Southern Regional Office

MountainTrue's Southern Regional Office is located in Hendersonville, serving communities in the Green and Broad river watersheds.

Volunteer

About the Southern Regional Office

11347 Ozone Dr, Suite 4
Saluda, NC 28773

The Southern Regional Office partners with and protects communities in Western North Carolina’s Cleveland, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, and Transylvania counties through the following programs and initiatives:

Green Riverkeeper
Broad Riverkeeper
Water monitoring programs
Henderson County Clean Water Team
MountainTrue Recycling Team
Promoting greenway and pedestrian infrastructure
Expanding energy efficiency
Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway

Southern Region Team

David Caldwell

Broad Riverkeeper

david@mountaintrue.org

Erica Shanks

Green Riverkeeper & Watershed Outreach Coordinator

erica@mountaintrue.org

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. Follow the Broad Riverkeeper Instagram and Facebook Page, as well as the Green Riverkeeper Instagram and Facebook Page, or email Broad Riverkeeper David Caldwell @ david@mountaintrue.org or Green Riverkeeper Erica Shanks @ erica@mountaintrue.org to receive the most up-to-date information on event changes/cancellations.

Southern Region News

You’re Invited to MountainTrue’s Annual Gathering on October 21!

Sep 16, 2020

Join us for our biggest party of the year on October 21 to celebrate outstanding volunteers and advocates, and connect with others who are passionate about protecting the places we share. This year our gathering is virtual. We still want to see you, even if it’s only your head, neck and shoulders!

Broad Riverkeeper David Caldwell Identifies Harmful Algal Bloom in Moss Lake

Aug 28, 2020

While sampling at Moss Lake this summer, Broad Riverkeeper David Caldwell noticed that the water was very green and cloudy. He conducted additional tests that showed high dissolved oxygen and pH readings, both of which are indicators of an algal bloom.

DEQ: It’s Time to Modernize NC’s Pollution Spill Notification System

Aug 28, 2020

Millions of people across North Carolina take to our beaches, rivers and lakes to cool off, swim, paddle, and fish, but most are unaware that nearly 16 million gallons of untreated sewage spilled into our waterways during a two and a half month period this summer. North Carolina desperately needs to update its public spill notification system. Act now.

MountainTrue Pollution Tip Leads to Enforcement Action Against Tryon International Equestrian Center

Aug 6, 2020

On July 27, MountainTrue followed up on a public complaint of sediment flowing into White Oak Creek from the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TEIC). Video showed a significant discharge of muddy water flowing off the site into the creek. MountainTrue’s Green Riverkeeper reported the issue to the NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) and DWR sent an inspector to the equestrian center where they witnessed site contractors flushing sediment into the center’s stormwater drainage system, and failures in their stormwater management system.