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
Protecting Our Mountain Waters Together
I'm Callie Moore, MountainTrue's Western Regional Director, and I want to tell you why it’s going to take all of us working together to clean up our lakes and rivers. You can’t always see what lies just below the surface. That was the case for Swim Guide...
2023 Holman Water Quality Award Winner: Mayor Andrea Gibby and the City of Young Harris, GA
Mayor Andrea Gibby, the recipient of the 2023 Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award. Mayor Andrea Gibby and the City of Young Harris, Georgia, received the 2023 Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award at MountainTrue's 15th Annual Hiwassee Watershed Gala in the...
MountainTrue’s Statement on the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan
The final Nantahala Pisgah Forest Plan will go into effect on March 20, 2023. The following is a statement from MountainTrue: On March 20, after 10 years of public input and planning, the Forest Service will adopt its new management plan for the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests — a disappointing document that is significantly worse than the current plan and contradicts an executive order issued by President Biden that would protect and expand our nation’s old growth forests …
Make your voice heard: Duke Energy’s rate hikes are unfair!
The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) recently approved the disappointing Carbon Plan, which gives Duke Energy the green light to pursue a combination of energy sources, including gas and nuclear, to achieve North Carolina's carbon reduction goals. Now,...
Septic System Facts & Tips
By Darby Stipe, AmeriCorps Western Region Water Quality and Habitat Restoration AssociateHere at MountainTrue, we're all about taking practical steps to improve water quality and lower your environmental footprint at home. If you don't live in close proximity to a...
2023 Western North Carolina Conservation Legislative Priorities
Protect Public Health – and the Jobs and Businesses that Rely on Clean Water A recent report conducted by economists at Western Carolina University commissioned by the French Broad River Partnership found the total economic impact of the French Broad River and its...
The Importance of Watersheds
By Darby Stipe, AmeriCorps Western Region Water Quality and Habitat Restoration AssociatePart of MountainTrue's mission is to protect and restore local waterways here in the Southern Blue Ridge. Watersheds are essential to this mission, though they are often not well...
2022 Volunteer of the Year and Esther Cunningham Award Winners
Every year, MountainTrue recognizes five individuals from across the Southern Blue Ridge as our regional Volunteer of the Year and Esther Cunningham award winners. We look forward to celebrating these exceptional MountainTrue volunteers at our 40th Anniversary...
Waterfowl and Water Quality
Geese, ducks, and swans may seem like a beautiful and natural part of a lakeside environment. You may enjoy them so much that you spend time feeding them or otherwise encouraging them to spend time on your property or in local parks. But overly large waterfowl...
MountainTrue offers to bid on reckless Southside Timber Sale to stop important old-growth forests from being cut
ASHEVILLE, NC — Today, the US Forest Service closed bidding on 98 acres of the Southside Timber Sale (pictured above), which aims to eventually log 300 acres of North Carolina’s Nantahala National Forest, including critical tracts of old-growth forests. To stop the...