Clean Waters
MountainTrue works to restore and preserve our waterways as healthy ecosystems that are great places to swim, paddle and play. Our Riverkeepers are the primary guardians of their respective river basins; and our members and volunteer maintain the health of our waterways by monitoring pollution and cleaning up our rivers and streams.
MountainTrue supports the development and enforcement of standards and regulations to protect surface and ground water, and we work to preserve and restore waterways as healthy ecosystems as well as recreational and aesthetic resources.
Programs
MountainTrue is dedicated to protecting our waterways and our mountain communities through a variety of programs:
Riverkeepers
French Broad River Paddle Trail℠
The French Broad River Paddle Trail℠ project was born out of the public’s desire to explore the entire French Broad River by boat. Now it is possible to do so, as the entire trail is composed of paddle-in-only campsites. The French Broad River Paddle Trail℠ is a recreational watercraft trail created and operated by MountainTrue and RiverLink. The paddle trail facilitates the public access to and camping on over 140 miles of the French Broad River, from the headwaters in Rosman, North Carolina to Douglas Lake in Tennessee.
Explore the French Broad
Clean Waters News
MountainTrue Wins Historic Investments for WNC
As you may know, lawmakers at the North Carolina General Assembly finally approved a budget in...
Tell FERC to Protect Mountain Rivers
On October 4, 2021, the Oconaluftee River below Ela Dam — once a high quality mountain river — was...
MountainTrue FAQ: Live Staking
We love live staking here at MountainTrue, as it’s one of the easiest and most effective ways to...
Swim Guide Watershed Report: Watauga River Watershed
Next up in our review of this year’s Swim Guide data: the Watauga River Watershed. Find out which water quality testing sites had the highest and lowest bacteria counts across the watershed, and see what MountainTrue is doing to protect the places we share by holding polluters accountable.
Swim Guide Watershed Report: Hiwassee River Watershed
See how the Hiwassee River Watershed fared this year as we continue our data review from the 2021 Swim Guide season. We’ll let you know which areas were the cleanest and where we saw ongoing bacteria pollution problems. We’ll conclude with achievable solutions for the future and a call to action so you can continue to help us protect the places we share.