by sahcadmin | Jul 3, 2025 | Featured Highlights, Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Waterfalls Park – 92 Acres in Avery County When the summer heat hangs heavy over the mountains, you might start looking for a cold creek to dip your feet. Waterfalls and scenic streams draw people to the outdoors, creating some of the most picturesque and...
by sahcadmin | Jul 1, 2025 | Highlands of Roan, South Yellow Mountain Preserve, Species and Ecology Info Stories, Stewardship Stories, Youth Education
SAHC’s 7500-acre South Yellow Mountain Preserve serves as an incredible repository for biodiversity and learning space for young ecologists. Recently, 34 students from NC State University visited our South Yellow Mountain Preserve (SYMP) as part of a statewide field...
by sahcadmin | Jun 10, 2025 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories
We welcome two new seasonal team members – Virginia and Camila – to the 2025 summer Roan Stewardship team. Long-time Roan/outings staff member and talented photographer Travis Bordley returns as the seasonal Roan Technician. Roan Stewardship Director Marquette...
by sahcadmin | May 1, 2025 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
Spruce-fir Habitat Restoration Continues Science-based habitat management forms the core of SAHC’s Roan Stewardship program. Student researchers and volunteers in 2025 assisted in a new phase of red spruce habitat restoration on SAHC-protected land, continuing a...
by sahcadmin | Apr 4, 2025 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Round Mountain – 92 Acres Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy recently purchased 92 acres atop Round Mountain in Mitchell County, just south of Carver’s Gap. The rounded, forested crest of this aptly-named mountain rises above the approach to...
by sahcadmin | Dec 26, 2024 | Farmland Conservation, Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Wilson Farm A Farm Story, a Family Story – in Mitchell County, NC Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) recently closed on a new agricultural conservation easement preserving 87.5 acres of farmland in Mitchell County, NC. As conscientious landowners...
