On Thursday, April 14th from 6:00-7:00 PM, Hendersonville Green Drinks presents the third of a four-part webinar series entitled Good Growth Makes Good Sense. The guest speaker will be Rebekah Robinson, Assistant Director for Programs at Conserving Carolina. The presentation, Nature for All: Planning for Inclusive Greenways, Trails, and Parks, is in direct response to […]
Join our MountainTrue Ecologist and Public Lands Director, Bob Gale, and Broad Riverkeeper, David Caldwell on this guided hike. Click this link to learn more and register!
Join the Watauga Riverkeeper and water team on Earth Day for a river cleanup on Winkler’s Creek near our trash trout. We will provide trash bags and waders for volunteers.
Join MountainTrue as we team up with Flying Bikes Tours to take out a fleet of electric bikes! We'll be exploring the Oklawaha Greenway, with stops along the way to discuss Henderson County's ongoing Comprehensive Planning process and how the county can address affordable housing, recreation, and transportation. Registration is required for this trip.
Join members of the High Country Habitat Restoration Coalition on April 23 at Todd Island Park from 1-3 p.m. to remove non-native invasive species along the pathways and trails. We will be working to eradicate invasives. Bring your love of native plants and your desire to keep Boone beautiful!
Celebrate Earth Day with MountainTrue during the Andrews Spring Fling festival! Join us for an easy nature walk suitable for all ages along a flat gravel walking trail. Registration for this outing is required.
The state projects that in the next 25 years, over 75,000 people will move to Buncombe County. Housing experts estimate that these newcomers will require around 50,000 new homes. Where will these homes be built? Can our roads absorb this influx of new residents? How can we preserve our rural heritage while building town centers that people love?
Using Smart Growth Principles as a guide, Joyell will explore these questions against the backdrop of the ongoing Comprehensive Planning effort, which will inform the next 25 years of growth and development in Buncombe County. He will discuss how we can realize a vision for growth that encourages economic development, respects our natural resources and agricultural heritage and enhances our quality of life for generations to come.
The 15th Annual Watershed Gala and Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award presentation is scheduled for Thursday, April 28, 2022, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. The Gala and Award presentation will be held in person at the Hackney Warehouse. We hope you will join us for a delightful evening of laughter, fun, and camaraderie… and to help honor this year’s Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award winner!
Tickets are $30 per person — each ticket includes hors d’oeuvres and two drink tickets (beer, wine, and soft drinks). Ticket sales conclude on Thursday, April 21. Register Here: https://mountaintrue.org/2022-watershed-gala/
Valle Crucis Community Park is hosting the 2nd Annual Valle Crucis Park Bio Blitz on April 30. Stop by anytime to explore the meadows and wetlands along the river and help us find and identify as many different plants, animals, and fungi as we can for the Park’s species list! The event runs from dawn to dusk. We will also be setting up a table and workshop for all ages to learn more about aquatic macroinvertebrates and fish species in the Watauga River.
We will hike the Appalachian Trail and enjoy stunning displays of wildflowers in the largest protected grove of ash trees along the Appalachian Trail. Along the way, we will pull a beginning infestation of Garlic Mustard. In addition to being a noxious weed, garlic mustard makes a fine pesto, and there will be plenty of raw material if folks want to take some foliage home with them. Registration is required for this event.
