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Get to Know Your (Other) Neighbors with the Asheville Tree Map
Western North Carolina is well known for our beautiful forests, but the city of Asheville has slowly been losing tree cover over the years. Thankfully, there are lots of projects underway to try to protect our precious urban trees! One such endeavor is the Asheville Tree Map, an app that allows folks to map the trees in their neighborhood and city, and monitor changes in urban tree density.
MT Raleigh Report, COVID-19 Edition: What To Expect From NC Lawmakers This Week
With the legislative session beginning tomorrow, here’s what you should know about where things stand in Raleigh and what MountainTrue’s priorities are for the session.
Introducing Topic-Specific Info Sessions on the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Management Plan
MountainTrue will kick off our series of topic-specific info session on the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest Management Plan on Tuesday, April 28 with a deep dive into water quality issues in the draft plan.
Celebrate 50 Years of Earth Day with MountainTrue
As social creatures, we need to maintain our connections and find new ways to lean on each other during hard times. As creatures of nature, we need to connect with our forests, our rivers and the plants and animals we share this planet with. Today more than ever, we appreciate how important clean water and healthy forests are to our mountain communities.
Tell NCDOT: The I-26 Highway Expansion Must Better Reflect The Needs of Asheville Residents
This is our last chance to call for the I-26 expansion to save more homes and businesses, improve biking and pedestrian options, reduce noise pollution and more. Take action by this Friday here.
It may have started with a bat in a cave, but human activity set it loose
COVID-19 is new and especially contagious, but it is not unique. It is among a growing number of animal-borne viruses, bacteria, parasites and other pathogens on the rise due to the twin threats of habitat destruction and climate change. These diseases are seen as exotic and foreign, but the same conditions of habitat destruction, degradation of biodiversity and increased human-wildlife interaction are happening right here in our mountain region.
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