by sahcadmin | Jun 4, 2012 | French Broad River Valley, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
On May 5, 2012, SAHC stewardship staff teamed up with a dedicated group of volunteers to remove exotic-invasive species from a beautiful mountain farmstead. The crew worked for a majority of the day cutting humongous invasive oriental bittersweet vines on SAHC’s...
by sahcadmin | May 22, 2012 | Highlands of Roan, Hikes
Sunday, May 20th, was a beautiful day for a hike in the Highlands of Roan. Thirty six ambitious hikers joined SAHC and Highland Brewing Company for a full day of hiking. We started our journey along Roaring Creek down in the valley below Little Hump by hoping onto the...
by sahcadmin | May 21, 2012 | Event Recaps
We had a phenomenal time at our member event last week at Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, NC! On Thursday May 17, we celebrated our 50,000 acre milestone with members, volunteers, sponsors, and guests. The energetic April Fools Old Time Band (out of Moore...
by sahcadmin | May 8, 2012 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Narrative and photos courtesy of Tom Ward “As a child I first came to appreciate the natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains on hikes up the family property with my Grandpa. My grandparents would often let me go out on my own and hike up Jim’s Branch turning...
by sahcadmin | May 2, 2012 | Stewardship Stories
Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a deciduous, woody, perennial vine native to parts of Asia. It was introduced as an attractive and hardy ornamental to the U.S. sometime between 100-200 years ago. It can now be found in many eastern states, but the...
