In the wake of Hurricane Helene, MountainTrue is dedicated to addressing the urgent needs of our community.
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.
Come help MountainTrue and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to preserve our native biodiversity by engaging in the fight against non-native invasive plants!
It's time for Saluda's best block party of the year! Headliner Aaron Burdett Band will be playing a benefit concert for our Green Riverkeeper program.
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.
On Thursday, May 10, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Wes Burlingame. He 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.
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.
Richmond Hill Park is well loved recreational haven that needs our help! Join us and help restore native plant communities by controlling non-native invasive plants to make Asheville's only forested park a more beautiful and safe place for all.
Earth Equity Advisors is proud to present the No Man’s Land Film Festival Pre-Show Conversation with Women of Adventure — a very special event featuring ultra-runner Mirna Valerio; Shanna Powell, mountain biker and owner fo Endless Bike Company, Shanna Powell; Laura Boggess, rock climber and instructor at Mars Hill University; Julie White, cyclist and trail strategist for Pisgah Area SORBA; and Anna Zanetti, rock climber and Carolina Director for Friends of the Smokies.
WE'RE STILL ON! We've just moved indoors! MountainTrue and New Belgium Brewing Company are excited to host the first No Man’s Land Film Festival in Western North Carolina! Join us 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!
In the Fall of 2016, wildfires raged throughout Western North Carolina, leaving destruction in their wake. But were there positive outcomes from these fires?
