Susan Bean

We are excited to announce a raffle drawing to raise important funds supporting the work and programs of MountainTrue. The raffle winner will have their choice of either of these handmade, one-of-a-kind, wooden paddles crafted by your Broad Riverkeeper, David Caldwell. The winner will be announced at our MountainTrue Virtual Annual Gathering on Wednesday October 21st. You can get one entry ticket for $10 or 3 tickets for $20. Enter today for your chance to win one of these beautiful paddles!

MountainTrue and AARP, in cooperation with partners of Strive Not to Drive, will be hosting a webinar on May 13 at 12:30pm to highlight some alternative modes of getting around town. The program will cover three main topic areas: transit, streets & sidewalks (make-overs to complete streets), and greenways. To cover each topic we will show a couple of short videos highlighting a local user of that mode of transport talking about how and why they use it, followed by Q&A with the audience and expert guests. Register to join us!

MountainTrue is excited to host our 4th Annual screening of the No Man's Land Film Festival to celebrate the many opportunities we have to play outside in the Southern Blue Ridge and the need to protect the places we play for the future. This year's film program will highlight intrepid climate activists, conservationists, problem solvers, committed grassroots organizers, and environmental justice champions - all women, and all inspiring!

Each year, MountainTrue hosts a gathering of our members to recognize and honor outstanding volunteers, vote on new board members, and reflect on a year of hard work and accomplishments. We hope you can join us to recognize and honor MountainTrue’s 2021 Central Region Volunteer of the Year: Ian Shannon! We are excited to be gathering in person this year and hope you can come connect with us. All attendees are required to be vaccinated.

2022 marks MountainTrue’s 40th anniversary, so we’re celebrating in a big way! Join us for this year’s 1982 throwback-themed gathering and enjoy good food, drinks, stories, and company as we celebrate 40 years of protecting the places we share. The event is free, but please RSVP in advance so we have enough food for everyone. We hope to see you there!

BYON! Bring Your Own Neighbor!! We invite everyone who celebrates neighbors and walkable communities to come out and share your vision for a welcoming future for Western North Carolina! The event will feature games, prizes, inspiring speakers, and more.

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 planet’s ecosystems and biodiversity.

Join us to learn more about MountainTrue's newest program, Neighbors for More Neighbors WNC, and about part of the solution to both these crises.

Wait - so you’re saying that you did NOT read the 150+ page report that came out just before the holidays? I feel you. And this event is for you. We want everyone to understand what is meant by the term missing middle housing - because it may not be what you expect. We also want to talk about why it might be a very good thing for our community if we could get more of it. Attendance is free but we ask that you RSVP in advance.