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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Winter Bird Watch on Lake Chatuge near Hayesville, NC

Chatuge Dam, 1407 Chatuge Dam Rd, Hayesville, NC 28904 1407 Chatuge Dam Rd,, Hayesville, NC

Join other MountainTrue folks in our 17th annual caravan around the Lake Chatuge shoreline to view a wide variety of birds.

French Broad River Live Staking Workday near Fletcher or Brevard 2/20-CANCELED

Due to extremely cold weather, we are forced to cancel this event. The ground will be too cold. Please check out our other live staking event on February 22nd! Come help us start to restore riverbanks of the French Broad after Hurricane Helene. We'll plant stakes that will eventually grow into trees.

Elk River Clean-up near Banner Elk, NC 2/22-CANCELED

Lowe's Food (Banner Elk) 4000 NC-105, Linville, NC

Due to inclement weather, this event has been canceled. Please check back for other upcoming events! Come join the Clean Water team as we clean up the trash left behind by Hurricane Helene. We will be removing trash and debris along the riparian areas. Please note this will be a land-based clean-up.

Live Staking Work Day near Boone, NC 2/22-CANCELED

Due to inclement weather, we are forced to cancel this event; the ground will be too cold. Please check back for additional upcoming workdays soon! Live staking season is officially here! Come help us start to restore riverbanks of the High Country after Hurricane Helene. We’ll be planting stakes that will eventually grow into trees, and protect our rivers from erosion and pollution.

Community Invasive Plant Workday on the River Walk in Murphy, NC 2/22

Historic L&N Depot, 4 Railroad St, Murphy, NC 28906 Historic L&N Depot, 4 Railroad St., Murphy, NC

MountainTrue, in coordination with Heritage Partners and the Town of Murphy, is hosting a community volunteer workday to control non-native invasive plants and restore native habitats along the Murphy River Walk & Canoe Trail.

Conservation Conversations with MountainTrue in Brevard, NC 2/26

Ecusta Brewing 451 Ecusta Rd., Brevard, NC

Meet the organizations in your community working to conserve our forests and rivers. We'll provide time for socializing and sipping, then jump into a conversation on the current conservation issues and what we're doing to address them.

Ecusta Brewing Co. offers food and a variety of beverages (including non-alcoholic options). No outside food or beverages are permitted.

2025 Watershed Gala in Young Harris, GA 2/28

Charles Suber Banquet Hall Young Harris College, Young Harris, GA

The Watershed Gala is an upscale social gathering that celebrates good water quality still being measured in many rivers, lakes, and streams and recognizes those who work to sustain it. This year’s event will feature a menu of heavy hors d'oeuvres, along with wine, beer, sodas, and water.

An in-person silent auction will be held throughout the event with beautiful art and craft items made right here in the Blue Ridge Mountains, as well as unique opportunities to relax, dine, and play!

$45 – $400

Boone Greenway Trail Clean-up NC 3/7

283 Martin Luther King Jr. St. Boone NC, 28607. 36.204297, -81.651667 283 Martin Luther King Jr. St., Boone, NC

Come join Mountain True as we clean up the trash left behind by Hurricane Helene. We will be removing trash and debris along the Boone Greenway Trail in the riparian areas. Please note this will be a land-based clean-up.