Western Regional Office
The Western Regional Office is located in Murphy, serving communities in Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Graham, Clay and Cherokee counties in North Carolina, and Town and Union counties in Georgia.
90 Tennessee St. Suite D
Murphy, NC 28906
Phone (828) 837-5414
Callie Moore, Western Regional Director
Tony Ward, Western Regional Program Coordinator
MountainTrue West News
Support The REDUCE Act to Cut Down on Plastic Waste and Encourage Recycling
Contact Congress to let them know that you support The REDUCE Act, introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Lloyd Doggett. This important bill outlines a strategy to reduce plastic production and plastic waste by limiting the use of new, non-recycled...
MountainTrue’s March 2024 E-Newsletter
March news from MountainTrue’s four regional offices in the Southern Blue Ridge. Read the blog version of our monthly e-newsletter!
Aqua Services Proposal Chosen for Control of Parrot Feather in Lake Chatuge
MountainTrue and Save Lake Chatuge are excited to announce that a proposal from Aqua Services has been selected for control of the invasive parrot feather in the southern end of Lake Chatuge this year. The company will utilize two airboats, both capable of surface and...
2024 Holman Water Quality Award Winner: Rev. Dr. John Kay of Young Harris, GA
John Kay of Young Harris, GA, is the 2024 recipient of the Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award Rev. Dr. John Kay of Young Harris, Georgia, received the 2024 Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award at MountainTrue's 16th Annual Hiwassee Watershed Gala in the Charles...
Making a Difference in the Blue Ridge Mountains: MountainTrue and Sugar Hollow Solar Join Forces
Photos: MountainTrue Executive Director Bob Wagner (left) and Sugar Hollow Solar CEO and co-founder Doug Ager (right). Something exciting is brewing in the heart of the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains — a new collaboration between MountainTrue, an organization deeply...
MountainTrue’s February 2024 E-Newsletter
February news from MountainTrue’s four regional offices in the Southern Blue Ridge. Read the blog version of our monthly e-newsletter!
It Shouldn’t Take A Lawsuit to Make the Forest Service Comply With Federal Law
Pictured above: Part of the Nantahala National Forest within the scope of the Southside Timber Project. Photo credit: Will Harlan, Center for Biological Diversity, via Michaela Gregory of the Southern Environmental Law Center. A letter to MountainTrue supporters...
MountainTrue’s January 2024 E-Newsletter: Events Roundup
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
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...
MountainTrue’s December 2023 E-Newsletter
December news from MountainTrue’s four regional offices in the Southern Blue Ridge. Read the blog version of our monthly e-newsletter!