Needs From: Christos Foundation

MountainTrue is the non-profit beneficiary for Kick It Event Management’s Wicked Spooky 5k on Saturday, October 25th!

How it works: we raise money for our work in exchange for providing volunteers for the event. 
Any funds raised will support MountainTrue, including the hurricane recovery work we are doing in the community.

Volunteers will receive a drink ticket for a beer or a n/a beverage after their shift.

As a Course Marshal your duties will include directing runners at intersections and halting traffic as needed.
You will pick up safety gear at the Funkatorium the morning of the race.

Please use the Volunteer link here to complete sign up.

Ensure to include that you are volunteering on behalf of MountainTrue during your sign up.

MountainTrue is the non-profit beneficiary for Kick It Event Management’s Wicked Spooky 5k on Saturday, October 25th!

How it works: we raise money for our work in exchange for providing volunteers for the event. 
Any funds raised will support MountainTrue, including the hurricane recovery work we are doing in the community.

Volunteers will receive a drink ticket for a beer or a n/a beverage after their shift.

As an Aid Station volunteer, you will be pouring and handing out water to runners as they pass by.
You will meet at the aid station location emailed to you. 

Please use the Volunteer link here to complete sign up.

Ensure to include that you are volunteering on behalf of MountainTrue during your sign up.

Is your yard ready for a fresh start after the storm? Or maybe it just needs a little love? Save the date for our 2025 Fall Native Plant Sale!
Whether you’re rebuilding or reimagining, we’ve got the plants to help your yard thrive. Proceeds benefit MountainTrue. All plants are sourced from Carolina Native Nursery.

The ONLINE sale will run from Oct. 1st at 10 am through Oct. 31st at 11:59 pm (or until supplies last). Don’t miss your chance to spruce up your yard all while supporting MountainTrue and a local nursery. Click here to receive an email when the Asheville, NC ONLINE plant sale goes live.

Orders MUST be picked up in Asheville, NC, on Tuesday, November 11th, between 3 and 6 pm unless prior arrangements have been made by emailing amy@mountaintrue.org. 

Pick-up location: Oteen Baptist Church 37 Oteen Church Rd. Asheville, NC 28805

Check out our 2025 Fall Species Descriptions-AVL, Plant Sale 2025 Fall AVL Price List, and Fall Planting Tips .

Native shrubs and perennials are a vital component of healthy streams and lakes. They help prevent erosion, filter pollution from runoff, and provide food and shelter for wildlife. MountainTrue staff and volunteers spend significant time and resources removing nonnative invasive plants along streams and lake shorelines to protect water quality and ensure that the native vegetation stays healthy.

Plants that are found here inspire a “sense of place” and pride in our mountain communities and promote wise stewardship and conservation of natural resources. For questions related to these or other native and invasive plant species,email Western Region Program Coordinator, Tony Ward.

**Container plants can be successfully planted at any time of the year as long as adequate water is provided. Our best planting season begins around October and continues until December.