Beer and Vegan Cheese Pairing
2018-03-25 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Sanctuary Brewing Company, 147 1st Ave E, Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
Join Sanctuary Brewing Company, Asheville Vegan Outreach, and MountainTrue for our first vegan cheese and beer pairing. Brewmaster Joe Dinan will be pairing his craft brews with cheeses created and described by some of our finest local vegan chefs, including Trey Allen Singleton of Sanctuary Brewing, Jason Sellers of Plant, Stepfanie Romine, co-author of the No Meat Athlete cookbook, and Lauren Eller Vaught of Edible Musings! Suggested $10 donation benefits Sweet Bear Rescue Farm and Brother Wolf Animal Rescue.

Spring Greenfest Keynote Talk with Audrey & Frank Peterman
2018-03-26 19:00 - 20:30 | UNCA Humanities Lecture Hall, Humanities Lecture Hall, Asheville, NC, 28804
Audrey and Frank Peterman are the authors of Legacy on the Land: A Black Couple Discovers Our National Inheritance and Tells Why Every American Should Care, and Our True Nature: Finding a Zest for Life in the National Park System!
After their last child graduated college, this couple took the ultimate road trip, traveling 12,000 miles across 40 states visiting national parks and forests. they emerged dedicated to breaking invisible color barriers separating people from the great American outdoors, and have led countless tours of national parks.
They will deliver the keynote talk to UNC Asheville’s 2018 Spring Greenfest at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 26 in Humanities Lecture Hall. This talk is free and open to everyone.

The Future of the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests: An Expert Panel Event in Brevard, NC
2018-03-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Transylvania County Public Library, Brevard, 212 South Gaston Street, Brevard, NC, 28712, United States
In the interest of ensuring that the next 15 year management plan for our national forests is one that reflects our interests and priorities, MountainTrue is hosting a series of events across WNC called “The Future of the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests: An Expert Panel on the Forest Management Plan.” This event on March 27th will take place in the Rogow Room of the Transylvania County Public Library in Brevard, NC. It is free and open to the public and will feature panelists representing different forest interest groups, from recreational users to forest product industries to conservationists. Tom Thomas of the NC Horse Council and Back Country Horsemen of America, Megan Sutton of The Nature Conservancy, David Whitmire of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Council, Fred Hardin of Gilkey Lumber and Kevin Colburn of American Whitewater will serve on the panel moderated by Lee McMinn, the Chair of the Transylvania Natural Resources Commission.
The panelists will engage in constructive dialogue about working toward the common goal of a win-win forest management plan that balances the differing priorities of different user groups, followed by a Q&A with the audience. We hope you will come out and share this invitation with your friends and neighbors!

The Future of the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests: An Expert Panel Event in Andrews, NC
2018-03-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Andrews Community Center, 535 Main St., Andrews, NC, 28901, United States
In the interest of ensuring that the next 15 year management plan for our national forests is one that reflects our interests and priorities, MountainTrue is hosting a series of events across WNC called “The Future of the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests: An Expert Panel on the Forest Management Plan.” This event on March 29th will take place in the Andrews Community Center in Andrews, NC. It is free and open to the public and will feature panelists representing different forest interest groups, from recreational users to forest product industries to conservationists. Callie Moore of the Hiwassee Watershed Coalition, Tommy Cabe the Tribal Forest Resource Specialist for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Sophia Paulos the Economic Development Director of Graham County, and Chris Coxen of the National Wild Turkey Federation will serve on this panel moderated by Jack Igleman, a journalist and Professor of Economics at Blue Ridge Community College.
The panelists will engage in constructive dialogue about working toward the common goal of a win-win forest management plan that balances the differing priorities of different user groups, followed by a Q&A with the audience. We hope you will come out and share this invitation with your friends and neighbors!

The Building Our City Speaker Series Presents: Hunter Franks
2018-04-03 17:30 - 19:00 | Center for Craft, 67 Broadway St, Asheville, NC, 28801
On April 3, the Building Our City Speaker Series will welcome Hunter Franks, the Founder and Artistic Director of the League of Creative Interventionists. The event is free and open to the public.
Franks’ participatory projects break down social barriers and catalyze connections between people and communities. They include a 500-person meal on a freeway, a storytelling exchange to connect disparate neighborhoods, a public display of first love stories and a vacant warehouse turned community hub. Franks will share what he has learned from these projects, including the value of trust, the power of the unknown and the importance of creating sustainable and generative work. He will discuss how the League of Creative Interventionists works with communities to create public art and cultural programs that tell real and just narratives, create empathetic spaces and develop powerful leaders, and will share how we can apply those principles her in Asheville. To learn more: http://www.creativeinterventionists.com/about/
This event also marks the launch of the Broadway Cultural Gateway Project, a community visioning project that seeks to engage local residents, business and property owners, and arts/cultural groups to leverage Broadway Street’s unique assets and historic character to reimagine what’s possible in the future. The project is an effort of the Center for Craft and the Asheville Design Center, and will focus on the city block encompassing Broadway St., N. Lexington Ave, W. Walnut St., and Woodfin St. in downtown Asheville.
Doors open at 5:30pm, and Hunter Frank will speak at 6pm.
The Building Our City Speaker Series features national experts on urban design, planning, placemaking, transportation and other community development topics to explore the role of thoughtful design in building livable communities. These deep-dive community conversations are dedicated to creating a better understanding of the role design plays in the growth of Asheville and its surrounding regions. By hosting professionals from outside the region, we hope to bring innovative ideas as well as examples of other community’s successes and failures. Building Our City is supported by the City of Asheville, Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, Asheville Downtown Association, Urban3, MountainTrue and Aloft Asheville Downtown.

Green River Gorge Spring Preview Hike
2018-04-07 09:00 - 16:00 | Green River Cove Trail, 3770 Green River Cove Road, Saluda, 28773, United States
Celebrate the arrival of Spring with this moderate 6.8 mile out-and-back hike into the Green River Gorge and join us in seeking out the season’s first ephemeral wildflowers such as trillium, bloodroot, and toothwort. Led by expert ecologist and MountainTrue Public Lands Director Bob Gale, we will explore the Green River Game Lands and its many forest communities and habitats. Our path will follow the Green River and offer continuous views of its quiet stretches and its most splendid rapids. The Game Lands drop to a lower elevation than other areas in our mountains, meaning milder temperatures and the chance to be among the first to see early spring vegetation and wildflowers. We’ll pass through a healthy eastern hemlock grove and address the conservation issues regarding these trees and the existential threat they face from the hemlock woolly adelgid. Finally, we will hike up to a rock outcrop and enjoy a view of kayakers as they tackle the legendary rapids of the Narrows below.
Bob Gale is celebrating his 20th year as the resident ecologist for MountainTrue. His positive attitude and exuberant joy for all things botanical have fueled his lifelong career as a conservationist. Bob is knowledgeable about public land issues, air and water quality, rural lands protection, and leads MountainTrue’s non-native invasive plant eradication program. Bob is one of our region’s finest and most knowledgeable guides, and has been leading educational hikes along the Green River Gorge for nearly a decade. Never pass up a hike with Bob, as they are always enriching to both the mind and soul. We dare you not to be inspired by this hike!
Click here for ticketing information!

French Broad River Adventures
2018-04-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Diamond Brand Outdoors, 1378 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC, 28803
The French Broad River runs through western North Carolina from Rosman into Tennessee’s Douglas Lake. Along the way, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to explore the river as it travels through rolling farmland, national forests, urban areas, and quirky mountain towns. Choose from a litany of options such as day trips, tube floats, section paddles, and more.
Hartwell Carson, the French Broad Riverkeeper, will discuss the French Broad River Paddle Trail and the annual MountainTrue French Broad River Paddle Trip, a multi-day paddle-camping adventure with the rare opportunity to camp on Sierra Nevada Brewery, Asheville, NC‘s riverfront property scheduled for August 1-3 this year. The trail was ranked as one of the world’s premiere travel destinations by Outside Magazine in 2016.
Kids and well-behaved pets are welcome at this free presentation.

Film Screening: Under Contract
2018-04-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Sanctuary Brewing Company, 147 1st Ave E, Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
For the first time in a full-length documentary, contract farmers tell their stories, and industry experts reveal how the corporate production model pits farmer against farmer. Under Contract: Farmers and the Fine Print takes audiences across the American South and to Southern India to understand what’s happening to farmers living under contract and what we can do to change our food system for the better. The story of the contract farmer is the story of what’s changing in rural America.
Power in agriculture is changing hands, but few people know what’s happening to the farmers producing our food. Under Contract tells this story through the lens of global poultry farming. In the U.S. alone, 97% of the chicken produced is raised by family farmers under contract with large companies. Around the world and all across agriculture, contract farming is taking hold. But farmers who sign contracts often face unfair challenges and hidden risks under the terms offered by large firms. Under Contract provides a timely glimpse into the little understood fine print of modern agriculture.

French Broad River Campsite Build
2018-04-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Westfeldt Park, 83 Fanning Bridge Rd., Fletcher, NC, 28732, United States
Come help MountainTrue add a new campsite to the French Broad Paddle Trail! We’re looking to class up the French Broad with a new campsite at the FB’s confluence with Mud Creek. We’ll need help mowing grass, weed-eating, back-hoe driving, outhouse, stair, and picnic table building, as well as invasive species removal.
You should bring/wear:

closed-toed shoes
water
rain gear
loppers, pruners, work gloves (We’ve got a few of these, but if you’ve got some, it’d be helpful to bring them)
lunch

We’ll meet at Westfeldt Park and caravan from there to the campsite!

Hendersonville Green Drinks: Rain Barrels and Stormwater
2018-04-12 17:30 - 19:00 | Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
Hendersonville, N.C. — On Thursday, April 12, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Mike Huffman, the Stormwater Quality Specialist for the City of Hendersonville. His talk will focus on different stormwater management techniques and how homeowners can implement these in their own homes. Stormwater runoff is an especially important issue in urban settings and directly affects the health of our streams and rivers. Mike will also answer questions about stormwater management programs in Hendersonville and the environmental benefit of choosing Low Impact Design at home.
Who: Mike Huffman, Stormwater Quality Specialist, City of Hendersonville
What: April Green Drinks topic: A Homeowner’s Guide to Stormwater
When: April 12, 2018 – 5:30 networking, 6:00 presentation
Where: Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St. Hendersonville, NC
Mike holds a Masters Degree in Biology from App State and gained experience working as an analyst in a water quality lab in Asheville before accepting a position with the City of Hendersonville. As the Stormwater Quality Specialist, Mike ensures that the City is fulfilling the requirements of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for stormwater management.
About Hendersonville Green Drinks
Hendersonville Green Drinks is presented by MountainTrue, Conserving Carolina and Black Bear 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. 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.

8th Annual Green River Spring Cleaning
2018-04-14 11:30 - 18:00 | Fishtop Access, 2302 Green River Cove, Saluda, North Carolina, 28773
Join MountainTrue’s Green Riverkeeper, Shane Benedict of Liquidlogic Kayaks, fellow paddlers and enthusiasts for a clean up of the Green River Gorge! Join a group of advanced paddlers on the upper an narrows sections, beginners and intermediate paddlers on the lower section, or support the effort by picking up litter along Green River Cove Road and trails of the Green River Game Lands to help us beautify this special place. Bring your own boat or reserve a seat in one of a limited number of canoes available for paddlers comfortable on Class II whitewater of the lower gorge. If you are on the water you will need to bring all your paddling gear and boat (unless you are confirmed as using one of MountainTrue’s, first come first served). If you are on shore please bring sturdy shoes and clothing to be ready for any type of weather. Please bring your own water and food for the day while we are out on the clean up.
Come to The Gorge (166 Honey Bee Dr, Saluda, NC 28773) afterwards for the culminating after party beginning at 5pm! Register below!

Hendersonville Green Drinks: Landscaping with Native Plants
2018-04-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Wes Burlingame, an active volunteer with the Hendersonville Tree Board, Bullington Gardens, the Hendersonville Food Co-Op, Conserving Carolina (formerly CMLC), Cullowhee Native Plant Conference, and his favorite botanical gardens. Burlingame will address how to identify and utilize native plants in your home garden. He believes in the healing power of our plants to repair the damage of thoughtless development.
Who: Wes Burlingame
What: May Green Drinks topic: Landscaping with Native Plants
When: May 10, 2018 – 5:30 networking, 6:00 presentation
Where: Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St. Hendersonville, NC
Burlingame propagated and grew native plants for 30 years at Laurel Springs Nursery in Hendersonville, NC until his retirement in 2012. The meadows and forests of the Southern Appalachians provide inspiration for his native landscape designs, with “Nature as the Teacher.” Wes was a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand, where he continues to explore. More recently, he has been designing and planting native landscapes in support of people, wildlife, and conservation. Burlingame enjoys training others to both use and appreciate native plants.

About Hendersonville Green Drinks
Hendersonville Green Drinks is presented by MountainTrue, Conserving Carolina and Black Bear 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. 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.

Riverkeeper Beer Series Pickup, Paddle, Party- Sanctuary Brewery
2018-04-21 13:00 - 17:00 | Sanctuary Brewing Company, 147 1st Ave E, Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
Join MountainTrue, 98.1 The River, and Lazy Otter Outfitters at Sanctuary Brewery for the next great installment of the Riverkeeper Beer Series! Come ready to float, clean up our river, and taste the release of the Riverkeeper Beer at the afterparty.
Participants will meet at Lazy Otter Outfitters (10 Banner Farm Rd, Mills River) and float downstream on a lazy float and trash hunt. After the float, Sanctuary will host an afterparty for the cleanup crew with Riverkeeper Beer on tap. Boats and paddling gear are provided, but folks are welcome to bring their own. This section of the river is flatwater and suitable for all paddlers.
The first ten folks to register will receive the 2018 Recover Brands Riverkeeper Beer Series shirt. Everyone will have a chance to win some great prizes from the Asheville Gear Builders for finding the weirdest trash, most tires, creepiest trash, and best overall trash haul.
Get your tickets here!

Earth Day Celebration at New Belgium Brewing
2018-04-22 13:00 - 15:00 | New Belgium Brewing Company, 21 Craven St, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
After a month of lending a hand, expanding environmental knowledge, and enjoying the beauty of WNC its time to celebrate all the good work the community has done. Come join us at New Belgium for some beer and good times!

Earth Day Vigil
2018-04-22 17:30 - 19:30 | First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NE, 28801, United States
The Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina, a program of MountainTrue, invites you to join us for a vigil celebrating God’s creation and calling on people of faith to care for it. We will gather outside of First Baptist Church for an afternoon of song, reflection, and to hear messages of inspiration and action from local faith and community leaders. All are welcome!

Budget Advocacy 101
2018-04-25 18:00 - 20:00 | YWCA, 185 South French Broad Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801
Elected officials from City of Asheville and Buncombe County will be making big decisions about government budgets in the next few months. This workshop will help you be an advocate for good community investment.
Co-sponsored by Just Economics of WNC, BeLoved Asheville, Children First CIS of Buncombe County, MountainTrue, YWCA of Asheville this evening will be a time to come together in community to learn more about how we can help to shape budgets that impact our lives every day.
The event will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room at the YWCA 185 South French Broad Ave, Asheville, NC 28801. A family dinner will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the workshop. Please RSVP by commenting in the event if you need childcare (include the number of children and ages). Childcare is limited so we will respond to your comment to confirm.
ABout the workshop: Budgets tell us much about what we value collectively and how we invest community dollars significantly impacts people and issues that we care about. In this interactive workshop, we will learn about the content of budgets from the local, state, and federal levels. We will learn about the timelines and process for budget decisions. And we will learn the best ways to advocate for change in terms of budget priorities and government spending.

Lemon Gap Restoration Workday
2018-05-01 09:00 - 15:00 | NC
Come help MountainTrue and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to preserve our native biodiversity by engaging in the fight against non-native invasive plants! During this work day you will learn about species dynamics and ecology of the Southern Appalachians while helping to eradicate the invasive species that threaten our forest communities. This event will take place at the beautiful Lemon Gap near the Tennessee border (the times for this event includes travel time).
Please wear long pants and closed-toe shoes to this event and bring lots of water and a lunch! MountainTrue and the ATC will provide all tools and instruction necessary. Fill out the form below to sign up!

12th Annual Spring Green Bash
2018-05-05 | Green River Adventures, 111 E. Main Street, Saluda, NC, 28773, United States
It’s time for Saluda’s best block party of the year! This year’s Bash will benefit Mountain True’s Green Riverkeeper program and will feature live music by Time Sawyer and local legend Aaron Burdett, beer by Oskar Blues, Subaru demos by Prestige Subaru, a kayak raffle by Liquid Logic Kayaks, and footwear demos by Astral Designs. For more information or to make reservations for any of the amazing adventures prior to the party (see schedule below), please call Green River Adventures at 828-749-2800. We look forward to seeing everyone on May 5th!
Upper Green Inflatable Kayak Trip: 8:30am-12:30pm
Big Bradley Waterfall Rappel: 9:00am-1:00pm
Waterfall Trek: 1:00pm-5:00pm
Lower Green Inflatable Kayak Trip: 1:00pm-4:00pm
Lower Green Inflatable Kayak Trip: 2:00pm-5:00pm
Time Sawyer opens for the Aaron Burdett Band: 5:00pm
Aaron Burdett Band: 6:00pm

Creative Intervention Event
2018-05-05 15:00 - 21:00 | Broadway Cultural Gateway Study Area, Broadway Street to N. Lexington, Walnut Street to Woodfin, Asheville, NC, 28801
Have you ever experienced the gritty charm of downtown Asheville’s largely undiscovered Carolina Lane? Perhaps you are more familiar with its more famous cousin, Chicken Alley? On May 5, these alleyways and nearby streets will host a Creative Intervention – that is, a one-day event that prototypes design interventions and art-based solutions that shift how the public interacts with urban spaces.
The event is free and open to the public. It is one component of the Broadway Cultural Gateway project, an effort to transform Broadway Street into a central artery for a vibrant arts and cultural district stretching from its intersection with Woodfin Street to the cultural attractions of Pack Place.
Activities include:

art installations and live performances by UNC-Asheville students and faculty Temporary Pop-up Makerspace & ‘Repair Cafe’ at the Center for Craft, including interactive activities offered by Center for Craft, Penland School of Crafts, UNCA STEAM Studio, Horse & Hero, Roots & Wings, Asheville Makers, Diamond Brand, Echoview Fiber Mill.

“Ghost Signs” Historic Tour with Jack Thomson of the Preservation Society of Asheville & Buncombe County

LEAF Easel Rider Van

Blue Ridge Public Radio pop-up cafe

Buchi Kombucha

Asheville Buskers Collective

American Myth Center

RSVP with the Facebook event to let us know you’re coming. See you there!

Hendersonville Green Drinks: Landscaping With Native Plants
2018-05-10 17:30 - 19:00 | Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
On Thursday, May 10, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Wes Burlingame, an active volunteer with the Hendersonville Tree Board, Bullington Gardens, the Hendersonville Food Co-Op, Conserving Carolina (formerly CMLC), Cullowhee Native Plant Conference, and his favorite botanical gardens. Burlingame will address how to identify and utilize native plants in your home garden. He believes in the healing power of our plants to repair the damage of thoughtless development.
Who: Wes Burlingame
What: May Green Drinks topic: Landscaping with Native Plants
When: May 10, 2018 – 5:30 networking, 6:00 presentation
Where: Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St. Hendersonville, NC
Burlingame propagated and grew native plants for 30 years at Laurel Springs Nursery in Hendersonville, NC until his retirement in 2012. The meadows and forests of the Southern Appalachians provide inspiration for his native landscape designs, with “Nature as the Teacher.” Wes was a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand, where he continues to explore. More recently, he has been designing and planting native landscapes in support of people, wildlife, and conservation. Burlingame enjoys training others to both use and appreciate native plants.

About Hendersonville Green Drinks
Hendersonville Green Drinks is presented by MountainTrue, Conserving Carolina and Black Bear 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. 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.

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic Play for Clean Water
2018-05-11 17:00 - 22:00 | The Salvage Station, 466 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, 28804, United States
The Waggoner Team with Movement Mortgage, Matt and Molly team of Keller Williams, and 98.1 The River present George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic with opener, Lyric. MountainTrue’s French Broad Riverkeeper works with the Yoto River Waterkeeper in Togo to provide safe, potable water, and proceeds from the show will fund a drinking water well in rural west Africa.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist and legendary funk act, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic will light up the Salvage Station on Friday May 11, to raise money for drinking water wells in Togo, West Africa. George Clinton revolutionized R&B during the ’70s, twisting soul music into funk by adding influences from several late-’60s heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and Sly Stone. Decades of hits followed and Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic continue to wow crowds with some of the best live shows around.
Get your tickets here!

Richmond Hill Park Restoration Initiative
2018-05-12 09:00 - 13:00 | Richmond Hill Park, 300 Richmond Hill Dr, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Richmond Hill is Asheville’s only forested park and is a haven for both dogs and their owners. However, several acres of this unique urban ecosystem are overrun by non-native invasive plants. These invasives pose a threat not only to our native plant species but also to our furry friends. Multi-flora rose is among several non-native invasive species present in the park. This rose is from Japan and has very sharp thorns that can harm our pets. Many of these species have the ability to grow at an alarming rate and, if left unchecked, could overgrow the walking and biking paths in Richmond Hill Park. Please join us as we take Richmond Hill Park back and restore native plants, making it a safer and more beautiful place to walk our pets!
Be sure to wear long sleeves and pants as well as closed-toe shoes to this event. We will provide all other equipment necessary! We also ask that you leave your pets at home for this work day. We hope to see you there!

No Man’s Land Pre-Show Conversation with Women of Adventure
2018-05-16 17:45 - 19:30 | New Belgium Brewing Company, 21 Craven St, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States

No Man's Land Film Festival
2018-05-16 19:45 - 21:30 | New Belgium Brewing Company, 21 Craven St, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty, Nantahala Outdoor Center and RECOVER Brands are excited to present the first No Man’s Land Film Festival in Western North Carolina! Join MountainTrue, venue host, New Belgium Brewing, and our generous sponsors in a celebration of bold and inspiring women who love adventure and have a passion for the outdoors.
MountainTrue and No Man’s Land Film Festival both aim to cultivate a deep interest in exploring the vastness of our planet and increase access to the great outdoors for everyone. Join us as we showcase short films about incredible female athletes and conservationists and the uniquely wild places they love and protect. Doors are at 7:45 p.m. and the event starts at 8:15 p.m. This event is free and open to all!
Mirnavator – playing at the No Man’s Land Film Festival

Wildfire & Wildflower Hike at Wesser Creek
2018-05-19 09:00 - 16:00 | NC
In the Fall of 2016, wildfires raged throughout Western North Carolina, leaving destruction in their wake. But were there positive outcomes from these fires? Join MountainTrue Ecologist & Public Lands Director Bob Gale for a Wildfire and Wildflower hike on May 19th, 2018. We’ll be doing a moderate hike on Wesser Creek Trail in the beautiful Nantahala National Forest. Bob will discuss the effects 2016’s wildfire had on this area, while pointing out lovely spring flowers along the way!
We’ll walk about 4.5 miles total along the Wesser Creek Trail in an area that was burned in the Fall 2016 regional wildfires. The trail is narrow in places and has a few obstacles to be aware of, so hikers should be prepared for a moderate hike through a beautiful terrain.
What to Bring:
-Hiking boots, lunch & snacks, water bottle (make sure to bring lots of water!), sturdy clothing to hike in, camera, sunscreen, medications for any allergies, etc.
*Be prepared for rainy or cold weather – raincoat, warm jacket/layers as needed*
Space is limited to 20 hikers, sign up below!

Join Us for the Blackrock Bio Blitz
2018-06-02 09:00 - 17:00 | Bryson Park, 585 Chipper Curve Rd, Sylva, NC, 28779

Hendersonville Green Drinks: From Brownfield to Brewery, Building our East Coast Home in Asheville, NC
2018-06-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
Have you ever wondered why New Belgium – one of the biggest names in craft beer – chose to open a secondary location in Asheville? On Thursday, June 14, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Sarah Fraser, the Sustainability Specialist for New Belgium Brewing in Asheville. She will discuss how and why the craft brewer selected Asheville as their new home and the work that went into rehabilitating their 18 acre campus, including brownfield remediation, stream restoration and native landscaping.
Who: Sarah Fraser, Sustainability Specialist for New Belgium Brewing
What: June Green Drinks Topic: From brownfield to brewery, building our East Coast home in Asheville, NC
When: June 14, 2018 – 5:30 networking, 6:00 presentation
Where: Black Bear Coffee, 318 N. Main St. Hendersonville, NC
Sarah Fraser is the sustainability specialist at 100% employee-owned New Belgium Brewing in Asheville, NC. Sarah is part of a sustainability team that supports the Company’s environmental stewardship programs and engages Asheville coworkers in making progress toward the company’s ambitious energy, water, emissions and waste reduction goals. When she isn’t busy helping New Belgium reach its sustainability goals, you can find Sarah in the great outdoors, doing anything from backpacking, trail running and biking, to birdwatching, beekeeping and learning about the native flora of the Southern Appalachians.

About Hendersonville Green Drinks
Hendersonville Green Drinks is presented by MountainTrue, Conserving Carolina and Black Bear 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. 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.

Dad's Day River Cleanup in the High Country
2018-06-17 13:00 - 15:00 | The Valle Crucis Community Park, 2892 Broadstone Road, Valle Crucis, NC, 28604, United States
Join us for our annual Dad’s Day Cleanup. A family friendly afternoon of cleaning up trash and flood debris. Volunteers will meet in VC Park and spread the love up and downriver. Cleanup from 1-3. Trash bags provided. Bring waders if you have them.

Lewis Creek Preserve Nature Walk
2018-06-19 09:00 - 11:00 | NC
Lewis Creek Preserve is an eight-acre preserve protected and managed by the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy. MountainTrue Ecologist and Public Lands Director, Bob Gale, will lead a slow hike along the trail, interpreting the plant life, wildflowers, and value of pollinators on this property. The visit includes a boardwalk which overlooks an example of the remaining rare Southern Appalachian Bog ecosystems. Bob and MountainTrue have special expertise in managing these bogs and in addressing their threats, including non-native invasive plants.
We will meet at the Edneyville Community Center and carpool to the trailhead. All are welcome on this FREE hike! Sign up below.

Reinventing Power: America’s Renewable Energy Boom
2018-06-27 18:30 - 20:30 | The Collider, Suite 401, 1 Haywood St., Asheville, North Carolina, 28801
Join MountainTrue and the Sierra Club for a screening of Reinventing Power: America’s Renewable Energy Boom at the Collider. This film takes us across the country to hear directly from the people making our clean energy future achievable. These individuals are working to rebuild what’s broken, rethink what’s possible, and revitalize communities. These stories are proof that America does not need to choose between keeping our lights on and protecting our communities. Critically, Reinventing Power underscores the notion that we don’t have to sacrifice jobs for a clean environment. Supporting a clean energy future means building a better, more prosperous future for everyone. Over the film’s 50 minutes, you’ll meet people in eight states whose lives were changed by the renewable energy industry while exploring various aspects of the clean energy industry from innovation to installation.
