MountainStrong Hurricane Recovery Fund

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, MountainTrue is dedicated to addressing the urgent needs of our community.

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MountainTrue Riverkeeper Beer Series Clean-up with New Belgium 6/7

New Belgium Brewing Company 21 Craven St, Asheville, NC, United States

Our region’s rivers were heavily impacted by Hurricane Helene, and with breweries playing a key role in our tourism economy, MountainTrue, the French Broad Riverkeeper, and New Belgium are teaming up to help restore our waterways.

Join us on June 7 for a river cleanup! We'll head out for an on-the-water cleanup, then return to the brewery to celebrate with beer and prizes.

Visit the Watauga Riverkeeper Team at Boonerang in Boone, NC 6/19-6/22

Downtown Boone

We are so excited to have an information table again this year at Boonerang... a FREE music & arts festival in Downtown Boone! Come visit our Clean Water team and learn what we have been up to this year on and off the river. Hear how you can support our work and help protect the places we share!
We will also have new MountainTrue merch and stickers available. 

2025 MountainTrue BioBlitz at Hickory Nut Gap Farm near Asheville, NC 6/21

Hickory Nut Gap Farm 57 Sugar Hollow Rd, Fairview, NC

SAVE THE DATE! Each year, MountainTrue hosts a BioBlitz to record all the species we can find in a given area. We identify and catalog organisms using the online app iNaturalist. The BioBiltz this year will be on June 21st at Hickory Nut Gap Farm near Asheville, NC.

MountainTrue Riverkeeper Beer Series Clean-up in Brevard, NC with Oskar Blues 6/28

Oskar Blues Brewery 342 Mountain Industrial Drive, Brevard, NC

Our region’s rivers were heavily impacted by Hurricane Helene, and with breweries playing a key role in our tourism economy, MountainTrue, the French Broad Riverkeeper, and Oskar Blues are teaming up to help restore our waterways.

Join us on June 28 for a river cleanup! We'll head out for an on-the-water cleanup, then return to the brewery to celebrate with beer and prizes.

Post Hurricane Helene Swannanoa River clean-up in Asheville, NC with REI Co-op 6/29

2 Hendersonville Rd 2 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville, NC

Come join the French Broad Riverkeeper and REI Co-op as we work to clean up Hurricane Helene damage along the Swannanoa River in the Biltmore Village area. We will be removing trash and debris along the riparian areas. Please note this will be a land-based clean-up.

Party on the Mountain Weekend at Beech Mountain, NC 7/18 & 7/19

Beech Mountain Resort 1007 Beech Mountain Parkway, Beech Mountain, NC, United States

Join MountainTrue at the Party on the Mountain at Beech Mountain this year! Remember to bring your (empty!) water bottle; we will have a water bottle refill station at the concert series. Swing by to chat about Clean Water with us and see what the Riverkeepers have been up to at MountainTrue this year! New MountainTrue merch will also be available for purchase.

Get your tickets and answer questions here: https://summerconcert.beechmountainresort.com/

Party on the Mountain Weekend at Beech Mountain, NC 7/18 & 7/19

Beech Mountain Resort 1007 Beech Mountain Parkway, Beech Mountain, NC, United States

Join MountainTrue at the Party on the Mountain at Beech Mountain this year! Remember to bring your (empty!) water bottle; we will have a water bottle refill station at the concert series. Swing by to chat about Clean Water with us and see what the Riverkeepers have been up to at MountainTrue this year! New MountainTrue merch will also be available for purchase.

Get your tickets and answer questions here: https://summerconcert.beechmountainresort.com/

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!

MountainTrue Riverkeeper Beer Series Clean-up in Asheville, NC with Wedge Brewing Co. 8/9

The Wedge Brewery 37 Paynes Way, Asheville, NC

Our region’s rivers were heavily impacted by Hurricane Helene, and with breweries playing a key role in our tourism economy, MountainTrue, the French Broad Riverkeeper, and Wedge Brewing are teaming up to help restore our waterways.

Join us on August 9th for a river cleanup! We'll head out for an on-the-water cleanup, then return to the brewery to celebrate with beer and prizes.