• Bluff Mountain Bio-Blitz

    Hot Springs Community Learning Center 356 US-25, Hot Springs, NC, United States

    Bluff Mountain is one of the little-known jewels of Pisgah National Forest. Bluff rises more than 3,500’ above the French Broad River to a height of over 4,600’. The range of elevations, aspects, and landforms and the presence of rare habitat types such as seeps, rock outcrops, and forests over basic soils should provide habitat […]

    Free
  • Hendersonville Green Drinks: Prioritization of Transportation Projects in North Carolina and Our Region

    Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

    Hendersonville, N.C. — On Thursday, June 9, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes featured speakers Lyuba Zuyeva, Director of the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Tristan Winkler, Senior Transportation Planner with the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization, who will discuss how transportation projects go from concept to funded project. The State of North Carolina […]

    Free
  • Richmond Hill Park Invasive Plant Removal Work Day

    Richmond Hill Park 300 Richmond Hill Dr, Asheville, NC, United States

    Join us and help restore native plant communities by controlling non-native invasive plants at Richmond Hill Park. This is the City of Asheville’s only forested park and is home to many special native plant and animal species! We’ll provide all gloves, equipment and instruction needed. Please bring snacks, water, rain jacket and wear long pants, […]

    Free!
  • French Broad River Clean-Up

    Hominy Creek Park 194 Hominy Creek Rd., Asheville, NC, United States

    Want to get into the river and make a difference? June 16 is the perfect time to reintroduce yourself to the French Broad, and clean it up along the way. This clean-up is part of our Riverkeeper Beer Series, which is a series of sponsored paddles and cleanups by local breweries and gear-builders.   June […]

  • Hendersonville Pollinator Week invasive plant removal

    Patton Park 1730 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville , NC, United States

    Help improve the Oklawaha Greenway and have fun doing it. Join us for a satisfying day of removing the plants that choke out the desirable native plants. Have fun and make new friends! Bob Gale has an amazing store of knowledge about native and non-native plants. This is a good project for groups, clubs and […]

  • Upper French Broad River Fest

    Champion Park Main Street, Rosman , United States

    French Broad River Stewards of Transylvania County presents a celebration of the French Broad, one of the world's oldest rivers, near it's headwaters in Transylvania County. This fun and education-filled event will feature exhibits from MountainTrue and other local partners, food, music and entertainment for all ages. We are also looking for volunteers to help […]

  • Father’s Day River Clean-Up, Brought To You By French Broad Chocolates

    Hominy Creek Park 194 Hominy Creek Rd., Asheville, NC, United States

    French Broad Chocolates, South Slope Businesses, MountainTrue, and Asheville Greenworks Team Up for Our River Asheville, N.C. — French Broad Chocolates is partnering with MountainTrue’s French Broad Riverkeeper and Asheville Greenworks to present a special Father’s Day River clean-up. Fathers, mothers and children are all invited to come out on the water and lend a […]

    Free
  • Muddy Water Watch Training – June 20

    Marshall Public Library 11 N. Main Street , Marshall, NC, United States

    Come learn how you can help prevent sediment from entering the river. Have you ever seen sediment or dirt running off of a construction site? Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence, and all this sediment will eventually end up in our waterways, polluting aquatic habitats and ecosystems. This class will teach you the proper way […]

  • Hendersonville Pollinator Week Nature Walk

    Lewis Creek Nature Preserve is an 8-acre conservation property protected and managed by the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy. Our resident ecologist Bob Gale will lead a leisurely 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 […]

    Free!
  • Remembering the Great Flood of 1916

    Blue Ridge Community College, Bo Thomas Auditorium 180 W. Campus Dr. , Flat Rock, United States

    The Great Flood of 1916 Remembrance is the screening of our completed film and a forum discussing the history of WNC’s worst natural disaster– the 1916 flood featuring discussions with mountain elders and experts about what happened, what have we learned, how prepared we are today and where we need to go to better protect […]

    $5