https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Apple-Orchard.jpg
1421
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-07-14 11:59:482026-07-14 16:10:00North McDaris RidgeSunday, October 4
Highland Brewing Company Event Space
Time: 4 to 7 pm
Address: 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite 200 Asheville, NC 28803
This event is FREE for our members and conservation partners. Guests are asked to make a donation in support of our mission! In celebration of this conservation milestone, all new members and increased member gifts will have their dollars matched up to $100,000 dollars thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor!
One dollar matched for every acre SAHC has helped protect.
Entertainment will include music from Dan Shearin and Friends. Light refreshments will be provided as well as a drink ticket for all registered attendees. Tables representing Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy’s conservation partners will be on display in the Barrel Room.



Register Today!
Thank you, Sponsors!

Spirit of Partnership
“Protecting 100,000 acres didn’t happen alone. It happened because people, communities, and businesses chose to invest in something bigger. When businesses partner with SAHC, they’re investing in clean water, healthy and intact forests, productive farms, and places for outdoor recreation. I’m grateful for the businesses that recognize conservation is good for all of us and for our future generations.”, says SAHC Membership Director Cheryl Fowler. “”
A historic conservation milestone achieved
“The work that SAHC does is an asset to everyone. Whether people are hikers, bikers, grandparents, new parents, avid outdoors people, or devoted porch sitters – we all benefit from clean air and water, open spaces, protecting wildlife habitat, and helping family farms stay in the family.”
Join the SAHC Family
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy continually works to preserve land for people to enjoy outdoor recreation and to protect critical water and habitat resources throughout the mountains of NC and TN. YOU can help make an impact. Become a member today! All new donors and increased donations from current donors will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000!
Recent Land Conservation Stories and More
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Apple-Orchard.jpg
1421
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-07-14 11:59:482026-07-14 16:10:00North McDaris Ridge
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/View-from-Porch_SmithBranch_web-1.jpg
1080
1440
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-06-19 10:27:292026-06-22 13:50:05Smith Branch - 103 Acres Adjoining Roan Mountain State Park
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Katie_Summer2026.jpg
2160
2448
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-06-10 14:06:002026-06-10 14:06:002026 Summer Interns
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260326_130508.jpg
2048
1532
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-06-01 12:55:572026-06-26 12:56:27Year of the Spruce
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Daisy-Chain-flowers-on-farm2.jpg
808
800
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-05-15 13:09:042026-05-15 13:09:04SAHC Farm Incubator Program - 2026 Updates
Dennis Oakley CNPA
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Buildings__Hawkins-Farm_Dennis-Oakley_20260504-4.jpg
1152
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-05-15 12:37:402026-05-15 12:37:40Hawkins Farm - 206 Acres in Haywood County
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pender-at-Elk-River-falls.jpg
2048
1365
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-04-28 14:59:542026-04-28 14:59:54A Lifetime Connection to the Land
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BowditchBottomsBurn1.jpg
1706
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-03-27 15:40:392026-03-27 20:04:47Land Management with Controlled Burns
Travis Bordley
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/deaverview.jpg
1364
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-03-24 18:11:542026-04-09 10:27:04Deaverview Mountain - 342 Acres Protected!
Photo by Travis Bordley
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/winter-wiles-cove.jpg
776
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-03-12 20:30:552026-03-13 06:25:55Wiles Creek Preserve Addition
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SAHC-Winter-Hiking-Challenge_Asbury-Trail.jpg
1542
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-03-11 12:20:012026-03-11 12:20:012026 Winter Hiking Challenge – it's a Wrap!
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_8203.jpg
1701
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-03-07 17:08:042026-03-12 19:01:22Bowditch Bottoms Livestake Planting
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/HominyCreekExpansionscenic.jpg
1536
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-02-18 15:31:212026-02-18 15:31:21Hominy Creek Expansion to Chestnut Mountain Nature Park
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/LightwoodMtn-Weavers.jpg
1387
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-02-11 10:42:242026-02-11 10:42:43Lightwood Mountain
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/StreamRestoration_Action6.jpg
2048
1595
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2026-02-09 18:47:152026-02-09 18:47:15Jenkins Branch Farm Stream Repair Workshop
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/property-overview.jpg
959
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-12-12 16:03:182025-12-12 16:03:18Cane River Confluence
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DJI_0634.jpg
1364
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-11-25 11:26:322025-11-25 15:56:36SAHC Transfers 1,060 Acres to NC Wildlife Resources Commission
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/StevensCreek_winterview.jpg
955
1584
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-11-12 19:21:402025-11-12 19:21:40Stevens Creek - 9 acres adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/SnowballMtnLily-1.jpg
1615
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-11-07 15:40:282025-11-07 15:40:28Snowball Mountain - 64 More Protected Acres
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/RoanHighPreserveAddition_GougesCreek.jpg
1080
1440
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-10-29 12:58:432025-10-29 12:58:43120 acres added to Roan High Preserve
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/staffonCreek_BullCreekPreserve.jpg
1536
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-09-19 14:23:292025-09-19 15:55:33SAHC Purchases 191 Acres for new Bull Creek Preserve at Warren Wilson College
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Viking-Mountain-forest.jpg
1230
1200
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-09-01 06:26:412025-12-13 06:43:48Viking Mountain
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Walk-Sign-Install-Group.jpg
1536
2048
LaKyla Hodges
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
LaKyla Hodges2025-08-26 13:33:092025-09-16 11:26:47Spring 2025 Youth Education
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Starnes-Cove-DJI_0761_1.jpg
1364
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-08-15 06:25:562025-12-13 06:44:09Starnes Cove - High Top
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lost-Cove-Knoll.jpg
1536
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-07-13 05:41:532025-12-13 06:44:30Lost Cove - 56 More Acres Protected
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Roan-High-Preserve-Helene.jpg
1536
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-07-10 12:53:182025-07-10 12:54:42Cornell Lab of Ornithology Grant for Helene Recovery
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/southmacdairesridgetrillium.jpg
2496
1872
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-07-09 13:00:562025-07-09 14:56:48New 2025 NC Conservation Tax Credit: How Landowners Can Save by Protecting Their Land
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20250618_125518614_HDR.jpg
1404
1440
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-07-03 14:21:372025-07-03 14:21:37Waterfalls Park in Avery County
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/NCState_GroupSquare.jpg
2048
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-07-01 12:55:012025-07-10 13:39:35NC State Students at South Yellow Mountain Preserve
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Roan-seasonal-2025-team-e1755122201773.jpg
976
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-06-10 17:57:212025-08-13 18:01:37Roan Stewardship Team Updates - 2025
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Bowditch-7.jpg
1080
1440
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-05-20 14:14:552025-06-18 20:06:24Bowditch Bottoms - Post-Helene Land Stewardship
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NCWRC-trout-survey.jpg
1404
1872
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-05-13 16:31:002026-02-17 15:09:48Post-Helene Stewardship
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Valley-High-Farm-sign-and-historic-structures.jpg
1536
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-05-08 14:25:172025-05-19 14:56:03Valley High Farm
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mars-Hill-volunteers-2.jpg
1014
1872
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-05-01 15:49:132025-08-13 16:07:00Spruce-fir Habitat Restoration Project Continues
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/buckskin-branch-farm.jpg
1404
1872
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-04-23 16:12:362025-05-19 14:55:48Buckskin Branch Farm
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DSC01491.jpg
1365
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-04-04 18:49:552025-04-04 18:49:55Round Mountain - 92 Acres Protected
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/LandProtectionDirectorMichellePuglieseonSite-1.jpeg
2048
1536
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-03-21 15:28:562025-03-28 23:44:4183 Acres Adjoining Richmond Hill Park
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CommunityFarm_hikestart_Gressa.jpg
1620
2160
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-02-25 01:38:082025-02-25 01:44:46SAHC Community Farm Tour - Discovery Trail 2025
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Agroforestry-workshop-demonstration-cut.jpg
2048
1620
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-02-11 15:37:182025-02-11 15:37:32Agroforestry Workshop - Pruning the Silvopasture Project
Adams J Wood Photography
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WhiteOakMountain2_photocreditAdamsJWood.jpg
1365
2048
sahcadmin
https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LogoUpdate_SingleHiker-300x300.png
sahcadmin2025-01-27 23:55:452025-01-29 14:47:35White Oak MountainOur Mission
The mission of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy is to conserve the unique plant and animal habitat, clean water, farmland, scenic beauty, and places for all people to enjoy outdoor recreation in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, enduring for future generations. We achieve this through long-term conservation relationships with private landowners and public agencies and owning and managing land. We are committed to creating and supporting equitable, healthy and thriving communities for everyone in our region.
Get in Touch
Email: sahc@appalachian.org
Phone: 828-253-0095
372 Merrimon Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801







