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Calling all budding artists aged 10-14. In Honor of Earth Day, MountainTrue is hosting our first Kid's Merchandise Design Contest. The winner will receive the chance to work with a professional designer to make their design merchandise ready AND a wearable item with their design on it. They will also be featured in a MountainTrue e-newsletter as the contest winner. 
Support MountainTrue and the Broad Riverkeeper with your raffle ticket purchase. Enter to win a paddle designed and crafted by Broad Riverkeeper, David Caldwell.
$10 – $25
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SAVE THE DATE! Each year, MountainTrue hosts a BioBlitz to record all the species we can find in a given area. We identify and catalog organisms using the online app iNaturalist. The BioBiltz this year will be on June 1st in Erwin, TN.
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Catch MountainTrue staff tabling at "Acid on the River" hosted by our friends at plēb urban winery in Asheville, NC. |
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Could something as simple as building more houses in town help abate climate change? We'll explore the answers to this question and more at this Sierra Club meeting on June 5. We will hear from MountainTrue's Susan Bean and Eva Snyder about Neighbors for More Neighbors WNC (N4MN), which aims to help create healthier communities for all of us while also reducing our carbon footprint. |
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We are heading up to the South Mountain foothills for a fun paddle on the cool shady waters of the First Broad River. Just downstream from the South Mountain Game Lands and one of our few Outstanding Resource Waters, this is some of the cleanest and life-filled water in the Broad River basin. The water is likely to be pretty shallow and “bony”, that is, we will be scraping and dragging over quite a few rocks and gravel beds.
$15 – $25
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Join MountainTrue, Wicked Weed, and Dewey Property to cleanup our rivers and stick around for the after-party at The Outpost.
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Beech Mountain Summer Music Series is back! Come jam out with us on the mountain and say hi to the Watauga Riverkeeper and members of the clean water team!
$65 – $250
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Stop by Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB) in Mills River to chat with MountainTrue staff, pick up some MountainTrue merch and grab a cold beverage! $1 of all beer pours on June 11th will benefit MountainTrue.
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Stop by Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB) in Boone to chat with MountainTrue staff and grab a cold beverage! $1 of all beer pours on June 11th will benefit MountainTrue. |
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We know that healthy communities exist within the context of a healthy environment — and right now, both are threatened. There is a housing shortage across the country, with many hard-working families unable to find a place to live. There is also a climate crisis, with greenhouse gas emissions threatening the stability of all our […] |
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The third annual Boonerang Music & Arts Festival is back and better than ever! This free community festival has celebrating Boone artists and culture at its core. Come visit the Watauga Riverkeeper table, say hello and pick up some fresh 2024 merch! |
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Throughout the last week of June, Waterkeepers Carolina has made a uniform effort to get folks on the water with their Riverkeeper. This FREE float will be featured by Waterkeepers Carolina, MountainTrue, and Conservation Network! Come out and enjoy a beautiful day of celebrating community, clean water, and the beauty of the High Country.
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Join MountainTrue staff and partners for a guided snorkeling experience on the French Broad River’s headwaters at Champion Park in Rosman, NC. Come immerse yourself amongst the vibrant and diverse aquatic life calling the cold, clear, waters of the upper French Broad home. Our guides will be Luke Etchison - Western Region Aquatic Wildlife Diversity Coordinator with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Kevin Merril - Owner & Biologist with Oxbow River Snorkeling.
$15 – $20
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Want to get in the river AND contribute to its health? Assist with cleanout and inventory of trash types and brands found within the Trash Trouts. 
Join us for the 2024 Michael Franti & Spearhead concert at the Salvage Station! We are thrilled to announce TWO nights in 2024: June 28th and 29th! Proceeds from the concert support the work of the French Broad Riverkeeper, a program of MountainTrue and the primary protector and defender of the French Broad River watershed. Get your tickets now!
$50
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Bored on a Friday night and interested in amphibians, reptiles, and river ecology? This is the event for you! Our MountainTrue team is partnering with friends from Beech Mountain Parks and Recreation and Lees McRae to host a guided herpetology/river ecology evening hike! |
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Join us for the 2024 Michael Franti & Spearhead concert at the Salvage Station! We are thrilled to announce TWO nights in 2024: June 28th and 29th! Proceeds from the concert support the work of the French Broad Riverkeeper, a program of MountainTrue and the primary protector and defender of the French Broad River watershed. Get your tickets now!
$50
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