by sahcadmin | Jul 4, 2021 | Appalachian Trail Countryside, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
SAHC recently purchased 17 acres at Hollybush Gap, a privately owned in-holding surrounded by Cherokee National Forest. SAHC will transfer this tract to the national forest in the next year or so, closing a notable gap within our public lands. Springs and tributaries...
by Erin Goodpaster | Jun 24, 2021 | Land Protection and Landowner Stories, Our Community Farm, Species and Ecology Info Stories, Trustee and Staff Stories, Youth Education
There has been lots of buzz on the SAHC Community Farm about our new salamander plot program. This program was piloted by Tamarya Sims, our Community Farm Associate. Western North Carolina is often considered the salamander capital of the world. Despite this, it is...
by sahcadmin | Jun 17, 2021 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
A generous conservation philanthropist has committed to donate a 7,500-acre preserve in the Roan to Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy in 2022. Conservation of this globally-significant mountain preserve will significantly boost habitat conservation efforts in...
by sahcadmin | May 20, 2021 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
A conservation-minded buyer recently purchased a significant parcel in the upper Cane River watershed of the Black Mountains in order to protect it permanently from development. The landowner donated a conservation easement to Southern Appalachian Highlands...
by sahcadmin | May 17, 2021 | Appalachian Trail Countryside, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
This year, the Trust for Public Land purchased a 482-acre tract at Dark Ridge, located near the Appalachian Trail in Avery County, just north of the Roan Highlands. The property shares a long boundary with the Cherokee National Forest and Pisgah National Forest. SAHC...
by sahcadmin | May 1, 2021 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories, Species and Ecology Info Stories
Have you seen a salamander lately? These vibrantly speckled and spotted amphibians come bearing good news. If you’ve seen them in an area you have hiked or explored, the water quality and habitat of that area is probably pretty good! Salamanders are sensitive to...
