by sahcadmin | Apr 19, 2012 | Appalachian Trail Countryside, Farmland Conservation
Last Thursday, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy staff members enjoyed another sensational day at Peter and Polly Gott’s idyllic farm. Tucked away deep in Madison County, the 218-acre Gott Farm is surrounded by Pisgah National Forest on two sides, there...
by sahcadmin | Apr 10, 2012 | French Broad River Valley, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
Last Saturday (April 7, 2012), our intrepid Stewardship staff held a volunteer workday on a piece of property SAHC owns in the Sandy Mush area of Buncombe County. The property is over 100 acres in size and almost entirely forested, with portions of lush, rich cove...
by sahcadmin | Apr 2, 2012 | Stewardship Stories
Many of us look forward to spring’s arrival as the best time to watch the forest reawaken after winter as wildflowers gradually begin to bloom. But Spring also stirs to life a host of invasive, non-native plants which compete with our native wildflowers and trees for...
by sahcadmin | Feb 7, 2012 | Appalachian Trail Countryside, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
On December 28, we recorded a conservation easement on 112 acres of land in Madison County, near the Cherokee and Pisgah National Forests. “The Plateau is remarkable because it fills an immensely significant gap between the Cherokee National Forest and the...
by sahcadmin | Jan 19, 2012 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Land adjacent to the Sandy Mush Game Lands in northern Buncombe County has been donated to the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. The newly donated 88-acre tract of land will connect the Sandy Mush Game Lands on two different sides. This property bridges the...
