Central Regional Office
MountainTrue's Central Regional Office and headquarters is located in Asheville, serving all 26 counties in our organization's footprint. VolunteerAbout the Central Regional Office
29 N. Market Street, Suite 610
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 258-8737
The Central Regional Office partners with and serves communities in Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, and Yancey counties through the following programs and initiatives:
- French Broad Riverkeeper
- Water monitoring programs
- Muddy Water Watch
- The Creation Care Alliance
- Green Energy projects
- Sustainable transportation and land use planning for Healthy Communities
- Invasive species removal
Central Region Team
Volunteer with us!
We have many regular volunteer opportunities throughout the warmer months – visit our events calendar to view upcoming volunteer opportunities. Please note that volunteer event dates and times are subject to change due to weather conditions with short notice.
Central Region News
Protect the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest — Our Region’s Natural Carbon Sink
The Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests are a tremendous resource in the battle to slow climate...
MT Raleigh Report: Politics, Budget Policy and the Pandemic at the North Carolina General Assembly
The lack of a budget development process at the legislature is a mixed bag for the environment. For starters, it leaves organizations like MountainTrue with no way to engage lawmakers about much-needed investments to protect our natural resources. On the other hand, it avoids – or at least postpones – the steep cuts that the legislature would likely propose for regulatory agencies that protect our air and water if they attempted to draw up a new budget.
iNaturalist How-to
Our 2020 BioBlitz: Powered by iNaturalistEvery year, MountainTrue hosts a BioBlitz event where we...
Take Action To Protect The Clean Water Act From Polluters
MountainTrue’s Clean Water Team works hard to monitor and improve the quality of water in the region, but the so-called “Navigable Waters Protection Rule” would create a huge challenge for our daily work. Will you call on your Representatives to say no to this rule?
MT Raleigh Report: Legislators Discuss How to Hold Safe Elections and State Budget
After much back and forth about how the session should proceed, the House and Senate Republican leadership decided to open the session this week and work continuously through the beginning of July, when they hope to adjourn.
Join Us For A Madison County-wide Bioblitz, June 6-20
Madison Natural Heritage, a natural history program of the Madison County Public Library System, and local conservation organization, MountainTrue are hosting a virtual Madison County Bioblitz — an ambitious two-week long biological inventory of the organisms living in Madison County that will take place from June 6-20.