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he Mills River Partnership is pleased to hold its second annual “Mills River Day” from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, hosted by North River Farms.
MountainTrue will take part in this free celebration, with a kids’ activity featuring macro-invertebrates, and our Water Quality Administrator Evan Parker will do kick-net demonstrations.
This year’s theme is “The River Connects Us,” to show the many aspects that join the Mills River community and watershed to the greater Hendersonville/Asheville area through the use of the river’s resources.
Mills River Day aims to educate participants about the river and water quality issues, help build a stronger sense of community and raise awareness of local agriculture. This family-friendly event will feature a bounce house, farm animals, wagon rides, farm equipment demonstrations and displays, fire safety house and fire truck demonstration.
Ice cream and BBQ vendors will be at the farm, and live music will be provided by the Lonesome Road Band.
In addition, local author Marci Spencer will be on site to sign her newest book, “Pisgah National Forest: a History.”
The event is free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine.
WE NEED YOU! MountainTrue needs volunteers for this event to help with tasks such as greeting participants, directing parking, supervising the bounce house and wagon ride, and helping us at our MountainTrue booth.
MountainTrue’s Southern Regional Office Recycling Committee will host its next meeting at 4:30 p.m. March 18 in our conference room at 611 N. Church St., Hendersonville.
The main presenter will be Ken Allison from the proposed Regional Recycling Solutions Center planned for Asheville.
This should be very informative for anyone who is interested in recycling. His presentation will focus on the new facility, his state of the art sorting machine imported from Germany, and how the facility will affect recycling in WNC.
The presentation will be about 30 minutes.
For more information, call (828) 692-0385.
The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club encourages the community to participate in the 2nd Annual Hendersonville Bike Symposium.
In collaboration with area businesses and non-profit organizations, the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club is working to build a better bicycling infrastructure in Hendersonville and Henderson County. Interested community members are encouraged to join them on from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 26 at the TEDC Building at Blue Ridge Community College.
Some of the topics that will be covered in the symposium are as follows: the City of Hendersonville’s grant application to develop a comprehensive bicycling infrastructure, the new Berkeley Mills youth bicycling park, the current status of the Ecusta Trail initiative, the work being done by Trips for Kids to get less fortunate kids on bikes, the potential of adding a mountain bike park, and much more.
“We know there are so many people – friends, co-workers and neighbors, adults and children- who would like to ride bikes, but who just don’t feel safe on our roads,” explained Joe Sanders, President of the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club. “Our goal with this symposium is to connect Henderson County through collaboration and shared information. Participants will hear from local groups and organizations working to make cycling safer in our hometown.”
Along with the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club, the symposium is co-sponsored by Blue Ridge Community College, Sycamore Cycles, and Henderson County Parks and Recreation and will feature representatives from several area bicycling related organizations and initiatives.
For more information, email joesanders0522@gmail.com or call 828-243-6732.
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About Blue Ridge Bicycle Club: The mission of the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club is to promote healthy and fun lifestyles through cycling in Western North Carolina. For more information about the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club, please visit www.blueridgebicycleclub.org or call (828) 243-6732 .
Feed the landscape, NOT the landfill.
The Recycling Committee at MountainTrue has partnered with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Henderson County Center and arranged for Kerrie Roach, Extension Horticulture Agent, to teach a class on the ins and outs of home composting.
The class will include:
• Home composting vs. commercial composting
• Intro to vermicomposting
• Compostable items
• Safe handling of compost in backyard & kitchen
• Uses for compost
• Raffle drawing for five YukChuk kitchen compost bins
• Discount coupons to purchase YukChuk kitchen compost bins
Location: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Henderson County Center, 100 Jackson Park Road
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Cost: $15 per person
Register: Deadline is Noon, Friday, Feb. 27
Contact: Rebecca Stissel-Moon at Rebecca@mountaintrue.org (828) 692-0385
REGISTER HERE
The 2015 Rhythm and Brews season is shaping up to be another stellar series, with fantastic music, good food, fine drink and — best of all — good friends. And MountainTrue is proud to support this great community event!
