by sahcadmin | Mar 11, 2026 | Event Recaps, Featured Highlights, Hikes
2026 SAHC Winter Hiking Challenge – It’s a Wrap! WOW – The 2026 SAHC Winter Hiking Challenge wrapped up with a record-breaking 1,200 participants hiking more than 69,000 miles and raising more than $40,000 for conservation! Thank you to all the folks who...
by sahcadmin | May 3, 2022 | Event Recaps, French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
On Saturday, April 23, 2022 the Town of Canton hosted a public opening for the Chestnut Mountain Nature Park on Hwy 19-23. Situated as a park-within-a-park, the mountain biking Berm Park simultaneously opened the public. The family-friendly grand opening event...
by Travis Bordley | Oct 20, 2019 | Event Recaps, Hikes
The car shook back and forth, the sound of gravel crushing and grinding under the weight of the tires during the steep mountain ascent. Suddenly, I reached the top, and the world opened up in a breathtaking view with a sky hundreds of miles long. Wave after wave of...
by sahcadmin | Apr 12, 2019 | Community Engagement, Event Recaps
National parks and public lands ambassadors Audrey and Frank Peterman and Daniel White (The Blackalachian) joined us as guest speakers for a special “It’s Your Backyard” community event at the Dr. Wesley Grant, Sr. Southside Center on April 6. A young leader in...
by Erin Goodpaster | Nov 19, 2018 | Black Mountains, Event Recaps, Hikes, Member and Donor Stories
In 2018 the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 123 acres including the western flank and summit of Brushy Knob, one of the Seven Sisters near Black Mountain, NC. To celebrate the acquisition of this valuable conservation land we led an educational...
by Erin Goodpaster | May 16, 2018 | Event Recaps, Highlands of Roan, Uncategorized
Think about times you have been in the outdoors; it sometimes feels like you are the first person to experience your pristine surroundings, the first person to soak in the beauty of the trees and hear the flowing creek. Then think about other times, where you hiked...
