by sahcadmin | Nov 6, 2015 | Appalachian Trail Countryside, Farmland Conservation, Land Protection and Landowner Stories, Member and Donor Stories
Ken and Lotta Murray have transitioned from the hustle-and-bustle of Washington, DC, to the quiet coves of mountainous East Tennessee, carving out an idyllic home and garden on a tract where Ken’s great-grandfather homesteaded over 160 years ago. Introduced to SAHC...
by sahcadmin | Oct 29, 2015 | "For Love of Beer and Mountains", Appalachian Trail Countryside, Corporate Partners, Hikes
Late this summer, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and Highland Brewing Company were joined by The Aloft Hotel, Altamont Environmental, Traveling Chic Boutique and USA Raft to explore Lost Cove, where SAHC protected a 95-acre tract in 2012. We hiked into...
by sahcadmin | Oct 26, 2015 | Farmland Conservation, French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Chancellor Emerita of UNC Asheville Anne Ponder and her husband Chris Brookhouse have protected their 102-acre property in Madison County with a conservation easement, preserving pastoral and forest land for future generations. Visible from the French Broad River, Ivy...
by sahcadmin | Sep 30, 2015 | Farm Workshops, Our Community Farm
“Black Soldier Fly” — the name resonates with fear and dread, and perhaps even conjures an image of winged, facet-eyed soldiers wielding guns. In reality, black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) are useful native critters that chew through organic remnants, helping...
by sahcadmin | Sep 14, 2015 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
We recently protected 267 acres in two separate conservation projects in the Newfound Mountains, near the area where Buncombe, Haywood and Madison counties converge. We purchased 31 acres at Doubleside Knob in Haywood County, and placed 236 acres into conservation...
