GET INVOLVED!

"Because, just as the river belongs to no one, it belongs to everyone – and everyone is held accountable for its health and condition.” – Wilma Dykeman

We welcome the involvement from anyone interested in improving access-to and stewardship-of the French Broad River. The most common ways that people help out include donating their time as a volunteer, partnering through their organization, or supporting our programming with funding, equipment, or in-kind services. If you want to volunteer, check out the websites of the non-profits listed below, who often have a calendar of events to participate in. If you're with an organization who would like to partner on a project, program, or event, and are not already involved, feel free to reach out with your ideas. If you're interested in supporting this work through a donation of funding, equipment, or services, give us a shout. We can more than likely put your offering to good use.

Those who currently help make the French Broad Paddle Trail possible are listed below. We encourage you to learn about their work and support them as able.

PARTNERS

The French Broad Paddle Trail is a product of routine collaboration and partnership between a variety of government agencies and non-profits working across the watershed to collectively steward, restore, and celebrate the river. Listed below are the groups we work with the most. We also work with several local businesses, including the ones listed on our Outfitters & Retailers page.

Government Agencies:

Transylvania County: Parks & Recreation, Natural Resources Council, Soil & Water Conservation District
City of Brevard
Henderson County: Parks & Recreation, Soil & Water Conservation District
Town of Mills River Parks & Recreation
Buncombe County Parks & Recreation
City of Asheville Parks & Recreation
Town of Woodfin Parks & Greenways
Madison County: Parks & Recreation, Soil & Water Conservation District
Town of Hot Springs
North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources: State Parks, State Trails
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation
United States Forest Service: Pisgah National Forest, Cherokee National Forest

Non-Profit Organizations:

MountainTrue & French Broad Riverkeeper
The Pisgah Conservancy
Conserving Carolina
FIND Outdoors
Mills River Partnership
RiverLink
GreenWorks
French Broad River Partnership
North Carolina Paddle Trail Association
Great Trails State Coalition
American Whitewater
American Rivers
River Management Society

SUPPORTERS

The French Broad Paddle Trail is funded in-part by a growing list of local businesses, grantors, and donors. A special thanks to our major sponsors, listed below. Give us a shout if you're interested in financially supporting this work. We would love to have you on the team.