Third Annual Mills River Day

On June 24, Mills River Partnership joined the Transylvania French Broad Stewards, the Town of Rosman, and Headwaters Outfitters (as well as many more great organizations!) to participate in the 2017 Upper French Broad Riverfest in Rosman, NC. This is a free, family fun event with tubing, local bands, food trucks, vendors, and lots of activities for all ages. Did we mention the 20-mile relay race with gear prizes?! At the event, down by the river, we educated kids (and adults) on the importance

Asheville Affiliates is kicking off their 2017 event season with a true 'Party with a Purpose'; uniting Asheville’s non-profit community. WHAT: We will be celebrating SEVEN non-profits and the array of services they provide across our WNC community. Mills River Partnership is one of the non-profits receiving recognition! WHEN/WHERE: We’ll be rockin’ by the river on June 22nd at The Boathouse from 6pm – 9pm and YOU are invited! WHY: Three non-profits will leave with funds raised, but the goal

On June 19, Mills River Partnership and Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy (CMLC) are hosting a volunteer workday, where we will be treating and removing invasive plant species (such as: Princess Trees, Tree-of-Heaven, and Oriental Bittersweet). The workday will take place on a conservation easement, overseen by CMLC. The workday will begin at 10AM and end at 3PM. (See attached flyer) Please be prepared to: wear long pants, closed-toe shoes, bring lunch and/or snacks to hold you over, bring

A HUGE 'thank you' to Mountain River Tap & Growlers in Mills River, NC. On May 11, from 5 - 7:30pm, Mountain River Tap & Growlers hosted a "Pint Night" for Mills River Partnership. This event donated 50% of beer sales to our non-profit, in order to promote environmental stewardship in the area and protect the water quality source (the Mills River) that supplies all of Henderson County and some parts of Buncombe County with their drinking water. Overall, Mills River Partnership and our

For three days, April 11th - 13th, thirteen partner organizations (with the help of community volunteers), hosted 285 eighth-grade students from Rugby Middle School at Mills River Town Park to learn more about water quality.  Students spent an entire day attending six different stations around the park, pertaining to water quality. Students had hands-on opportunities to test the chemical parameters of the river, survey the stream and collect aquatic life, properly identify macroinvertebrates

Our Outreach and Education Coordinator had the pleasure of presenting two presentations to local residents on the importance of water quality and the role that Mills River Partnership plays in protecting this natural resource. On March 16, Emily Israel presented residents at Heather Glen Assisted Living with an hour long presentation on water quality and how Mills River Partnership coordinates resources (with voluntary participation of stakeholders) to monitor, preserve, protect, and improve

Take a moment to check out the blog post that our Outreach and Education Coordinator wrote for her AmeriCorps Project Conserve term, 2016-2017. She dedicated her post to the (lesser known) details of Mills River Partnership and what it takes to keep this organization going. See her blog on AmeriCorps Project Conserve's website:  http://www.americorpsprojectconserve.org/blog/small-nonprofit-big-impact

On February 17, Mills River Partnership partnered with NC State Cooperative Extension and Blue Ridge Resource Conservation and Development (Blue Ridge RC&D) to host a 'Backyard Stream Repair' workshop in Mills River, NC. The first half of the workshop was an educational session presented by Bill Lord and Mitch Woodward, NC State Cooperative Extension specialized agents, at the Hendersonville Water Treatment Plant in Mills River. This portion of the workshop covered topics such as - stormwater

On January 28, volunteers joined Mills River Partnership to install live stakes along the Mills River. Although the site was difficult in all the rock we encountered, volunteers persevered and installed approximately 1,200 live stakes within 4 hours! The workday was really successful, and volunteers came from all over! Our volunteers included: Sierra Nevada Brewery and Bold Rock Cidery employees, local residents, and even a group of guys from South Carolina! In addition to our volunteers, we