Moss Lake passes weekly water standards test

ter Assistant Director Zach Dressel and author Dan Pezzoni as they introduce this new project and show the process that the Historic Shelby Foundation is using to see it through. As always, come prepared to join in on the discussion and be sure to register in advance so we will have plenty of coffee for everyone. You won’t want to be dozing off during this fascinating Coffee with the Curator.

MountainTrue Riverkeeper Float Fest this weekend

Riverkeeper Float Fest is June 24 River and Earth

Adventures’ New River Outpost in Todd, NC from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This family-friendly event will take place Appalachian Mountain Brewery will offer local craft beer, food, and live music.

The day’s events include tubing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., live music from noon to 4 p.m., nature walks and talks from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and a fly-fishing clinic at noon with Boone’s Fly Shop.

Tubers are asked to bring sun protection, towel, change of clothes, river shoes/sandals (no flip flops), bag for spare clothes, and a dry bag for phone/keys.

Riverkeeper Float Fest proceeds benefit MountainTrue’s Watauga Riverkeeper and help protect clean water in the High Country.

Pre-registration ticket sales ended Tuesday, but you are also able to purchase tickets at the door.

Limited parking is available across the street from River & Earth Adventures. Free parking will be available in the lots surrounding the shuttle pick-up/drop-off location. Shuttle pick-up/drop-off is at ASU Peacock Traffic Circle. Shuttles provided by River & Earth Adventures will take attendees directly to the Float Fest location. A separate tubing shuttle will pick tubers up at the end of the tubing trip and bring them back to Float Fest.

Last week, Moss Lake passed MountainTrue’s weekly waters standards test. This status is based on the latest sample, taken on June 14th, 2023. MountainTrue Broad Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on June 15, at 3:40 p.m.

Located in Western

North Carolina, MountainTrue works to protect the places we share by championing resilient forests, clean waters, and healthy communities in the Southern Blue Ridge. With four in-house riverkeepers looking after the French Broad, Broad, Green, and Watauga rivers, MountainTrue is its own ecosystem of water defenders and protectors.

From May to Sep- tember, MountainTrue Riverkeepers and volunteers collect weekly water samples from the Broad, French Broad, Elk, Green, Hiwassee, New, Nottely, and Watauga River watersheds. We process and analyze each sample and post the results to the Swim Guide platform before the weekend, so you know where it’s safe to swim.

They use testing data to track down sources of bacterial pollution and push for better policies to address the long-term issues affecting our rivers, lakes, and streams. To learn more about our clean water efforts, check out iloverivers. org. MountainTrue’s Clean Water Program is powered by our volunteers, members, and donors.