Elk Knob Hike
2020-11-13 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | NC

Live Staking Workday
2020-11-14 10:00 - 14:00, 2020-12-11 12:00 - 15:30, 2021-02-06 10:00 - 14:00, 2021-02-20 10:00 - 14:00, 2021-03-06 10:00 - 14:00, 2021-03-20 10:00 - 14:00 | NC

Virtual Hendersonville Green Drinks: Recycling - What Can and Can’t be Recycled, and Why!
2020-12-10 18:00 - 19:00 | NC
On Thursday, December 10th, Virtual Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Christine Wittmeier the Environmental Programs Coordinator for Henderson County. Christine will be discussing the ins and outs of recycling in your area.
Do you know what you should be recycling at home? Recycling contamination and “wishful recycling” are big problems for local recycling partners and can put recycling in your community at risk. Join Henderson County Environmental Programs as we discuss the state of recycling in our area. You will leave with an understanding of what can/can’t be recycled, why some items are not recyclable, and where to bring your hard to recycle items.
Sign up here to get the link!
About Hendersonville Green Drinks
Hendersonville Green Drinks is presented by MountainTrue, Conserving Carolina and Appalachian Coffee Co. 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.

Island Park Invasive Plant Volunteer Work Sessions
2020-12-12 11:00 - 14:00 | NC

MountainTrue University: Restoring Island Park
2021-01-12 13:00 - 14:00 | NC

*NOTE NEW DATE: JAN 16* Give your Christmas Tree, Lights & Holiday Cards a Second Life!
2021-01-16 09:00 - 14:00 | Jackson Park Ball Field, 801 Glover St, Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
**PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE IS JANUARY 16TH** MountainTrue is proud to host its annual Holiday Recycling Event at Jackson Park, ball field #6 on Saturday, January 16th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Don’t throw your tree away! Recycle it and turn it into nutritious mulch for your gardens, plants, and veggies!
Trees, wreaths, lights, and greeting cards should be brought on the day of January 16th. All trees and wreaths should be stripped of all decorations and lights.
A special thank you to King Hardware & Rental for providing the mulcher and Hendersonville and Henderson County personnel, who will be on-site to mulch trees. Lights will be recycled by the Henderson County Coop Extension Service for the 4-H Project.

Virtual Winter Tree ID Workshop
2021-01-19 12:00 - 13:00 | NC

Microplastics Sampling Program
2021-01-20 14:00 - 15:00 | NC

Creation Care Virtual Symposium
2021-01-28 - 2021-01-29 | Webinar–online
Workshops will include:
Solar 101 for Congregations presented by Sarah Ogletree, NC Interfaith Power and Light and Eliza Stokes, MountainTrue
Sacred Lands (food, trees, land and faith) presented by Emma Childs, Christmount Conference Center
Next Steps in Creation Care presented by Rev. Scott Hardin-Nieri, Creation Care Alliance
Eco-Justice/Eco Racism presented by Jacqui Patterson, Environmental and Climate Justice Director, NAACP
Climate Change 101 presented by Rev. Kevin Bates
Eco/Climate Grief Circles presented by Connie Burns, Sacred Paths Counseling and Sarah Ogletree, NC Interfaith Power and Light
Our part of the Covenant: Congregations, Disasters and the Climate Crisis presented by Rev. Carol Divine, Green Chalice, Rev. Caroline Hamilton-Arnold, Week of Compassion and Rev. John Frey Hewlett Packard Enterprises
Seeds for Congregational Action – A Conversation with Green Teams and congregations doing creation care in Western North Carolina

Island Park Invasive Plant Volunteer Work Session
2021-02-06 11:00 - 14:00, 2021-02-10 11:00 - 14:00, 2021-03-03 11:00 - 14:00 | NC

13th Annual Watershed Gala
2021-02-25 18:00 - 19:30 | NC
The 13th Annual Watershed Gala and Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award presentation will be held virtually via zoom meeting on Thursday, February 25, 2021. We hope you will join us for a delightful evening of laughter, fun and camaraderie … and to help honor this year’s Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award winner!
For full event info and to register. click here.

Winter Tree ID Workshop Hike
2021-03-06 12:00 - 16:00 | NC

Chance to Change Duke Energy's 15 Year Plan: Watch this Webinar to Learn How!
2021-03-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar–online
A big plan determining how Duke Energy will source its energy for the next fifteen years is being considered by the NC Utilities Commission, and right now we have the chance to shape it to protect the climate and transition to renewable energy. Join this webinar on March 8 hosted by clean energy advocates across the state to learn more about what’s at stake with the Integrated Resource Plan and how to testify during the virtual public hearing about it on March 16.
Link to register (for free): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsdOmgpzItGdI8b_136z-hPezwAAkX5g1c

MountainTrue University: A history of environmental extraction and activism in Appalachia
2021-03-11 12:00 - 13:00 | NC

Winter Bird Watch on Lake Chatuge
2021-03-13 07:30 - 09:30 | NC

Western Region Winter Tree ID Workshop
2021-03-20 10:00 - 12:00 | NC

Signs of Spring Hike
2021-03-20 10:00 - 16:00 | NC
We are sorry, but this hike is sold out. If you would like to add your name to our waitlist, please contact Kasydi Dunaway at outings@mountaintrue.org

Earth Day Clean Up Challenge 2021
2021-04-07 08:00 - 2021-04-30 20:00 | NC

MountainTrue University: How Local governments are responding to Climate Change
2021-04-07 12:00 - 13:00 | NC

Solarize Asheville-Buncombe Launch Event
2021-04-07 18:00 - 19:00 | NC
Solarize Asheville-Buncombe will kick off our long-awaited community-based group purchasing campaign to help local property owners access affordable solar power with a virtual launch event on April 7. The event will feature Vice-Mayor Sheneika Smith, Buncombe County Commission Chair Brownie Newman, local campaign organizers and others!

Solarize campaigns harness the power of the crowd to save some major green while residences and businesses go green; the more community members that participate, the greater the savings!

The Solarize campaign is guided by a coalition of 11 local organizations including MountainTrue, Green Built Alliance, Green Opportunities and Hood Huggers International. The April 7 launch event will introduce and explain how solar power equipment, battery storage and energy-saving technologies are available for the first time locally through a group-purchasing platform this year in Buncombe County.

Participants will learn about the benefits of solar, new clean energy technologies such as battery storage, available incentives and how the program works. Participants will also get the chance to meet the campaign organizers and the selected contractors!

Click here to sign up for the event and access the zoom link

Spring Headwaters & Wildflower Hike
2021-04-09 10:00 - 16:00 | NC

Socially Distant Green River Spring Cleaning
2021-04-10 10:00 - 16:00 | NC

PHHAT Workday
2021-04-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Fishtop Access, 2302 Green River Cove, Saluda, North Carolina, 28773
Join the Paddlers Hemlock Health Action Taskforce (PHHAT) as we work to protect hemlock trees along the Green River from the deadly woolly adelgid. PHHAT works in areas only accessible by boat in the Green River Game Lands. Treatment areas will be selected based on need, conditions, and paddling experience of crew members and may involve Class II up to Class V whitewater. Boats and gear may be available to borrow for Class II sections, but for Class III and up you are required to bring your own gear and have the skills necessary to navigate the rapids safely.
Please email our Green Riverkeeper at gray@mountaintrue.org for more information and to get involved.
