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In addition to showing the BANFF Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour in Asheville, NC, MountainTrue is excited to announce that tickets are on sale now for the BANFF Premier Adventure Raffle. Don't miss the chance to have your own adventure! The winner will receive a kayak (Moken 10 Lite V2 in Green Flash, and a Day Tourer 230 cm Lime Camo paddle) AND winner's choice of 3 adventure packages.
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We're doing an intensive water quality look in Hominy Creek. For three weeks, we'll be taking samples specifically looking at bacteria pollution in Hominy Creek.
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Something deeply troubling is happening in our backyard — and state regulators need to hear from all of us. Horizon 30, a proposed mining operation in North Carolina, is currently operating illegally on the banks of the Nolichucky River in Poplar, NC. That's not an exaggeration — it's a fact. |
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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 reconnect with the river post-Hurricane-Helene. Our guides will be Luke Etchison - Western Region Aquatic Wildlife Diversity Coordinator with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Kevin Merrill - Owner & Biologist with Oxbow River Snorkeling.
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We're doing an intensive water quality look in Hominy Creek. For three weeks, we'll be taking samples specifically looking at bacteria pollution in Hominy Creek. |
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Join us for a Love Your Watershed Happy Hour with your local water quality partners and learn more about what you can do to support cleaner rivers and streams in WNC. |
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Our region’s rivers were heavily impacted by Hurricane Helene, and with breweries playing a key role in our tourism economy, MountainTrue, the French Broad Riverkeeper, and Wedge Brewing are teaming up to help restore our waterways. Join us on August 9th for a river cleanup! We'll head out for an on-the-water cleanup, then return to the brewery to celebrate with beer and prizes.
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Come enjoy the last Beech Mountain Summer Concert Series show with us on August 9th, featuring Charley Crockett and 49 Winchester. Remember to bring your (empty!) water bottle-- and visit our table with a water bottle refill station at the concert. Swing by to chat about Clean Water with us and see what we have been up to at MountainTrue this year! New MountainTrue merch will also be available for purchase. Get your tickets and answer any questions here: https://summerconcert.beechmountainresort.com/
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We're doing an intensive water quality look across the Mud Creek watershed. For three weeks, we'll be taking samples specifically looking at bacteria pollution in Mud Creek. |
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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 August 14th will benefit MountainTrue. Can't make it on August 14th? You have all of August to support AMB and MountainTrue! MountainTrue is proud to be AMB's featured nonprofit for the month of August. $1 of all Hop Rain Drop pours during August will go to benefit MountainTrue. Come on out to say hi and help us support our supporters!
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Stop by Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB) in Mills River to chat with MountainTrue staff and grab a cold beverage! $1 of all beer pours on August 14th will benefit MountainTrue. Can't make it on August 14th? You have all of August to support AMB and MountainTrue! MountainTrue is proud to be AMB's featured nonprofit for the month of August. $1 of all Hop Rain Drop pours during August will benefit MountainTrue. Come on out to say hi and help us support our supporters!
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The history of air and the science of air pollution is part of the history of Western North Carolina. We will take a brief look into the past, present, and future through the lens of combustion and air pollution. We will discuss how science was used to help clean North Carolina’s air, and to continue to study the air and keep it clean for both individual and environmental health. |
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Volunteers are invited to help clean up trash with French Broad Paddle Trail Manager, Jack Henderson, and other members of MountainTrue's French Broad Riverkeeper team. |
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We're doing an intensive water quality look across the Mud Creek watershed. For three weeks, we'll be taking samples specifically looking at bacteria pollution in Mud Creek. |
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Are you finally ready to start recovering your yard after Hurricane Helene? MountainTrue is thrilled to have former MountainTrue Public Lands Director (and ecologist) Bob Gale present on how to clean up, rebuild, and replant using native plants that bounce back better after storms. We’ll cover what to do first, what to plant, and how to create a yard that’s not just beautiful, but more resilient. |
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Want to get in the river AND contribute to its health? Assist MountainTrue with cleanout and inventory of trash types and brands found within the Trash Trout. This trash trout cleanout will be at Winkler’s Creek. Made from recycled materials, this passive litter collection device will be sure to get you asking questions and feeling good about what we can do to mitigate the trash found in the river. |
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Calling all Anglers! Go on your own or with your friends to your favorite locations on the Broad River or any tributary. You can fish one day or all week long! The Bass Shack is sponsoring the event this year and offering prizes for Broad’s Best Angler, Biggest Bass, Biggest Panfish, Biggest Catfish and most unusual fish.
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This year marks the 12th annual Women’s Green River Takeover — and instead of the usual group paddle, the event is teaming up with MountainTrue’s Green Riverkeeper for a special river cleanup day on Saturday, August 23. Participants are invited to camp Friday and Saturday nights at the Green River Ranch (suggested donation: $20 to be given when you arrive to camp), and take part in a community raffle to help fund future Green Riverkeeper cleanup efforts. While this event centers the experiences of women in whitewater, it welcomes all genders who support the mission of getting more women on the river.
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MountainTrue is again offering the opportunity for residents who value clean water to get involved in a hands-on way with our volunteer water quality monitoring program in the Hiwassee River watershed!
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Join MountainTrue and artist John Springer for a guided outing and drawing course in Pisgah Forest, NC. Reconnect with nature in a place currently under threat from the Pisgah-Nantahala Forest Management Plan. Selected artwork from the outing will be featured in a silent auction, raising funds for the Resilient Forest Program. Mark your calendar for the opening event- Endangered Impressions: a collection of drawings highlighting nature threatened by the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Management Plan. |
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This is your chance to snag a masterpiece with heart! These one-of-a-kind works--created by fellow supporters-- might just become your next favorite wall art and a daily reminder to stand strong for the places we all love to call home. The online art auction will kick off at 3 pm on Sunday, August 24th, and will run until 11:45 pm on Friday, September 20th. Winners will be contacted the week of September 22nd. Don't want to wait to take home your favorite piece? Check out the "Buy Now" options. All proceeds will benefit MountainTrue.
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Join Wrong Way River Lodge & Cabins and Uproar for the inaugural Fly Fishing Festival on August 24th in Asheville, NC. A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit MountainTrue & RiverLink.
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Join MountainTrue and artist John Springer for the kickoff of our Online Silent Auction: Endangered Impressions, featuring drawings highlighting nature threatened by the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Management Plan. Peruse the art, rub elbows with some of the artists (other fellow supporters), and learn more about MountainTrue's work with the Pisgah-Nantahala Forest Management Plan. It's your chance to snag a masterpiece with heart! These one-of-a-kind works might just become your next favorite wall art and a daily reminder to stand strong for the places we all love to call home. |
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We're doing an intensive water quality look across the Mud Creek watershed. For three weeks, we'll be taking samples specifically looking at bacteria pollution in Mud Creek.
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Join us in the lounge at Lazy Hiker for a conversation with MountainTrue's Resilient Forests Director, Josh Kelly, and Western Regional Director, Callie Moore, about threats to our public lands. Topics will include the gutting of NEPA, the budget reconciliation bill, reorganization of USDA, the repeal of the Roadless Rule, and more! A first round of beverages will be covered by MountainTrue. Bring a friend who cares about our national forests! |
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Join us in the small room next to the bar at Chevelles in Hayesville for a conversation with MountainTrue's Resilient Forests Director, Josh Kelly, and Western Regional Director, Callie Moore, about threats to our public lands. Topics will include the gutting of NEPA, the budget reconciliation bill, the reorganization of USDA, the repeal of the Roadless Rule, and more! A first round of beverages will be covered by MountainTrue. Bring a friend who cares about our national forests! |
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