by sahcadmin | Sep 12, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
Straddling the border of Tennessee’s Carter County and North Carolina’s Mitchell and Avery Counties, the Roan Mountain massif rises above the farms and villages of the valley below. Known as the Highlands of Roan, these mountain peaks and ridges, for the most part...
by sahcadmin | Sep 7, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
It takes a village to care for our mountains, and SAHC, our partners, and volunteers certainly made that happen this summer. In less than four days of work, more than 25 volunteers cut blackberry from about seven acres of grassy and shrub bald habitat during our...
by sahcadmin | Jun 23, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
On Tuesday, June 21, we were invited to assist the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Conservation Leadership Corps and Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club (TEHCC) with trail improvements leading to Jane Bald in the Highlands of Roan. Our Roan AmeriCorps...
by sahcadmin | Jun 2, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
On May 19, we purchased 324 acres in the Highlands of Roan — permanently protecting the northern slopes of Hump Mountain just 500 ft. from the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (AT)! The property, adjoining Cherokee National Forest and Hampton Creek Cove State Natural...
by sahcadmin | Jun 2, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
Near the end of their Spring semester, a group of dedicated Mars Hill University (MHU) students spent a Saturday volunteering for “the good of a bird that can fit in the palm of your hand,” according to workday organizer Travis Bordley, SAHC’s Roan AmeriCorps member....
by sahcadmin | Apr 25, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
Ellis Ayers, the Committee Chair for Boy Scout Troop 814 out of Crossnore, NC, heard about our conservation work ‘through the grapevine’ and recognized a great opportunity for his scouts to do local land stewardship. “I never had the pleasure of being a Boy Scout...
