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June 2020 E-News All Regions
Read our latest newsletter and find out what’s happening across our service area.
2020 BioBlitz Documents over 1,100 Species
Each year, MountainTrue hosts a BioBlitz to record all the species we can find in a given area. Typically, we gather around 50 naturalists and novices together and...
Asheville Design Center Helps Businesses Face Pandemic With Design Solutions
As more and more Asheville businesses reopen, the COVID-19 pandemic has required them to need more breathing room – literally. To help businesses adapt to indoor capacity limits and social distancing guidelines, the City of Asheville has contracted with MountainTrue’s Asheville Design Center (ADC) to create design solutions that allow businesses to use more public outdoor space.
Support Backcountry Recreation in the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest Management Plan
Help protect our forests and our backcountry areas by submitting your public comment today. The deadline for public comment is June 29, and this is our last significant opportunity to win better protections and influence how our public lands are managed for the next 15-20 years.
The Great American Outdoors Act Passes The Senate, Reinvests In America’s Public Lands
In a big victory for our public lands, The Great American Outdoors Act (SB 3422) was passed by the U.S. Senate on June 17 with bipartisan support and a vote of 73 yeas to 25 nays. The bill will permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million per year and allocate $9.5 billion over the next five years to address the maintenance backlogs in America’s National Parks, National Forests, and other public lands.
Introducing Madison County Natural Heritage
Written by Pete Dixon of Madison Natural Heritage Madison Natural Heritage is excited to partner with MountainTrue for the 2020 Madison County BioBlitz aimed at...
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