MountainTrue

Water Quality Volunteer Training
2019-04-27 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | The Valle Crucis Community Park, 2892 Broadstone Road, Valle Crucis, NC, 28604, United States

Earth Day Vigil
2019-04-28 17:30 - 19:30 | First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NE, 28801, United States
The Creation Care Alliance of WNC welcomes people of all faiths to an Earth Day Vigil on Sunday, April 28 at 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.(Labyrinth walk at 4:15) at the Sacred Garden/Labyrinth of First Baptist Church, 5 Oak Street in downtown Asheville. This event is a celebration of creation, and a call to spiritually grounded action to care for it during a time when it is in peril. The theme is “Walking the Path” and will include interactive and contemplative practices. This year, instead of hosting the Vigil closer to Earth Day, it will be offered on April 28th to make space for those observing Passover and Easter.
The vigil will be structured as if moving through a Labyrinth in four movements, Remembering, Releasing, Receiving, and Returning with song, poetry, messages of inspiration and invitations to action from local faith and community organizations and leaders.The time will have
Words of reflection and blessings will be delivered by Rev. Carol Hovis from Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Rev. Nancy Walton of Trinity United Methodist Church, Rev. Tommy Bratton and Marian Sadler Arledge of First Baptist Church, Rev. Scott Hardin-Nieri of the Creation Care Alliance of WNC, Dr. Hun Lye, Founder and Spiritual Director of Urban Dharma, and Isa Whitaker a member of the Islamic Center of Asheville and the Community Garden Network Coordinator at Bountiful Cities. Sound and musical leadership will be offered by Jenna Lindbo from Land of the Sky United Church of Christ and Joe Hallock of Solar Powered Sound.
Following the Earth Day Vigil, there will be a reception upstairs with donated food and drink. Also opportunities to walk the Labyrinth in mediation and prayer will be available after the vigil.
Creation Care Alliance reminds those interested in attending to consider biking, carpooling or taking public transportation, First Baptist is close to the Charlotte @ College Bus Stop. In the event of rain or bad weather, the vigil will take place just inside of First Baptist Church in the Sanctuary with a labyrinth available inside in the chapel.

The Hemlock Wooly Adelgid: Film Screening and Q&A
2019-05-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Lanier Library, 72 Chestnut St, Tryon, NC, 28782, United States
MountainTrue’s Green Riverkeeper and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative will host a screening of the documentary The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: A Film About the Loss of an Ecosystem at the Lanier Library in Tryon. The 30-minute long documentary was produced in 2016 by the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network and won the award for Best Appalachian Environment Film at the Boone Film Festival. The groups hope that screening the film will help increase public awareness and build momentum to save more hemlock trees.
After the featured film, the groups will screen a short, locally-produced documentary highlighting the efforts of the Paddlers Hemlock Health Action Taskforce (PHHAT) to save hemlocks locally in the Green River Gorge. For additional information on the project, please visit paddlersforhemlocks.com.
Admission to see the films is free, and the first film will begin at 6:00 p.m. The night will conclude with a Q&A with MountainTrue and Hemlock Restoration Initiative staff to contextualize the films and help the audience understand the next steps for action.

Green River Spring Bash
2019-05-04 17:00 - 21:00 | Green River Adventures, 111 E. Main Street, Saluda, NC, 28773, United States
Join us on May 4 for the 13th Annual Green River Spring Bash block party at Green River Adventures in downtown Saluda! Festivities start at 5 p.m. and the event is free and open to the public. We’ll have great beer from Oskar Blues Brewing and live music from The Aaron Burdett Band. There will be a charity raffle where one lucky person will win a LiquidLogic Remix XP 10 kayak valued at $1,000.00. Proceeds from the raffle benefit MountainTrue’s Green Riverkeeper – the protector and defender of the Green River Watershed. Purchase raffle tickets online at here or at the party. You do not need to be present to win.

Building Our City Speaker Series: Debra Campbell
2019-05-08 18:00 - 19:00 | The Collider, Suite 401, 1 Haywood St., Asheville, North Carolina, 28801
Debra Campbell comes to Asheville from the City of Charlotte, where she was employed in many strategic roles including her most recent position as Assistant City Manager. Prior to joining the Charlotte City Manager’s office, Campbell served as the city’s Planning Director from 2004-2014, a time of booming redevelopment for the Queen City.
Campbell’s list of accomplishments and strategic initiatives during her tenure as Charlotte’s Assistant City Manager include supporting the development of the Housing Charlotte Framework, a 10-year strategy for community collaboration to increase the supply of affordable housing. She initiated expansion of a public engagement effort in which city employees of all levels were asked to take 10 minutes to engage a person of a different race in a face-to-face conversation about city issues and concerns.
Campbell also led an interdepartmental group to identify and address issues related to safety, trust and accountability, good paying jobs and affordable housing. And she had a hand in coordination with federal and state officials on the funding and development of a rapid transit system resulting in the construction of 19.3 miles of light rail and millions of square feet of transit oriented development being built at the various transit stations in Charlotte.
Please RSVP here to let us know you’ll be attending.
Building our City is brought to you by the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty, the Asheville Downtown Association, the City of Asheville, the Asheville Design Center of MountainTrue, Urban 3, Carleton Collins Architecture, Asheville Grown, Aloft Asheville Downtown and Friction Shift.

Hendersonville Green Drinks: In-Home Funeral Practices & Green Burial
2019-05-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
On Thursday, May 9th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Caroline Yongue, Director and Founder of Carolina Memorial Sanctuary and the Center for End of Life Transitions, and Cassie Barrett, Director of Operations for Carolina Memorial Sanctuary. Carolina Memorial Sanctuary is a green cemetery that offers eco-friendly burials to people looking to explore more natural, conservation-oriented burial options. Caroline founded Carolina Memorial Sanctuary in 2015, and since then, has been working to help residents of Western North Carolina understand their options and legal rights to allow them to make informed decisions about the impact they have after their deaths. She believes that encouraging green burials is one step towards building a better, healthier planet. In their talk, Caroline and Cassie will discuss the green burial process and the ways it can allow people to use their deaths to encourage life and conservation in Western North Carolina.

Richmond Hill Invasive Species Workday
2019-05-11 09:00 - 13:00, 2019-06-08 09:00 - 13:00, 2019-07-13 09:00 - 13:00 | Richmond Hill Park, 300 Richmond Hill Dr, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States

Rhythm & Brews: Screamin' Jay's and The Broadcast
2019-05-16 17:30 - 21:30 | Downtown Hendersonville, 201 South Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States

Wildflower Watch Day Hike
2019-05-18 09:00 - 16:00 | Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States
Thank you for your interest in the Wildflower Watch Day Hike, but the hike is full. Please contact Catie Morris at outings@mountaintrue.org or 828-258-8737 ext 201 if you would like to be put on the waiting list. If spots open up, you’ll be contacted via email.
About the hike:
Join us for a lovely 5.5-mile hike along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail at Rattlesnake Lodge. Our Public Lands Ecologist, Bob Gale will lead this hike and share with us his extensive knowledge of the flora and fauna of the region. This trail boasts more than thirty varieties of flowers, including dwarf larkspur, Jack-in-the-pulpit, and blue cohosh to name a few. This time of year is prime for spotting these wildflowers, as well as seeing, or hearing, a number of warblers, vireos, and other birds that have returned from their winter in Central and South America. This hike will take us past the ruins of Rattlesnake lodge: a summer home built in 1903 for Dr. Chase P. Ambler. The hike is moderate, and we will take frequent stops to investigate any birds, wildflowers or other items of interest that we find along the way!
We will meet at the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center at Milepost 384 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Note that this is NOT the same place as the Folk Arts Center. Please plan to arrive no later than 9:00 am. We will talk a little about the hike and the area and then carpool to the MTS trailhead at Bull Gap, 9 miles away. The hike is in and back, so we will carpool back to the Visitor Center at the end of the day from the trailhead.
What to bring:

Lunch/snacks and water

Hiking boots and other appropriate clothing (rain gear if needed)

Sunscreen!

Camera

Please, no pets on the hike

Clean Streams Day 2019
2019-05-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Emma & Hazel Mill Road Public Parking, 162 Craven Street, Asheville, NC, 28806
Join us for the 43nd annual “Clean Streams Day River, Roadside, and Stream Cleanup”, presented by New Belgium Brewing. We’re seeking teams to clean up trashed roads, rivers, and waterways. Groups will schedule times to come by the GreenWorks office to pick up supplies, maps and gear NO LATER than May 17th. You will then organize your cleanup team on Saturday, May 18th and then come to New Belgium afterwards to share photos and stories with other teams.
Sign up for your crew here! If you’re signing up for a river section, we will be in touch after you register.
Meetup time:10am
Meetup location: gravel lot at Emma Rd & Hazel Mill Rd.
10am to 2pm (cleanup)
2pm to 4pm (after party at New Belgium Brewing)
Stream and roadside teams schedule to pick up supplies prior to your cleanup:
Asheville GreenWorks – Shelby Hyatt
318 Riverside Drive, Asheville NC 28801
Ph 828-232-7144
shelby@ashevillegreenworks.org
River cleanup teams will meet up at the main location to be shuttled to your river put ins. French Broad Outfitters will provide transportation to all locations. Meet up at 11am to sign in and get ready for the river cleanup. Boats are limited, please sign up so that we know you’re coming.
**We can provide a limited number of clean up supplies, creek boots, waders, boats, gloves and tools**
Sponsored by New Belgium Brewing and French Broad Outfitters

No Man's Land Film Festival - Shelby
2019-05-18 18:30 - 21:30 | Earl Scruggs Center, 103 S Layfette Street, Shelby, NC, 28150
We are proud to announce our debut film screening in Shelby, NC benefiting both The Earl Scruggs Center and MountainTrue! We are excited to partner with the Earl Scruggs Center in bringing to Shelby these inspiring films that showcase women in all their tenacity, their spunk and their femininity. Through hosting No Man’s Land, we are celebrating badass women-identified role models and are encouraging everyone to join us in caring for the beautiful places we share.
This event will open its doors at 6:30 p.m. for a 7pm panel discussion featuring local women adventurers. The film program will begin at 8:00. General admission is $15 (includes one beer) or $10 for under 21. We’ll see you soon!

Nantahala Gorge BioBlitz: Calling All Citizen Scientists
2019-06-01 09:00 - 17:00 | Big Wesser – NOC, 13077 Highway 19 West, Bryson City, NC, 28713

1st Annual Broad River Race Day
2019-06-01 12:45 - 17:00 | NC

Oklawaha Greenway Non-Native Invasive Plant Removal
2019-06-05 09:00 - 12:00 | NC

Saving Ash Trees from the Emerald Ash Borer
2019-06-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Transylvania County Public Library, Brevard, 212 South Gaston Street, Brevard, NC, 28712, United States
Josh Kelly, Public Lands Biologist for MountainTrue will give an informational presentation on the emerald ash borer beetle. The presentation will include information on the ecology and abundance of ash in the region, what landowners can do to save treasured trees, and the efforts of MountainTrue and the Pisgah Conservancy to “Save Pisgah’s Ashes”.

Lewis Creek Preserve Nature Walk
2019-06-12 09:00 - 11:00 | Edneyville Community Center, 15 Ida Rogers Drive, Hendersonville, NC

Hendersonville Green Drinks: Climate Change
2019-06-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
We will hear from climate scientist Deke Arndt. Check back later for more details.

Green River Fun Float
2019-06-14 11:00 - 16:00 | Polk County Parks and Recreation, 105 N Peak St, Columbus, NC, 28722

Paddlein' & Pints Day
2019-06-15 12:00 - 18:00 | Oskar Blues Brewery, 342 Mountain Industrial Drive, Brevard, NC, 28712
On June 15th Oskar Blues is hosting a day-long celebration of rivers, boating and beer, and they will be releasing a specialty beer that benefits MountainTrue.
Oskar Blues will have an expo of paddling companies and a public paddle trip down the French Broad River (hosted by Headwaters Outfitters). Aaron Burdett (www.aaronburdett.com) is going to be the headlining music act performing at 6pm. We will have table at the event, so come stop by and support us by drinking some beer! It’s going to be a fun day of celebrating rivers, paddlers everywhere, river conservation and good beer.

Rhythm & Brews: Big Daddy Love and Travers Brothership
2019-06-20 17:30 - 21:30 | Downtown Hendersonville, 201 South Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States

Upper French Broad Riverfest
2019-06-22 10:00 - 15:30 | Champion Park and Rosman Town Hall, 6 Main St, Rosman, NC, 28772
A free, family-oriented festival takes place riverside at Rosman’s Champion Park. Enjoy food trucks, music and lots of games and activities for kids – including tubing rides, archery, fishing, a scavenger hunt, live reptiles, balloons, face painting and more! Come watch the start of the 20-mile Hellbender Paddle Relay sponsored by Headwaters Outfitters, visit with our vendors and exhibitors and celebrate the River. Come check out our table!

Invasive Plant Species Workshop and Workday
2019-06-28 09:00 - 12:00 | The Valle Crucis Community Park, 2892 Broadstone Road, Valle Crucis, NC, 28604, United States
The High Country Habitat Restoration Coalition is comprised of local agencies, consultants, and non-profit organizations with the mission to battle non-native species in our area.
Please join us for a one hour classroom presentation by MountainTrue’s non-native plants species expert Bob Gale. Participants will then have the opportunity to implement the skills they’ve learned by helping remove Knotweed in beautiful Valle Crucis Community Park.
The program is scheduled from 9am-12pm. Feel free to bring a lunch and stay longer.
Please bring work gloves if you have them and a water bottle. Be prepared to be outside!

Riverkeeper Beer Series with Wicked Weed
2019-06-29 13:00 - 17:00 | Wicked Weed, 91 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801

Hendersonville Green Drinks: Food Security: Rescuing and Growing Food toward Community Flourishing
2019-07-11 17:30 - 19:00 | Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
For this month’s Green Drinks we will be joined by Kevin Todd, a Gleaner and Food Security Activist. His talk is entitled: Food Security: Rescuing and Growing Food toward Community Flourishing and will focus on issues of food security in WNC and ways that gleaners and other food security activists are tackling the issue. Join us for networking at 5:30pm before the talk at 6:00pm.
Hendersonville Green Drinks is presented by MountainTrue, Conserving Carolina and Black Bear Coffee. 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.

Day Hike with Museum of the Cherokee Indian Staff
2019-07-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Wesser Creek Trail

Riverkeeper Beer Series with French Broad River Brewery
2019-07-13 13:00 - 17:00 | French Broad Brewery, 101 Fairview Road #D, Asheville, NC, 28803

Legislative Wrap Up Event
2019-07-17 18:30 - 20:00 | The Wedge at Foundation, 5 Foundy St., Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Come out to the Wedge at Foundation to hear MountainTrue’s lobbyist, Rob Lamme, share his main takeaways from the latest legislative session and answer questions on how to impact environmental issues in Raleigh from our mountains. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the political context in which our elected state representatives make decisions and get involved with the MountainTrue’s work to influence state policy.

Rhythm & Brews: Kenny George Band and Colby Dietz Band
2019-07-18 17:30 - 21:30 | Downtown Hendersonville, 201 South Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
