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MountainTrue’s Analysis of Henderson County’s Draft Comprehensive Plan
Update: We have added detailed analysis and recommendations to improve the Comprehensive Plan further down on this page. We are providing these recommendations to the...
2022 Volunteer of the Year and Esther Cunningham Award Winners
Every year, MountainTrue recognizes five individuals from across the Southern Blue Ridge as our regional Volunteer of the Year and Esther Cunningham award winners. We...
Real-Time E. coli estimates for the French Broad River at Pearson Bridge available on new website from MountainTrue and NC DEQ
MountainTrue has partnered with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Pigeon River Fund to create a new website that provides the public...
Waterfowl and Water Quality
Geese, ducks, and swans may seem like a beautiful and natural part of a lakeside environment. You may enjoy them so much that you spend time feeding them or otherwise...
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...
MountainTrue offers to bid on reckless Southside Timber Sale to stop important old-growth forests from being cut
ASHEVILLE, NC — Today, the US Forest Service closed bidding on 98 acres of the Southside Timber Sale (pictured above), which aims to eventually log 300 acres of North...