by sahcadmin | Sep 20, 2018 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories
Former AmeriCorps service member Travis Bordley stepped into our Roan Naturalist boots this summer. Travis spent the majority of his time from May to August on the Appalachian Trail between Carvers Gap and 19 E, recording data, educating hikers, and helping manage...
by sahcadmin | Aug 23, 2018 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories
Grassy Balds Management gets a Tech Update Ilan Bubb interned with us this summer through the Duke University Stanback Intern program. He is earning his Masters of Environmental Management at the Nicholas School of the Environment. Ilan did a “needs assessment” and...
by sahcadmin | Aug 22, 2018 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
In the Highlands of Roan, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy convenes a multi-partner effort to manage the world’s largest stretch of Appalachian grassy balds. These unique ecosystems contain a variety of rare plants. SAHC volunteers and our partners with the...
by sahcadmin | Aug 9, 2018 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
This summer we purchased 234 acres in the Highlands of Roan, securing high elevation wildlife habitat and permanently protecting a corridor linking our Tompkins Preserve with Pisgah National Forest in Mitchell County. This acquisition at Yellow Spot protects rare...
by sahcadmin | Jun 26, 2018 | Highlands of Roan, Species and Ecology Info Stories
If you’re out traipsing high elevation mountains and meadows across WNC this July, you might spy the stunning red-orange trumpet of a Gray’s lily (Lilium grayi) bloom. Please look but don’t touch! This rare native flower has been suffering from a fungal disease that...
by sahcadmin | May 21, 2018 | Highlands of Roan, Volunteer Stories
On April 28, 2018, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and Nature Valley partnered with us for a volunteer work day at our Big Rock Creek Preserve, surrounded by national forest land and public recreation hotspots in the Highlands of Roan. In addition...
