by sahcadmin | Oct 18, 2016 | Trustee and Staff Stories
2016 NC Land Trust Assembly Rising Conservation Leader of the Year: Hanni Muerdter At the 2016 Land Trust Assembly in Raleigh in May, North Carolina’s 24 local land trusts announced annual awards for five conservation leaders, including our Stewardship and...
by sahcadmin | Oct 17, 2016 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Inspired by our conservation work in the Highlands of Roan, landowner Ken Davis donated 47 acres to SAHC. The property adjoins Pisgah National Forest and our Big Rock Creek preserve, which we purchased in 2014, thus filling an important gap in the protected landscape....
by sahcadmin | Oct 17, 2016 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
We purchased 70 acres on Big Yellow Mountain in the Highlands of Roan, located just 2,500 ft from the Appalachian Trail. Adjoining Pisgah National Forest, Conservation lands held by the State of NC, and other SAHC-protected properties, the forested high-elevation...
by sahcadmin | Aug 18, 2016 | Landowner Resources
Until recently, landowners with hemlock trees had few options available for prevention or treatment of the exotic invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), an aphid-like insect that feeds on hemlocks and ultimately kills them. However, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative...
by sahcadmin | Aug 15, 2016 | Farmland Conservation, French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
We purchased 101 acres in Garrett Cove, filling a gap in the network of more than 10,000 acres SAHC has protected in the vicinity of Sandy Mush. Settled by the Garrett family over 150 years ago, the cove is part of the cultural legacy of rugged and self-reliant...
