Asheville Office
Our headquarters and Central Regional Office is located in Asheville and serves Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, and Yancey counties in addition to serving all 23 counties in our organization’s footprint.
MountainTrue Asheville Office
29 N. Market Street, Suite 610
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (828) 258-8737
The Asheville Office serves the Western North Carolina community with the following key programs:
MountainTrue News
Press Release: Buncombe County Commissioners Approve 40 Solar Projects for Public Buildings and Schools
At their July 21 meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to greenlight a proposal for 40 new solar panel installations at county-owned buildings, Asheville City and Buncombe County public schools and A-B Tech Community College. The company selected to install the solar panels is MB Haynes, an employee-owned company based in Asheville.
Call On Buncombe County Commissioners To Vote YES To 40 Solar Projects!
On July 21, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will vote on whether or not to install solar panels at 40 sites of county-owned buildings, Asheville City and Buncombe County public schools and AB-Tech Community College. Will you take action here to call on Buncombe County Commissioners to vote YES on Tuesday?
Press Release: MountainTrue joins lawsuit against Trump administration’s moves on National Environmental Policy Act
“The National Environmental Policy Act has served as our basic national charter for protection of the environment since it was enacted in 1970,” said MountainTrue’s Co-Director Julie Mayfield. “It is a critical tool to ensure government transparency and gives affected citizens — especially communities of color and low income communities — a much-needed voice in agency decision making.”
July 2020 E-Newsletter
Check out what’s new with us this month: good news from the General Assembly for WNC’s waters, design solutions for Asheville’s affordable housing crisis, re-treating ash trees to protect them from the destructive emerald ash borer and much more.
June 29 – A Milestone For Our National Forests
Upper Creek Falls on Upper Creek (part of the Catawba River watershed) in the Pisgah National Forest. Photo by Ken Thomas Monday, June 29, 2020 MountainTrue delivered more than 600 public comments on the Draft Management Plan for the Nantahala and Pisgah National...
Update on Swim Guide Testing in the High Country
Willa "Wild Bill" Hill helps out with water samples for our Swim Guide monitoring program. Our bacteria monitoring program in the High Country is in full swing, and this year we’ve expanded to include two additional testing sites on the New River and four more sites...