Southern Regional Office

Our Southern Regional Office is located in Hendersonville, serving Henderson, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania counties.

Gray Jernigan, Southern Regional Director

(828) 692-0385 x 1004
gray@mountaintrue.org

121 Third Avenue West, Suite #1
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Phone (828) 692-0385

The Southern Region Office works within Henderson, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania counties through the following programs, partnerships and advocacy initiatives:

Water monitoring and waste programs
Henderson County Clean Water Team
Recycling and Solid Waste Team
Promoting greenway and pedestrian infrastructure
Expanding energy effiency
Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway

Southern Regional News

MountainTrue’s February 2024 E-Newsletter

by Maddy Watson | Feb 5, 2024 | Broad River Alliance, High Country News, SRO News, Stay Informed, Western Region News

February news from MountainTrue’s four regional offices in the Southern Blue Ridge. Read the blog version of our monthly e-newsletter!

Call on the DEQ and Henderson County to restore and protect the health of Clear Creek

by Karim Olaechea | Jan 15, 2024 | Clean Waters, Green Riverkeeper, SRO News, Stay Informed, Take Action

The NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is currently accepting public comments on Draft NPDES Permit No. NC0090247 — which would violate the Clean Water Act by allowing Henderson County to construct a new wastewater treatment plant in Edneyville that could...

MountainTrue’s January 2024 E-Newsletter: Events Roundup

by Maddy Watson | Jan 8, 2024 | Broad River Alliance, High Country News, SRO News, Stay Informed, Western Region News

January events roundup from MountainTrue’s four regional offices in the Southern Blue Ridge. Read the blog version of our monthly e-newsletter!

Take Action to Protect Old-Growth and Mature Forests in Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests

by Karim Olaechea | Jan 8, 2024 | High Country News, Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan, Public Lands News, Resilient Forests, SRO News, Stay Informed, Take Action, Uncategorized, Western Region News

The U.S. Forest Service has announced a plan to amend all 128 forest management plans nationwide — including the plan for the Pisgah-Nantahala National Forests — in accordance with President Biden’s Executive Order directing his administration to conserve old-growth...