Crabtree Bald – 102 Acres
Ginger and Rich Lang knew that they wanted to protect their land, even before they owned it. When they began the search decades ago, the Langs purposefully sought out a […]
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Spring 2023 SAHC Community Farm Updates
Spring on the farm in the Alexander community has been busy, with a new agroforestry project improving and reshaping the future of land management in our pasture area. Thank you […]
Deaverview Mountain – 343 Acres
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy has signed an option agreement to purchase an iconic ridgeline overlooking the city of Asheville and much of the French Broad River valley. The property was […]
UT Student Volunteers at Community Farm
On a chilly March morning, the beloved SAHC Community farm was graced by the assistance of ten students from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville embarking on an alternative Spring […]
Treating Hemlock Trees with HRI
As a result of the hemlock wooly adelgid’s introduction to the eastern United States from Japan in the 1950s, nearly 90% of eastern and Carolina hemlocks along the east coast, […]
Outings Program Update
If you’ve joined a guided group hike or farm tour with us recently, you probably know that Travis Bordley has now become SAHC’s new Outings Program Manager. You’ll recognize his […]
2023 Winter Hiking Challenge
The SAHC Winter Hiking Challenge sets a goal of 60 miles in 60 days, to be completed in your own time and at your own speed. Those can be miles […]
Dry Creek – 67-acre Donation in Carter County
When Margaret Robbins and Thomas Schacht wanted to purchase a forested tract southeast of Johnson City years ago, they set out to do so in order to permanently protect the […]
