by sahcadmin | Jul 26, 2017 | Hikes, Youth Education
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 Community Center (JCC). These students, mostly elementary and middle...
by sahcadmin | Jul 25, 2017 | Our Community Farm, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
On Thursday, July 13, we welcomed a group of XploreUSA students to our Community Farm for a workday in the Shortleaf Pine reforestation area. The teen volunteers consisted of international exchange students along with some of their American host siblings. XploreUSA is...
by sahcadmin | Jul 17, 2017 | Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
SAHC staff recently had the rare opportunity to work on protected conservation land inside the City of Asheville boundary. Stewardship Associate Sarah Sheeran, AmeriCorps member Anona Miller, and intern Leigh Bost teamed up with a youth group from the YMCA Blue Ridge...
by sahcadmin | Jul 10, 2017 | Stewardship Stories, Trustee and Staff Stories, Uncategorized, Volunteer Stories
Thanks to the efforts of Sarah Sanford, a Duke University Stanback Intern with SAHC this summer, our new office has been outfitted with window decals to help protect our winged friends. Sarah worked with her professors at Duke University on a project to prevent birds...
by sahcadmin | Jun 30, 2017 | Farm Workshops, Our Community Farm
On Sunday, June 25, we hosted an educational farm workshop titled “Protecting Your Biggest Asset on the Farm: Your Body” led by Jamie Davis from A Way of Life Farm. This is the second year we have hosted this informative workshop to teach farmers (and...
