Roadless Forever

Created by fellow MountainTrue supporters with guided instruction from artist Amanda Cortina, these one-of-a-kind works of art reflect an area under threat from the repeal of the Roadless Rules.

The artists spent time at the Mills River Valley Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The 2001 Roadless Rule protects 58 million acres of roadless National Forest land nationwide. Here in Western North Carolina, the rule protects 152,000 acres of the wildest places remaining in the East. The Trump Administration is attempting to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule in an effort to emphasize mining, logging, and grazing on those lands. From the Mills River Valley Overlook, the large ridge in the foreground is Laurel Mountain, home of the Laurel Mountain Roadless Area. The Laurel Mountain Roadless Area provides excellent opportunities for backcountry hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and rock climbing. Laurel Mountain also drains into the Mills River, which provides drinking water for Hendersonville, Henderson County, and Buncombe County. The clean waters of the North and South Mills River support renowned trout fisheries and a strong hellbender population. All of those values would be threatened by road building and commercial logging.

Don't miss your chance to snag your next favorite piece and a daily reminder to keep speaking up for the places we love and share. 

All proceeds benefit MountainTrue.

Artwork is framed in reused frames.

OUR MISSION: MountainTrue champions resilient forests, clean waters and healthy communities in the Southern Blue Ridge. mountaintrue.org

OUR VISION: MountainTrue envisions thriving communities in our mountain region that are connected to and help sustain both each other and our natural environment. To achieve this, MountainTrue fosters and empowers residents throughout the region to engage in community planning, policy and project advocacy, and on-the-ground projects.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
We value social and environmental justice and believe that all people have the right to live in healthy communities. We are committed to working towards vibrant, connected, equitable communities where everyone can enjoy lives that are healthy, full of opportunity, free from oppression, and enriched by our region’s natural environment.

We value the integrity of natural systems – air, land, water, and native plants and animals – and believe in protecting and restoring them for the benefit of all generations. 

We value mountain communities that are vibrant, livable, and respectful of their connection to and dependence on the region’s natural environment.

We value the unique environment of the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains and believe our regional perspective enhances both regional and community-based solutions to shared problems.

We value community engagement in principled advocacy and believe both sound public policy and responsible individual actions are needed to protect both our natural environment and the communities we live in.

We value collaboration and believe working with diverse constituencies is fundamental to MountainTrue’s success.

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