Welcome to ECO!
Green Homes Tour in August
Join ECO’s Third Annual Green Homes Tour
Saturday, August 21, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Join us for this self-guided tour and see what residents in our mountain community are doing to their homes and businesses to become better stewards of the environment. At the same time, learn what steps you can take towards having a "smarter" home.
Special feature:
FREE SOLAR WORKSHOP at Advanced Thermal Solutions
in Hendersonville.
Click for tour details. Click for event sponsorship information & form.
This educational event helps support ECO’s ongoing work to protect the rich natural heritage of Henderson County and the mountain region.
ECO Updates
- Support our Summer Splash Mini-Fundraising Campaign: make a tax-deductible gift now and be eligible for a great gift! Click for details.
- Boylston Creek Alert: keep this creek a Class C Trout stream. Please contact legislators NOW to ask that they vote NO to SENATE BILL 1259. More information.
- Bacterial Testing Orientation on 7 PM on Tuesday, July 20, at ECO office. Please call to register. More information.
- Cash for Energy Tax Credits
Click here to learn about financial incentives for conserving your home’s use of energy! - Hikers can get area trail maps here!
- Earth Day Festival 2010 was a great success.
Our committees
Water Quality
ECO’s Water Quality Committee strives to protect Henderson County’s six pristine watersheds through monitoring and testing over thirty streams.
Energy
Focus on energy policy issues and practical applications of green building and energy conservation practices as an intern with ECO’s Energy Committee.
Green Infrastructure
Advocacy for policies that protect open space, watersheds, sensitive habitats and balance growth with protection of nature.
Recycling
The committee promotes city, county and regional recycling including curb-side pick-up, and advocacy towards improved recycling programs.
