by sahcadmin | Apr 21, 2023 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Ginger and Rich Lang knew that they wanted to protect their land, even before they owned it. When they began the search decades ago, the Langs purposefully sought out a tract with qualities which they wanted to help preserve for future generations. “We looked all over...
by sahcadmin | Apr 6, 2023 | Featured Highlights, French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy has signed an option agreement to purchase an iconic ridgeline overlooking the city of Asheville and much of the French Broad River valley. The property was recently listed for sale for $9,995,000 under the subdivision name...
by sahcadmin | Oct 7, 2022 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy recently closed on purchasing 139 acres for permanent conservation, adjoining the Pisgah National Forest Bent Creek Experimental Forest in Enka, south of Asheville. The property is known as Scott’s Ridge after its...
by sahcadmin | Sep 27, 2022 | Farmland Conservation, French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
The Sandy Mush community has played an important role in conserving productive farmland – for SAHC, Buncombe County, and Western North Carolina. Building trust with landowners in Sandy Mush has enabled us to protect rich bottomland soils designated as important for...
by sahcadmin | Sep 15, 2022 | Farmer Incubator Program, Farmland Conservation, French Broad River Valley, Our Community Farm
A gift can make a change in someone’s life – and a gift of land can precipitate changes over many lifetimes. Since SAHC received the generous donation of the SAHC Community Farm in 2010, the property has been through myriad changes that make the space an exciting...
by sahcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | French Broad River Valley, Species and Ecology Info Stories, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
Former AmeriCorps member Logan Dye participated in a volunteer work day sponsored by Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) at the Chestnut Mountain Nature Park, treating native hemlock trees to protect them from the...
