Asheville is a community on the rise. The design of our community impacts how we interact with the space around us and with each other, and influences how we live. Join us for this five-part speaker series featuring national experts on urban design, planning, placemaking, transportation and other community development topics to explore the role of thoughtful design in building livable communities.

Join MountainTrue’s Green Riverkeepers for the 2018 Big Sweep  – Western North Carolina’s largest single-day river, roadside and creek cleanup – with cleanups of the Green River Gorge in Saluda or Lake Adger. Then after the cleanups join us at an after party at Sierra Nevada Brewing in Mills River where cleanup volunteers will gather to celebrate their hard work and enjoy great beer.

Join the Watauga Riverkeeper on September 8 to take part in Big Sweep, Western North Carolina’s largest single-day river, roadside and creek cleanup. Get in the river and get dirty to help get our river clean. We'll then gather for an after party at Appalachian Mountain Brewery to celebrate and enjoy some great beer.