• 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
  • Muddy Water Watch Training – June 28

    Haywood Community College Regional High Technology Center 112 Industrial Park Drive, Waynesville, 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 […]

  • Muddy Water Watch Training – June 30

    REI - Asheville 31 Schenck Pkwy, Asheville, 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 […]

  • Meet & Greet With Gray Jernigan, Director of Southern Regional Office

    MountainTrue - Southern Regional Office 611 N. Church Street, NC, United States

    MountainTrue is excited to announce the hiring of Gray Jernigan as regional director for the Southern Regional Office, located in Hendersonville and serving Henderson, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania counties. Gray comes to MountainTrue from Waterkeeper Alliance, where he served in Raleigh as a staff attorney and communications coordinator. To welcome Gray to WNC, MountainTrue is […]