by sahcadmin | Jun 4, 2014 | Event Recaps
Thank you to all the friends, members, volunteers, donors, and event sponsors who made our Appalachian Spring 40th Anniversary event such a success! And we appreciate Fire Cracker Jazz Band for providing music for our event and to NC PhotoBox for a fun-filled...
by sahcadmin | May 21, 2014 | Highlands of Roan, Trustee and Staff Stories
When she came to Kingsport, TN in 1960, Judy Murray knew that she loved mountains. Two days after arriving, her first visit to the Highlands of Roan kindled a passion that became the driving force behind much of the preservation and habitat restoration work we and our...
by sahcadmin | May 2, 2014 | "For Love of Beer and Mountains", Hikes
SAHC’s AmeriCorps PR & Outreach Member Anna Zanetti recaps a snowy “For Love of Beer & Mountains” partnership hike: “Highland Brewing Company’s seasonal release of Devil’s Britches Red IPA kicked off the first “For Love of Beer...
by sahcadmin | Mar 13, 2014 | Black Mountains, Hikes
This year’s winter tree identification hike took place in the beautiful Montreat Wilderness. As our intrepid, aspiring dendrologists hiked near Montreat’s streams, cold conditions and overcast skies gave way to a wonderfully pleasant western North Carolina winter day....
by sahcadmin | Mar 5, 2014 | Our Community Farm, Volunteer Stories
The forecast said to expect a wintry mix on the first morning in March, as a group of Warren Wilson College (WWC) students prepared to come out to volunteer at the SAHC Community Farm in Alexander, NC. With temperatures not expected to reach 40 degrees, most college...
