by sahcadmin | Nov 10, 2024 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
The quest to protect Belview Mountain is one for the record books. In fact, SAHC Senior Advisor to the Board Jay Leutze wrote a book about it. In Stand Up That Mountain, Jay recounted the tale of the years-long struggle to save Belview Mountain from mining. Rising to...
by sahcadmin | Nov 7, 2024 | Helene, Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
Grassy Balds Management “SAHC staff and volunteers hand-mowed approximately 11 total acres on Round Bald, Engine Gap, Jane Bald, and Grassy Ridge this summer,” says Roan Stewardship Director Marquette Crockett. “We also assisted with planning and mapping for...
by sahcadmin | Apr 19, 2024 | Highlands of Roan, Species and Ecology Info Stories, Stewardship Stories
American Birding Association’s Bird of the Year With a flash of gold and silvery gray, the Golden-winged Warbler flits through scrubby edges between forests and open fields. Nesting pairs migrate to raise young in the high elevations of the Roan Highlands, where SAHC...
by sahcadmin | Dec 6, 2023 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories, Uncategorized
Broad Branch Near the Buladean community of Mitchell County, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 17 acres, expanding a 97-acre preserve that we purchased previously. Adding to SAHC’s existing nature preserves helps strengthen conservation of...
by sahcadmin | Nov 29, 2023 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Hawk Spur and Cane Creek SAHC recently accepted a gift of 229-acres of land from 130 of Chatham LLC. The land is in Mitchell County, east of Bakersville, NC and just north of the community of Hawk. It includes a high elevation spur ridgeline off of Hawk Mountain,...
by sahcadmin | Nov 16, 2023 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Donated! 57 Acres Adjoining Little Rock Creek Preserve A recently donated 57-acre tract adjoining SAHC’s Little Rock Creek Preserve expands protection of high elevation habitat and water quality in a beautiful corner of Mitchell County. The donated land...
