Community Events

Community Invasive Plant Workdays on Jackson County Greenway in Cullowhee, NC

Jackson County Greenway Loop Monteith Gap Rd, Cullowhee, NC, United States

MountainTrue, in partnership with the Mainspring Conservation Trust, is hosting a series of community volunteer workdays, from February 9 through April 12, to control non-native invasive plants and restore native…

Free

Trash Trout River Cleanout Near Boone, NC

Boone Fire Station #2 1075 State Farm Rd, Boone, NC, United States

Want to get in the river and contribute to its health? Assist with cleanout and inventory of trash types and brands found within the Trash Trouts. This week’s trash trout…

Free

Live Staking Work Day near Sugar Grove, NC

Wards Mill Dam 443 Old Watauga River Rd, Sugar Grove, United States

Come plant native trees with MountainTrue’s Watauga Riverkeeper at the historic former site of Wards Mill Dam! This project has been completed for 2 years, and we are able to…

Free

Winter Tree ID Hike near Linville, NC

Flat Rock Loop Trail 3744 Blue Ridge Parkway, Linville, NC, United States

Do you want to improve your ability to identify trees in all seasons? Winter is the time to do that! On this hike up to Flat Rock, we will be…

$15 – $25

Trash Trout River Cleanout Near Boone

Boone Fire Station #2 1075 State Farm Rd, Boone, NC, United States

Want to get in the river and contribute to its health? Assist with cleanout and inventory of trash types and brands found within the Trash Trouts. This week’s trash trout…

Free

Winter Bird Watch around Lake Chatuge near Hayesville, NC

Chatuge Dam 1407 Chatuge Dam Rd., Hayesville, NC, NC, United States

MountainTrue is hosting the 18th Annual Winter Bird Watch outing around Lake Chatuge! Participants will meet at Chatuge Dam and carpool/caravan to various sites around the lake. Typically 18-25 different…

$5 – $15

WNC Environmental Summit

Haywood Community College 185 Freedlander Dr., Clyde, NC, United States

The WNC Environmental Summit will provide educational opportunities for regional groups to come together, share ideas, encourage each other, and take action to make a difference. Community leaders, Indigenous experts,…

Live Staking Work Day near Sugar Grove, NC

Wards Mill Dam 443 Old Watauga River Rd, Sugar Grove, United States

Come plant native trees with MountainTrue’s Watauga Riverkeeper at the historic former site of Wards Mill Dam! This project has been completed for 2 years, and we are able to…

Free