Madison Natural Heritage and MountainTrue are hosting a virtual Madison County BioBlitz. The Madison County BioBlitz will run from June 6th-June 20th, and naturalists, kids, students, hunters, fishers, scholars and all area residents are invited to participate. This event is FREE. The goal of the BioBlitz is to gather as much information about the biodiversity of plants, animals and other species in […]
How is it that we have the many special places that MountainTrue helps protect? Join Bill Jacobs, the author of “Whence These Special Places?”, as he explains the fascinating geologic processes that produced WNC’s array of mountains and waterfalls. Bill’s particular interest is how the unique appearances of many of our most popular natural features are explained by differences in their geologic history.
Join Dr. Richard Jackson in the Building Our City speaker series to talk about how design decisions in urban and suburban can affect the community's physical and mental health. During a global pandemic, Dr. Jackson will be offering his advice to ensure the health of your community.
MountainTrue has hosted the No Man's Land Film Festival for the past three years, and we want to highlight this new program that they are offering for the rest of the month. From June 11-30th, No Man's Land Film Festival is offering a "Diversify Our Outdoors" Virtual Film Program. This film program features films from […]
Hendersonville, NC - On Thursday, June 11th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Carleen Dixon, Henderson County Parks & Recreation Director. In her talk, Carleen will provide an update on what’s new with our parks, including new programs and upcoming changes to the online registration system. Carleen will also discuss potential upcoming improvements to local parks and […]
Join us on June 16th for a live virtual workshop on the CAA Guide for Cultivating Creation Care to plan your next steps amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Come connect with others to learn how to create a more resilient and compassionate community. All those passionate about creation care, ecological justice and loving our neighbors are welcome to join!
Join us for an online panel discussion via Zoom during which our staff and select guest speakers will explore issues of interest in the draft management plan for the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests for recreation users such as mountain bikers, horseback riders, hikers, and paddlers. The speakers will discuss the plan alternatives and what they hope will end up in the final management plan. Please register in advance to submit questions for our panelists beforehand. We will also leave time during the session for live Q&A with the audience using the chat feature.
Hannah Woodburn, our AmeriCorps High Country Water Quality Administrator, will dive into SwimGuide. MountainTrue samples many rivers and popular swimming areas in our region to check for E.Coli levels, and we publish that data through the SwimGuide app. Hannah will explain the sampling process, what makes a stream safe to swim, and how to volunteer to help.
For this week's MountainTrue University, join Bob Gale, our Public Lands Director and Ecologist, for a talk entitled "Forest Communities of the Southern Appalachians". Bob will walk us through the many different types of forests found in our mountains, explain what factors determine where each type can be found and what species are unique to the different types.
Join our French Broad Riverkeeper, Hartwell Carson, for a talk about the history of the French Broad Watershed as well as the major threats facing our river today. He will also discuss the work that he does to hunt down pollution sources and ways you can help keep our river clean.
