Roan Highlands Story Map
Straddling the border of Tennessee’s Carter County and North Carolina’s Mitchell and Avery Counties, the Roan Mountain massif rises above the farms and villages of the valley below. Known as […]
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CAYLA Intern: Fisayo Bashorun
In our fourth year hosting an intern from the City of Asheville Youth Leadership Academy (CAYLA), we welcomed Fisayo Bashorun to the SAHC team to work with our Communications and […]
Roan Balds Management 2017
It takes a village to care for our mountains, and SAHC, our partners, and volunteers certainly made that happen this summer. In less than four days of work, more than […]
Glade Creek
We purchased 200 acres near the headwaters of the Catawba River, located southeast of the Town of Black Mountain. It bridges two SAHC conservation easements and a corner of Pisgah […]
Headwaters Market Garden
We welcome Will and Savannah Salley of Headwaters Market Garden, new vegetable producers on our Community Farm. Their operation focuses on growing seasonal mixed vegetables and culinary herbs. Will and […]
Farmer Education Workshop: Irrigation for Small Farms
In July we hosted an informative workshop on irrigation for small farms at our Community Farm to educate farmers and others about optimizing water use. This workshop — led by Community […]
Afrolachian Agriculture: Bringing People Closer to Food
Tamia Dame, our 2017 intern from the Conservation Trust for North Carolina’s Diversity in Conservation Internship Program, spent a portion of her summer interviewing members of the community to explore […]
Weaverville Watershed – 310 Acres Protected!
We recently worked with the Town of Weaverville to place a conservation easement on 310 acres of the Weaverville Watershed. The easement protects important headwaters of Reems Creek as well […]
Meet our 2017 Summer Interns
CTNC Diversity in Conservation Internship Program Conservation Trust for North Carolina’s Diversity in Conservation Internship Program introduces students from diverse backgrounds to careers in conservation by providing paid internships at […]
JCC at Craggy Gardens
In July, AmeriCorps member Travis Bordley and other SAHC staff enjoyed a beautiful day at Craggy Gardens while providing basic environmental education to a group of students from Asheville’s Jewish […]
