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  • Renewal: Celebrating the Merger of the Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition and MountainTrue

    Staurolite Farm 60 Staurolite Drive, Brasstown, NC

    Join us for a celebration of the July 1 merger of MountainTrue and the Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition! We'll bring together long-time members and supporters of HRWC with staff and local members of MountainTrue. We will have food, games, a tour of one of the Coalition's oldest stream restoration projects (Trout Cove Branch), and Gnarly Fingers is going to play!

  • Why Plant Natives?

    Moss Memorial Library 26 Anderson St, Hayesville, NC

    MountainTrue Western Regional Program Coordinator, Tony Ward will discuss the importance of native plants for ornamental/landscape uses. He will identify native plants' value as food for wildlife (and humans too!), wildlife habitat, and resistance to common pests and diseases. The talk will also cover the importance of native trees and shrubs along streams for sustaining […]

    Free
  • Cherokee Heritage Festival: Native Plant Walks

    Cherokee Homestead Exhibit 21 Davis Loop, Hayesville, NC

    We will again participate in the Clay County Communities Revitalization Association's Cherokee Heritage Festival at the Cherokee Homestead Exhibit in downtown Hayesville, NC. Enjoy traditional Cherokee dancing, cultural arts demonstrations, storytelling, frybread, singing and flute music during this free festival at the outdoor 17th century Cherokee Homestead Exhibit, one of five attractions along a 2-mile […]

    Free
  • Guardians of Our Troubled Waters – Film Screening and Panel Discussion

    Lake Junaluska Assembly, Terrace Auditorium 689 North Lakeshore Drive, Waynesville, NC, United States

    Award-winning film director David Weintraub’s new documentary Guardians of Our Troubled Waters, tells the story of our communities and their deep connections to their rivers and streams as a source of spiritual and physical sustenance. With a focus on the French Broad and the Pigeon Rivers, the film presents lessons learned for today’s world.

  • Lake Chatuge Clean up

    Towns County Swim Beach Pavillion US-76, Hiawassee, GA

    WRO will host the 10th Annual Lake Chatuge Shoreline Cleanup, in conjunction with Georgia Rivers Alive! The event will kick off at the Towns County Swim Beach Pavilion at 9:00 AM with breakfast and coffee. Volunteer coordinators will lead teams of 5-10 to designated trash sites along the shores of Lake Chatuge and we’ll meet […]