In the wake of Hurricane Helene, MountainTrue is dedicated to addressing the urgent needs of our community.
Are you passionate about sustainability/waste management? Join an upcoming Rhythm and Brews event and volunteer with MountainTrue’s Recycling Team to educate participants and monitor the waste station! Click here to learn more.
Come join the Trash Trout cleanout at the Middle Fork Greenway on July 26th from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Eight environmental organizations and a coalition of more than 100 local businesses are organizing a rally to protect the country’s most popular national forest! The Protect Pisgah Party + Rally for the Forest will highlight the vast, overwhelming public and political support for protecting the Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest. The rally will be held outside the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) headquarters in Asheville on Monday, August 1 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., just before a week of decisive meetings.
Come join the Nonnative Invasive Plant workday in the High Country on August 4th 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!
Come join the Trash Trout cleanout at Winklers Creek on August 9th from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Come join the VWIN Sampling weekend in the High Country on July 13th and 14th.
Come join the Nonnative Invasive Plant workday in the High Country on August 18th 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!
Are you passionate about sustainability/waste management? Join an upcoming Rhythm and Brews event and volunteer with MountainTrue’s Recycling Team to educate participants and monitor the waste station! Click here to learn more.
Come out for the long-awaited return of Riverkeeper Float Fest sponsored by Appalachian Mountain Brewery, and hosted by River & Earth Adventures. Proceeds benefit MountainTrue’s Watauga Riverkeeper and help protect clean water in the High Country.
This will be a family-friendly, experiential educational event and a fun day out on the water. but all participants are welcome all day at the River and Earth Adventures outpost for the festival. The riverside fest will have a barbecue with volleyball, cornhole and other yard games and live music. MountainTrue staff and Riverkeepers will lead environmental education activities including kick-net sampling for macroinvertebrates, snorkel tours and watershed modeling. There will also be Fly Fishing demos from Boone's Fly Shop and High Country Guide Service. Opportunities for a tubing the New River as well as a tie up tube city scene will be available.
Come join the Trash Trout cleanout at the Middle Fork Greenway on August 23rd from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Our Plastic-Free WNC coalition is pushing the City of Asheville to pass a bill to ban plastic bags and styrofoam, while putting a 10 cent fee on paper bags. It’s way past time our local governments take action to protect our shared environment, and we need your help in urging them to do so. Come to the Asheville City Council meeting on August 23 to let City Council know this is a priority! We’ll meet at Pack's Tavern at 5 p.m. to discuss key talking points prior to the meeting at City Hall.
Go out on your own to your favorite location on the Broad River. You can fish one day or all week long!
This is a for-fun and “bragging rights” only tournament, no cash or material prizes will be given. Recognition as the “Broad’s Best Angler” will be given to the fisher person who has the highest combined total length of their three biggest fish. We will also recognize winners for catching specific species and for the most unusual fish.
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 […]
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!