Third Annual Mills River Day

The 30th Annual Big Sweep in western North Carolina may be our largest river cleanup to date! For the event, Asheville Greenworks coordinated Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania county teams to paddle and cleanup rivers, including: the French Broad River, Green River, Mills River, Broad River, Watauga River, Mud Creek, Cane Creek, and many more waterways (and counties!). On September 9, Mills River Partnership's team paddled Mills River, from the bridge on Highway 280 (at Valley AG Farm &

Hello, all. As you may know, we do a lot of work in and around the Mills River, where we strive to ensure the safety of our participants and volunteers. However, after a few intense workdays, I realized that Mills River Partnership needs life vests and waders to keep folks safe (and equipped) while they are with us, sometimes in deep, fast moving water. So, rally together - we need your help! I have been told that some organizations replace and/or upgrade equipment every few years, so I

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