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3rd Annual Broad River Fishing Tournament
2022-08-27 - 2022-09-05
Go out on your own or with your friends to your favorite locations on the Broad River or any tributary. You can fish one day or all week long!
This is a for-fun and “bragging rights”-only tournament, so no cash or material prizes will be given. Recognition as the “Broad’s Best Angler” will be given to the fisher person with the highest combined total length of their three biggest fish. We will also recognize winners for catching the biggest bass, biggest catfish, biggest panfish (bream or crappie), and for the most unusual fish.
Here’s how it works: when you catch a “nice one”, take a photo of the fish lying on a fish ruler, and send it via e-mail to david@mountaintrue.org. We will tally up the fish measurements after Labor Day, the last day of the tournament, and announce winners that week.
If you’d like to support our Broad Riverkeeper program, you can purchase a Custom Deluxe fishing ruler by contacting David at david@mountaintrue.org or at 704-284-9002

Guided New River Snorkel 8/27/22
2022-08-27 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join MountainTrue’s High Country water team and take the plunge to explore the unique ecosystems of the New River on a guided snorkel trip!
Much like ocean reef snorkeling, river snorkeling allows you an unparalleled viewpoint to explore all the nooks and crannies of your local river. By peeking under the water, you can find yourself swimming alongside darting fish or face-to-face with the tiny insect larvae that feed them. If you’re lucky, you may even catch a glimpse of a Hellbender. MountainTrue will provide snorkels, view buckets (pictured above), and waders.
For people who have previously joined a MountainTrue Guided River Snorkel, we have added the exciting new addition of view buckets! View buckets (also known as aqua scopes) can best be described as water telescopes, helping the viewer see clearly into the river while standing on land. This helps us to better view the river ecosystem without startling the aquatic organisms in the process.
Event location: Brookshire Park in Boone, NC (250 Brookshire Rd, Boone, NC 28607)

**Please, no children under 13 and we ask that all participants know how to swim.

HCHRW Nonnative Invasive Plant Removal 9/1/22
2022-09-01 15:00 - 17:00
Come join the Nonnative Invasive Plant workday in the High Country on September 1st from 3-5 p.m. We will be working to eradicate invasives. Bring your love of native plants and your desire to keep Western NC beautiful!
Please contact Hannah Woodburn at hannah@mountaintrue.org for more details about the location for this workday.

Rufus Morgan WaterFall Hike & Wayah Bald Visit near Franklin, NC 9/9/22
2022-09-09 09:00 - 11:30

Broad River Moonlight Float near Boiling Springs, NC 9/9/22
2022-09-09 19:00 - 23:30

Waiting List: Lower Green River Inflatable Kayak Trip near Saluda, NC 9/10/22
2022-09-10 13:00 - 17:00
**Please note – this event has been rescheduled from September 3 to September 10. Any reference to the 3rd is out of date.

2022 Fall Native Tree & Shrub Sale
2022-09-12 - 2022-11-06 | MountainTrue Western Regional Office, 90 Tennessee Street, Murphy, NC, 28906, United States
In order to raise awareness about the beautiful, resilient plants that are native to our Southern Appalachian Mountains and to provide a little funding for our ongoing invasive plant eradication efforts, we are again holding a Native Tree and Shrub Sale this fall. Choose from 26 species of native trees and shrubs, ranging from large shade trees, native ornamentals, pollinator species, and those particularly beneficial to wildlife.
**Your order must be picked up in Murphy, NC on Saturday, November 12th between 9:00am & 1:00pm unless, due to exceptional circumstances, other arrangements are made PRIOR to placing the order.**
All plants are quality local nursery stock.
1-gallon – $15
2-gallon – $18
3-gallon – $25
2022 Tree-Shrub species price list
2022 Tree-Shrub descriptions for sale
Orders will be accepted through Sunday, November 6, while supplies last. You must pay for the order at the time you submit it in order to secure your species and size of choice. Then, pick up your order from the MountainTrue Western Regional Office parking lot in downtown Murphy on Saturday, November 12 between 9:00am – 1:00pm.
Complete your order using the form below and pay with any major credit card. We are no longer accepting mail-in orders.
Plants that are found here inspire a “sense of place” and pride in our mountain communities and promote wise stewardship and conservation of natural resources. For questions related to these or other native and invasive plant species, contact program coordinator, Tony Ward at tony@mountaintrue.org.

High Country Nonnative Invasive Plant Removal 9/15
2022-09-15 15:00 - 17:00
Come join the Nonnative Invasive Plant workday in the High Country on September 15th from 3-5 p.m. We will meet at the Boone Greenway entrance under the covered pavilion. Please wear long sleeve pants and shirts & close-toed shoes. Sun protection and a water bottle would be a good idea to bring too. If you would like to join the workday, but plan to show up after the start time, you can meet the group by walking across the roadside bridge and joining on the side of the paved greenway adjacent to the gravel parking lot.

Please contact Hannah Woodburn at hannah@mountaintrue.org for details about the location of this workday.

Rhythm & Brews Waste Station Volunteers Needed in Hendersonville, NC 9/15/22
2022-09-15 18:30 - 20:00
Are you passionate about sustainability/waste management? Join the Rhythm and Brews event on Thursday, September 15th and volunteer with MountainTrue’s Recycling Team to educate participants and monitor the waste station! In this position, you’d be monitoring the waste stations to make sure folks are putting compostables, recycling, and trash in the appropriate bins.
To sign up look for the term Waste Station Educator, which indicates how volunteers will help educate attendees on why it’s important to keep the waste stream sorted properly.
Volunteer at Rhythm & Brews

Waiting List: Urban E-bike Tour through Downtown Asheville 9/17/22
2022-09-17 10:00 - 12:00

7th Annual Sarah Sweep on the First Broad River near Lawndale, NC 9/24/22
2022-09-24 11:00 - 21:00 | Double Shoals Mill, 199 Old Mill Rd., Shelby, NC, 28150, United States
7th Annual Sarah Sweep and After-Party on the Broad River

Click here to register

We’re so grateful to these terrific companies for their generous sponsorship of this event:

Jodi and Joe Morgan of J. Morgan Company
Biz Hub – Coworking space in Shelby, NC
Pharr Technologies
Joy Pharr – Realtor – Ivester Jackson Blackstream
Community First Media

We’re excited to announce that our 7th Annual Sarah Sweep will include an expanded after-party this year and we hope you’ll be able to join us for any part of this wonderful day! Fill out the form to register for either the cleanup or the after-party. If you’re volunteering for the clean-up, you don’t need to buy a ticket for the after-party!

Broad River Cleanup Volunteer Opportunity: We’re kicking things off at 11 a.m. with a river cleanup open to any volunteers willing to come out and honor Sarah Spencer by helping improve the health of the Broad River. All are welcome to join us on this lovely section of the river that Sarah Spencer held dear to her heart. While paddling the shallow, shaded, cool waters that flow between rock cliffs and rhododendron, Sarah would always stop to pick up any litter along the way. Sarah, Beejay, Billy, and Davey died tragically in 2016 in a car accident. This event is in remembrance and honor of these friends and their love for our river. Register below as a volunteer to join the clean-up and then you’re welcome to enjoy food and music for free at the after-party!

After Party Details: For those who can’t make the clean-up, we hope you can come out between 5:30 – 6:30 to enjoy a delicious BBQ Chicken & Ribs dinner with all the trimmings prepared by local favorite Doug Fortenberry. Also starting at 5:30 p.m. will be live guitar music performed by Sarah Spencer’s father, Steve Spencer. Steve will perform until 6:45 p.m. and then at 7 p.m., The Shrimp Pistols will take the stage to close out the event with a bang! Tickets for the after-party are $15 for adults while kids under 8 and all clean-up volunteers eat free.

The rain date for this event will be October 1.
Contact: David Caldwell, Broad Riverkeeper, david@mountaintrue.org704-284-9002

High Country Nonnative Invasive Plant Removal 9/29
2022-09-29 15:00 - 17:00

Waiting List: Plant and Mushroom ID Hike near Burnsville, NC 9/30/22
2022-09-30 10:00 - 16:00

French Broad River Cleanup with Astral & New Belgium Brewing
2022-09-30 12:00 - 17:00

Green River Big Sweep 2022 - Cancelled due to Hurricane Ian
2022-10-01 12:00 - 17:00 | 2302 Green River Cove Road, Saluda NC 28773, 2302 Green River Cove Rd., Saluda, NC, 28773, United States
Help the Green RiverKeeper and MountainTrue keep the Green River Clean! This river clean up will be a 4 to 6 mile river paddle on the Green River.

Nonnative Invasive Plant Volunteer Workday on the Murphy River Walk
2022-10-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Murphy River Walk, Hiwassee St, Murphy, NC, 28906, United States

High Country Nonnative Invasive Plant Removal Workday 10/5
2022-10-05 15:00 - 17:00 | The Valle Crucis Community Park, 2892 Broadstone Road, Valle Crucis, NC, 28604, United States

A Night Of Poetry: Marybeth Holleman’s "tender gravity"
2022-10-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Pleb Urban Winery, 289 Lyman St, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Join MountainTrue on October 6th for an evening of poetry, conversation, wine, and live music to celebrate Marybeth Holleman’s tender gravity. In her debut book of poetry, Asheville local Marybeth draws on her childhood in North Carolina and her adulthood in Alaska to consider the wisdoms expressed through sundew and sphagnum, a paddling trip and a charging bear, constellations and the tiniest bog plant, always with yearning and a draw of breath.
Enjoy a special musical guest, then participate in a discussion with Marybeth, Laura Hope-Gill, and MountainTrue staff as we talk about our relationship with poems and nature, fears and sorrows for the planet, and what taking action looks like.
Books will be available for purchase and signing, with Marybeth’s royalties going to support MountainTrue’s work for resilient forests, clean waters, and healthy communities in the Southern Blue Ridge. The book signing will begin around 7:30pm.
Come support MountainTrue while celebrating poetry, music, and our beautiful mountain home at Plēb Urban Winery, River Arts District, 289 Lyman St, Asheville, NC 28801 on October 6th, 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

VWIN Sampling Weekend in the High Country 10/8/22 - 10/9/22
2022-10-08 - 2022-10-09
Come join the VWIN Sampling weekend on October 8th – 9th. Fill out the contact form below to add your name to the volunteer list.

Fall Scenic Hike in Hot Springs 10/8/22
2022-10-08 10:00 - 16:00

Asheville City Council Meeting 10/11/22
2022-10-11 17:00 - 20:00 | Pack’s Tavern, 20 S. Spruce Street, Asheville, 28801, United States
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Join MountainTrue, the Sierra Club, NCPIRG, BeLoved, and the rest of the Plastic-Free WNC coalition at the October 11 Asheville City Council Meeting and show your support for an ordinance that would ban single-use plastic shopping bags and styrofoam in Asheville. We’ll gather at Pack’s Tavern at 5 p.m. to discuss key talking points before the meeting, and then we’ll head to City Hall as a group — wear green if you’re able to!
Americans use 100 billion plastic bags and 25 billion styrofoam cups every year. Most of that ends up in landfills or as litter, polluting our forests and our environment. It’s time for the City of Asheville to join the more than 500 communities around the nation that have already passed plastic bag bans. The Plastic-Free WNC coalition is pushing the City of Asheville to pass a bill to ban single-use plastic bags and styrofoam while putting a 10-cent fee on paper bags. Come to the Asheville City Council meeting on October 11 to let City Council know this is a priority!

40th Anniversary Celebration and 2022 Annual Gathering
2022-10-12 17:30 - 19:30 | The Salvage Station, 466 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, 28804, United States
Please click on the link below to visit our event page for event details and to RSVP:
40th Anniversary Celebration

Mountains-To-Sea Trail Hike in Haywood County
2022-10-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 425.4

Pop-up Fall Float down the Broad River near Boiling Springs, NC
2022-10-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Broad River Greenway Canoe Access, 126 Broad River Drive, Shelby, NC, 28152, United States

Murphy River Walk Volunteer Invasive Plant Workdays
2022-10-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-24 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Murphy River Walk, Hiwassee St, Murphy, NC, 28906, United States
For the third consecutive year, MountainTrue is again hosting Monday afternoon volunteer workdays (weather permitting) to control nonnative invasive plants and restore native habitat along the Murphy River Walk & Canoe Trail! We will primarily be using hand tools to cut invasive shrubs like Chinese privet and then treat the stumps. No prior experience is necessary; we will provide tools and training. All you have to bring is water and energy! Please register in advance so that we will have enough tools, gloves, etc. Let’s work together to continue to improve the wildlife habitat and natural beauty at the Murphy River Walk! Contact western region program coordinator, Tony Ward with questions: tony@mountaintrue.org.

High Country Nonnative Invasive Plant Removal Workday 10/19
2022-10-19 15:00 - 17:00 | The Valle Crucis Community Park, 2892 Broadstone Road, Valle Crucis, NC, 28604, United States

2022 Native Species Parade & Pub Crawl in Asheville, NC
2022-10-29 16:00 - 19:00 | Pritchard Park, 67 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
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Join us on Saturday, October 29, to enjoy some tasty brews in Asheville’s South Slope district while dressed as your favorite native or endemic species! We’ll meet at Pritchard Park at 4 p.m. before beginning our pub crawl at Twin Leaf Brewery at 4:30 p.m. After Twin Leaf, we’ll visit the Funkatorium and Burial Beer Co. All three locations are dog-friendly, so feel free to coordinate your costume with your well-behaved pups and bring them along for this fun, free Halloween celebration! Need some costume inspiration? Click here to browse an extensive list of endemic flora and fauna species.
Itinerary:

Meet at Pritchard Park at 4:00 p.m.
Twin Leaf Brewery at 4:30 p.m.
The Funkatorium at 5:30 p.m.
Burial Beer Co at 7:00 p.m.

2022 Lake Chatuge Shoreline Cleanup
2022-11-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Towns County Swim Beach Pavillion, US-76, Hiawassee, GA, 30546
