In the Fall of 2016, wildfires raged throughout Western North Carolina, leaving destruction in their wake. But were there positive outcomes from these fires? Join MountainTrue Ecologists Bob Gale and Josh Kelly for a Fire Ecology hike on July 21st, 2018.
Join Asheville GreenWorks, MountainTrue, 98.1 The River, and French Broad Outfitters Catawba Brewery in Biltmore Village for the next great installment of the Riverkeeper Beer Series! Come ready to float, clean up our river, and taste the release of the Riverkeeper Beer at the after party.
Michael Franti & Spearhead return to Asheville on Friday, July 27 to headline the Riverkeeper Beer Series at the Salvage Station for the second year in a row. The show is presented by MountainTrue and 98.1 The River, with proceeds supporting the work of the French Broad Riverkeeper – a MountainTrue program that serves as the primary protector and watchdog of the French Broad River Watershed.
Valle Crucis Community Park's summer concert series is back and on July 27, MountainTrue and the Watauga Riverkeeper will be sponsoring the show with headliners, the Worthless Son-in-Laws!
Come out for the long-awaited Riverkeeper Float Fest sponsored by the We Can So You Can Foundation and Appalachian Mountain Brewery, and hosted by River & Earth Adventures. Proceeds benefit MountainTrue's Watauga Riverkeeper and help protect clean water in the High Country. Ticket price includes free shuttle from Boone.
Each year, Mountain True and our French Broad Riverkeeper guide participants on an incredible trip down the French Broad River, creating powerful memories of camping under the stars on the French Broad River Paddle Trail (proudly sponsored by Oskar Blues, Sierra Nevada, and New Belgium Breweries) and exploring what can feel like uncharted territory right in our own backyards. Leave the hustle behind and paddle with us!
Join Asheville GreenWorks, MountainTrue, 98.1 The River, and French Broad Outfitters at New Belgium for the next great installment of the Riverkeeper Beer Series! Come ready to float, clean up our river, and taste the release of the Riverkeeper Beer at the after party.
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is holding a public hearing on a wastewater permit issue for Duke Energy on August 22. While analysis of this proposal and talking points are forthcoming, we encourage you to plan to attend and push DEQ to protect the French Broad River against toxic coal ash pollution and make Duke Energy clean up its coal ash at Asheville safely and responsibly.
Join Asheville GreenWorks, MountainTrue, 98.1 The River at French Broad Outfitters for the next great installment of the Riverkeeper Beer Series! Come ready to float, cleanup our river, and taste the release of the Riverkeeper Beer at the after party. HiWire will have a tap takeover will tasty Riverkeeper Beer, as well as all their usual favorites.
Asheville is a community on the rise. The design of our community impacts how we interact with the space around us and with each other, and influences how we live. Join us for this five-part speaker series featuring national experts on urban design, planning, placemaking, transportation and other community development topics to explore the role of thoughtful design in building livable communities.
