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Have your say in what happens to our forests, water and communities. With MountainTrue, you can join forces with citizens from across the region and your community to:
- Influence public policy to better address development pressures.
- Safeguard the treasures of our public forests, including an array of wildlife, old growth stands, and rare ecosystems.
- Preserve working farms and traditional mountain communities.
- Halt the proliferation of exotic invasive plant species that threaten native ecosystems.
- Expand our ability to rigorously monitor and protect water quality.
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Current Actions
Take Action: Ask the Town of Black Mountain To Support A Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags
We need you to take action to help pass a common-sense law to reduce plastic pollution in Buncombe County. The first step is getting the Town of Black Mountain to pass a resolution of support. Please email your local lawmakers and let them know you support a ban on...
MountainTrue and Conservation Groups prepare for lawsuit over Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan
MountainTrue is part of a coalition of conservation groups that sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service signaling our intent to sue unless officials fix the glaring flaws in the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan that put endangered forest bats at risk.
Take Action: Manage Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests in line with our Climate Reality
Public Comments Due by July 20, 2023 Our national forests are public treasures and should be managed to maintain the health of our environment and best serve our communities' current and future needs. The Forest Service is soliciting public feedback on how it should...
Action Alert: Protect Our Trout Streams
Support the Amendment to the Sediment Pollution Control Act of North Carolina Take action to safeguard our mountain trout waters and preserve the delicate balance of our state's aquatic ecosystems. The North Carolina Senate has passed an important new amendment, S613,...
Action Alert: Delivering on Goals Requires Stregthening Recommendations
MountainTrue has significant concerns about the latest draft of the 2045 Henderson County Comprehensive Plan. While much of the document and its goals reflect the priorities of our community, many plan recommendations are now undermined by weak or ambiguous language. ...
Oppose the weakening of land-use regulations and save the Henderson County Comprehensive Plan.
Take action to oppose the weakening of land-use regulations and to save the Henderson County Comprehensive Plan. The Henderson County Commission is backsliding on important land-use regulations, and that spells big trouble for the 2045 Comprehensive Plan and for our...
ACTION ALERT: Protect Our Forests and Farms from Sprawl
The comprehensive plan being created by Henderson County’s consultants is out of step with the desires and needs of area residents. We need you to email the Henderson County Board of Commissioners to ask them to take action to prevent sprawl and protect our forests, farmland, and rural communities.
Take Action Against Single-Use Plastic Pollution in Asheville and Buncombe County
Plastic pollution: we've all seen it littered on the side of the road, blowing in the wind, floating down rivers and streams. Plastic pollution is a global problem, but we all have to be part of the solution. Together, we can stop plastic pollution at its...
Past Actions
Duke Energy Rate Increase Hearing Comes to Asheville Feb. 20
“It is unconscionable for a company making this level of profit to call on customers – many of whom are on low or fixed incomes – to foot the bill for Duke’s coal ash mismanagement and continued reliance on fossil fuels,” says Eliza Stokes, an organizer for MountainTrue and a customer of Duke Energy Progress.
Update NC’s Spill Notification System to Keep People and Waterways Safe
The public has the right to know about major pollution spills that impact our waterways as soon as possible, and through the technology the public uses today. Sign the petition below to tell the NC Department of Environmental Quality: Update your spill notification system for modern times to keep North Carolina’s people and waterways safe.
Tell the NC Utilities Commission: Enough is Enough. No More Duke Rate Hikes For Dirty Energy.
Duke Energy is trying to raise our electric bills to pay for dirty energy. Again. The company’s latest rate hike proposal would increase residential rates by 6.7% – or about $97 more per year for the average electricity user.
It’s time for the North Carolina Utilities Commission to put an end to this behavior. Take action here to tell the NC Utilities Commission: No more Duke rate hikes for dirty energy.
Tell Buncombe County’s Board of Commissioners: Thanks for Voting for the Solar RFP. Now, Make Solar Energy a Reality.
On November 5, Buncombe County’s Board of Commissioners voted 6-1 to request proposals for solar energy on county-owned buildings and land. With their vote, the County has taken a crucial first step in walking their talk on renewable energy. Now, we’re calling on the Board of Commissioners to go beyond exploring renewable energy to funding and building it – and to get started as soon as possible.
Take Action: Protect the Public’s Role in Public Lands
The U.S. Forest Service has released an extreme set of proposed changes that would cut the public almost entirely out of decisions affecting our public lands. Speak out against the Forest Service’s proposal and protect the public’s role in public lands here.
Ask The General Assembly To Support WNC Rivers in the Budget
Over the past few months, MountainTrue has been working with lawmakers to support a number of conservation projects that could end up being adopted in the next state budget. These projects will help clean up hazardous spills like the one that happened last year on the Watauga River, fund expanded water quality monitoring and improved river access for anglers, boaters and swimmers. Contact your legislators to urge them to support clean water for WNC and ensure that they make it into the final budget.
Keep Beech Creek Flowing! Say No To The Permit Revision.
Today is the last day to make comments on the Beech Creek permit revision. Tell the Army Corps of Engineers to keep Beech Creek flowing here!
Protect Old-Growth Forest and Vibrant Ecosystems in the Buck Project
The Buck Project in Nantahala National Forest has the potential to be one of the most destructive timber sales in WNC in a century. Take action here to protect the vibrant ecosystems, pristine waters and old-growth forests that are on the chopping block.