by sahcadmin | Oct 20, 2018 | Member and Donor Stories, Memorials
Robert Marsh Harvey passed away on Friday, June 8 this year. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mabel Marie Stout Harvey, and many loving family members. After serving as a radio technician in San Diego, CA during World War II, Bob returned to civilian life and...
by sahcadmin | Oct 15, 2018 | Member and Donor Stories
As a former real estate professional in Charlotte, Tom understands that you have to save land when you can. He remembers his first visit to the Roan area, around Thanksgiving of 1978, when he and a friend backpacked the Appalachian Trail from the Cloudland Hotel site...
by sahcadmin | Oct 4, 2018 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Landowner Perspective: Russ and Stacy Oates on Protecting Elk Fork “Stacy and I came from families that love the outdoors and feel deep connection with wild things and wild places. Growing up on opposite coasts (Stacy in the Napa Valley of California and...
by sahcadmin | Sep 20, 2018 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories
Former AmeriCorps service member Travis Bordley stepped into our Roan Naturalist boots this summer. Travis spent the majority of his time from May to August on the Appalachian Trail between Carvers Gap and 19 E, recording data, educating hikers, and helping manage...
by sahcadmin | Sep 15, 2018 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
In 2018, SAHC purchased 123 acres near Black Mountain, NC, permanently protecting the crest of one of the “Seven Sisters.” Brushy Knob is also known as “Big Piney.” It is the third Sister in the chain of summits straddling the Asheville watershed and Montreat,...
