2025 Paddling Film Festival World Tour RAFFLE benefiting MountainTrue in Asheville, NC
2025 Paddling Film Festival Raffle featuring TWO raffle packages with a variety of outdoor swag.
Buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win!
MountainStrong Hurricane Recovery Fund
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, MountainTrue is dedicated to addressing the urgent needs of our community.
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First Day Hike to the Wesser Bald Fire Tower via the Appalachian Trail near Nantahala, NC
Tellico Gap Trailhead Parking Aquone, NCJoin Western Regional Director Callie Moore for a winter hike on the first day of the new year! This 2.3-mile loop is considered moderately challenging; however, avid hikers would likely consider it easy. There are 748 feet of elevation gain over the first 1.3 miles and then descending the same amount over the last mile of the hike. At the top, we'll have a stunning 360-degree view across Nantahala National Forest from the platform of a historic fire tower.
Free
Buy Tickets for the 2025 Paddling Film Festival World Tour Screening in Asheville, NC benefiting MountainTrue (Screening March 6th)
The Grey Eagle 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesIt's back!! MountainTrue is excited to bring the Paddling Film Festival World Tour back to Asheville, North Carolina on Thursday, March 6th in honor of World Water Day. World Water Day, held on March 22nd every year since 1993, is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of freshwater.
What better way to celebrate than by watching the best paddling films and being in community with other clean water supporters?! You’ll be inspired to explore rivers, lakes, and oceans, push extremes, embrace the paddling lifestyle, and appreciate the wild places.
$15 – $20
Christmas Tree Recycling in Hendersonville, NC Jan 6-10th; return for mulch on January 11th CANCELED
Jackson Park Ball Field 801 Glover St, Hendersonville, NC, United StatesRecycle your live Christmas trees & wreaths this season!
As you go out to buy your live trees for the holidays, remember that you’ll be able to bring them to this event and collect mulch for your home gardens and landscaping.
Henderson County residents can drop their trees off at Jackson Park from Jan. 6-10, and plan to return and load up on mulch January 11, 2025, from 12 to 4 p.m. at Jackson Park (801 4th Avenue East, Hendersonville, NC).
French Broad River Hurricane Helene Clean-up in Alexander 1/18 hosted by United by Blue
Alexander River Park 2590 Old Marshall Highway, Alexander, NCThere is still a large amount of debris along the French Broad River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Join us in coming together to help the Asheville community by cleaning up the French Broad River. Removing debris from the river will allow for outdoor recreation and tourism to return to the area as well as get rid of any materials that might be leaching harmful chemicals into the water. Now more than ever it is important for us to come together and support communities in need.
Catch MountainTrue at the Winter Farmer’s Market in Boone, NC
Agricultural Conference Center 252 Poplar Grove Connector, Boone, NCCome visit us at the Saturday Winter Farmer's Market in Boone, NC! From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., your Watauga Riverkeeper team will be set up with live-staking demos, well-testing kits, and Riverkeeper merch for our High Country community. This is a great opportunity to meet our team, learn about riparian buffer rehabilitation methods, and chat with us about water quality.
Invasive Plant Removal Workday at Little Tennessee Greenway, Franklin, NC 1/18
803 Ulco drive TASSEE SHELTER 803 Ulco Drive, Franklin, North CarolinaMountainTrue, in partnership with the Mainspring Conservation Trust and the Friends of the Greenway (FROGs), is hosting a community volunteer workday to control non-native invasive plants and restore native habitats at the Little Tennessee Greenway in Franklin, NC.
Save the Date! French Broad River Hurricane Helene Clean-up in Alexander, NC 1/23-CANCELED
Walnut Island River Park 3042 Old Marshall Hwy, Alexander, NCDue to the incredibly cold weather we are experiencing this week, this event has been canceled. Please sign up for the clean-up on January 30th instead! Come help the French Broad Riverkeeper team clean up trash and debris left behind by Hurricane Helene.
French Broad River Livestaking Workday near Fletcher or Brevard 1/23 CANCELED
Due to the incredibly cold temperatures in the area this week, this event has been canceled. Please check out one of the other upcoming Live Staking dates! Come help us start to restore riverbanks of the French Broad after Hurricane Helene. We'll plant stakes that will eventually grow into trees.
French Broad River Live Staking Workday near Fletcher or Brevard 1/25-CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER
Due to the blast of cold weather that has hit our region, the ground is frozen in the areas that we planned to work. This event will be canceled. Please check our Events Calendar for upcoming workdates in February. Come help us start to restore riverbanks of the French Broad after Hurricane Helene. We'll plant stakes that will eventually grow into trees.