Protected Areas - Success Stories
June Jamboree 2010: A Party Celebrating 36 Years of Conservation
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy held its Annual Membership Event the weekend of June 19/20 at the Corpening Forestry Training Center in Crossnore, NC. To celebrate over three decades of conservation efforts, SAHC organized a series of guided hikes in the Highlands of Roan, held a Native Plant Auction and raffled off prizes. These sales generated almost $2,000 in funds for SAHC and the land trust would like to extend a generous thanks to the following business supporters who donated items for the auction and raffle: Carolina Native Nursery, Botanical Treasures, Sandy Mush Herb Nursery, Wild Birds Unlimited, Highland Brewing Company and Black Dome Mountain Sports .
SAHC also elected new members to the Board of Trustees during the Annual Meeting:
Nominated for a first three-year term: Richard Coker of Maggie Valley, NC; Nancy Edgerton of Asheville, NC; Ken Maness of Kingsport, TN; Milton “Buddy” Tignor of Waynesville, NC.
Nominated for a second three-year term: Lindsay Hearn of Asheville, NC; Bill Maxwell of Charlotte, NC; David Ramsey of Erwin, TN.
Land Trust Day Raises almost $10,000 for SAHC!
Asheville, NC- This year's Land Trust Day, June 5, raised almost $10,000 for the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. Thanks to everyone that came out and supported the local businesses that donated to SAHC: Mast General Store, Second Gear, thefoundling.com, Shoji Spa and Lodge, Ten Thousand Villages, Early Girl Eatery, Laughing Seed Cafe, Fine Arts Theatre, Weinhaus, Bellagio, Blue Spiral 1 and New Morning Gallery. These funds will be used to support SAHC's local land and water conservation efforts. Over 25 people helped celebrate the day by hiking with SAHC at Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley and another group helped with trail maintenance at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area in TN.
SAHC Purchases Two Conservation Priority Tracts
Avery County, NC- The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) has purchased two conservation priority tracts in the Roaring Creek Valley of the Highlands of Roan, preserving Golden-winged Warbler habitat, scenic views from the Appalachian Trail and pristine waterfalls. full article
Claxton Farm Easement Conserves Iconic Working Farmland
Bunccombe County, NC – Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy's Farmland Preservation Initiative grows with the addition of Claxton Farm to 3,000 acres of SAHC-protected working farmland. SAHC has partnered with landowners Porter and Martha Ann Claxton to permanently conserve 480 acres of their 550 acre property through a working lands conservation easement. full article
Rocky Fork One Step Closer To Public Legacy
Erwin, TN – Tennessee’s gateway to the Southern Appalachian Mountains – the 9,624-acre property known as Rocky Fork – is now one step closer to being protected, with the property’s acquisition by The Conservation Fund and the USDA Forest Service from New Forestry, LLC. full article
State Wildlife Action Plans assist mountain land conservation
The sharp zoo-zee, zoo-zoo-zee call of the Black-throated Green Warbler can be heard from the Highlands of Roan to the lower elevation river valleys in summertime, the breeding season for the songbird. Like many species in the Eastern woodlands, the Warbler relies on several types of habitats, particularly as it migrates with a team of other bird species to the Caribbean and Central America. full article Download entire NC Swap Summary
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