Pathways to Environmental Leadership Part 2
“Equity work is a core value of conservation because the protection of land for clean water, food, and recreation impacts everyone,” says Equity and Education Manager LaKyla Hodges. “In recent […]
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Youth Education – From Elementary to Early College
SAHC provides weekly environmental education for youth in after-school programs at Asheville Parks and Recreation community centers and YMCA Horizons. Equity and Education Manager LaKyla Hodges leads interactive sessions with […]
Union Church Cove
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy continues to work with partners in the U.S. Forest Service to fill in gaps in our public lands. This month, SAHC purchased 65 acres just south […]
Full Sun Farm 2
Full Sun Farm — the name says it all. A quintessential small mountain farm on sun drenched bottomland in the Sandy Mush Creek valley, Full Sun Farm possesses fertile soils […]
South McDaris Ridge
The rocky face of South McDaris Ridge stands as a sentinel above the upper reaches of Reems Creek valley, just across from the Woodfin Watershed conservation easement. In December 2023, […]
Tom and Laurie Williams
We are grateful to Tom and Laurie Williams for being champions of conservation and part of our Gray’s Lily Leadership Circle! Currently serving as Secretary of the SAHC Board of […]
Emerald Ash Borer Research
Parasitoid wasps provide hope against the invasive emerald ash borer. In a synergistic project combining forest health, education, and conservation, SAHC has teamed up with researchers from NC State University […]
Elk Habitat Management at Stevens Creek
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy’s partners at NC Wildlife Resources Commission have received grant funding to improve elk habitat on SAHC-owned land on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National […]
Broad Branch and Gouge Cove
Broad Branch Near the Buladean community of Mitchell County, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 17 acres, expanding a 97-acre preserve that we purchased previously. Adding to SAHC’s existing nature preserves […]
Blue Hole Falls
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 29 acres in Carter County, TN near the Blue Hole Falls recreation area. The land adjoins Cherokee National Forest on three sides, and we […]
