by sahcadmin | Apr 23, 2015 | French Broad River Valley, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
Sometimes you have to look beneath the surface to see the beauty in a conservation tract. Once such example is SAHC’s Sandy Mush Game Lands tract, which we acquired in 2011. The 88-acre tract is important for conservation because it forms a critical linking bridge and...
by sahcadmin | Feb 28, 2014 | Farmland Conservation, French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Over the past few years, the terms ‘local food’ and ‘farm to table’ have gained greater and greater prominence in our daily conversations. What you may not hear as frequently, however, are some of the underlying concerns for farmland...
by sahcadmin | Jan 29, 2014 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Musicians around the world know the name Bob Moog and respect his groundbreaking innovations in electronic instruments. However, what they may not know is that a quiet cove outside Asheville, NC provided a setting of respite and inspiration to nourish his uncanny...
by sahcadmin | Nov 8, 2013 | French Broad River Valley, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
This fall, 6th and 7th grade boys from the French Broad River Academy (FBRA) volunteered to help heal a 45-acre conservation tract in the Sandy Mush area. They spent three days identifying invasive species and learning how to properly eradicate them without disturbing...
by sahcadmin | Jul 30, 2013 | French Broad River Valley, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
by Margot Wallston, SAHC AmeriCorps Stewardship Associate — July 2013 One of my favorite things about working in land conservation during the spring is being able to take note of the persistent emergence of botanical life after winter’s long repose. Hiking off-trail...
by sahcadmin | Mar 18, 2013 | French Broad River Valley, Our Community Farm, Volunteer Stories
On a chilly mid-March day, SAHC’s Anderson Farm was host for an AmeriCorps service day. Fourteen AmeriCorps Project Conserve members, currently serving at host sites throughout Western North Carolina, came together on SAHC’s Community Farm to lend their hands in...
