Please wear appropriate shoes and layers, and bring water and a lunch! Carpool available from Earth Fare in the Westgate Shopping Center at 9:00AM.

Registration Deadline: Friday, March 11 at 12:00PM
Click Here to Register

For more information, please contact Ella Tzinberg at ella@mountaintrue.org or call 828-258-8737 ext. 216

Training session: help us monitor water quality and keep our rivers clean
2016-03-12 04:00 - 11:00 | Blue Ridge Community College, 180 W Campus Dr, Flat Rock, NC, 28731, United States
MountainTrue relies on our volunteers to monitor stream health throughout Henderson County. Volunteers are encouraged to participate in biomonitoring twice per year, once in April and once in October. Stream Monitoring Information Exchange (SMIE) is a biomonitoring program in which we sample aquatic macro-invertebrates, or aquatic insects, as indicators of water quality. Participants will learn basic stream ecology, how to identify aquatic macro-invertebrates, why macro-invertebrates are terrific indicators of water quality, and the sampling protocol.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Where:
Morning- Blue Ridge Community College
Afternoon- Carpool to Big Hungry River
When: March 12th, 9:00am-4:00pm
Who: New and returning volunteers are welcome
What to bring: Water bottle, a pen or pencil, waders if you have them (some waders will be provided and not all participants will need to enter the stream).

Hendersonville Green Drinks: Stop Working So Hard - Let Chickens Do It
2016-03-10 12:30 - 15:00 | Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
Author and film producer Justin Rhodes will speak about raising permaculture chickens. Rhodes has taught thousands of folks how to live more sustainable (freedom filled) lives. Learn more at AbundantPermaculture.com
What: Stop Working So Hard – Let Chickens Do It
Who: Justin Rhodes, author and film producer.
Where: Black Bear Coffee Co. 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC
When: Thursday, March 10, 2016 networking at 5:30p, presentation at 6:00p.
About Hendersonville Green Drinks
Come to Green Drinks to learn more about current environmental issues, have relevant discussions, and meet with like-minded people. This is a monthly event and everyone is welcome. You don’t have to drink at Green Drinks, just come and listen. Black Bear Coffee offers beer, wine, coffee drinks and sodas. A limited food menu will be available.
