Southern Regional Office
MountainTrue's Southern Regional Office is located in Hendersonville, serving communities in the Green and Broad river watersheds. VolunteerAbout the Southern Regional Office
11347 Ozone Dr, Suite 4
Saluda, NC 28773
(828) 692-0385
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
Volunteer with us!
We have many regular volunteer opportunities throughout the warmer months. Below are some of the ways you can get involved. Click the images to add your name to our volunteer roster. 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 erica@mountaintrue.org to receive the most up-to-date information on event changes/cancellations.
Southern Region News
Harvey’s Toxic Wake
French Broad Riverkeeper Hartwell Carson reports back from Houston where Hurricane Harvey had another dangerous effect: flooded superfund sites. Hartwell notes the dichotomy of the storm’s effects on business districts as opposed to poorer neighborhoods located near industry and refineries.
Sampling Shows Groundwater Pollution to the Broad River
Recent sampling by the Broad Riverkeeper and MountainTrue confirms that Duke Energy is continuing to pollute groundwater and surface water with toxic heavy metals at its coal-fired power plant near Cliffside, N.C.. The team used a sampling method to tap into shallow groundwater near the edge of the Broad River at three locations: upstream and across the river from the Duke Energy plant (used as a “background” location for sampling purposes), next to an inactive coal ash pit and next to the active coal ash pit.
Thursday, July 13: Hendersonville Green Drinks: Bicycle and Pedestrian Issues
On Thursday, July 13, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Tristan Winkler, Senior Transportation Planner for the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). He will present on recent bicycle and pedestrian issues in the area, and ways that the public can get involved!
Attend USFS Open Houses And Speak Up for Protecting the Pisgah-Nantahala
As part of the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests management plan revision process, the U.S. Forest Service will hold six open house events across the region from late June to early August to provide the public with opportunities to talk with Forest Service staff about local issues, district projects, and the forest plan revision.
If you care about Western North Carolina’s national forests, enjoy our beautiful mountain vistas and hiking trails, or playing in the many streams and swimming holes within Pisgah and Nantahala, this is your opportunity to talk directly with Forest Service staff one-on-one about how the forest will be managed for the years to come.
Giving Billboard Companies More Power and Money is Wrong for North Carolina!
A bill on the move in the North Carolina General Assembly would benefit billboard companies at the expense of our environment, our local governments and taxpayers. Take action today and tell your legislators today to oppose H581. Ask them to stand with our communities and oppose billboard industry special interests.
Honoring David Malpass: Co-Founder of ECO and WNC Environmental Hero
David Malpass passed away on May 17. He co-founded, along with his wife Mary Jo Padgett, the Environmental and Conservation Organization (ECO) — an environmental nonprofit that thrived in Henderson County for 27 years and later merged with the Western North Carolina Alliance and the Jackson Macon Conservation Alliance to become MountainTrue. With ECO, David and Mary Jo helped establish an organization with a lasting legacy of getting people out into the natural world, and empowering them to protect our environment.