by sahcadmin | Mar 22, 2013 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
This lovely 63-acre cove is located in Madison County, on the ridgeline that is the border with Buncombe County. It lies near other properties that we have protected in a relatively unfragmented corridor between the Black Mountains and the Tennessee line. The tract is...
by sahcadmin | Mar 22, 2013 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
At the end of 2012, we succeeded in purchasing an incredible property that had topped our conservation priority ‘wish list’ for the past four decades — the 601-acre Grassy Ridge tract, crown jewel of the Roan Highlands. Thanks to tenacious landowner outreach, good...
by sahcadmin | Feb 14, 2013 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
There is something invigorating about sunshine on early spring pastures in the mountains. With the sun shining brightly down, and the ridgelines of the Hickory Nut Gorge looming above, you might just feel inclined to twirl and sing a little “Sound of Music,” or plant...
by sahcadmin | Jan 24, 2013 | Black Mountains, Farmland Conservation, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
We love the tranquil drive through Fairview along the Drover’s Road Scenic Byway. At the crest of Hickory Nut Gap, the sight of Sherrill’s Inn overlooking this scenic route recalls the 1800s, when the Flying Cloud stagecoach carried mail and passengers...
by sahcadmin | Jan 22, 2013 | Appalachian Trail Countryside, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
There’s something alluring about a ghost town in the middle of the forest, where stone chimneys and building remnants hearken back to more vibrant days. You can almost imagine that the stones in fallen walls whisper stories about the families who once lived...
by sahcadmin | Dec 20, 2012 | Black Mountains, Farmland Conservation, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
In early December, we closed on three adjoining projects in the lush Fairview valley, securing 28 acres of prime farming bottom land for agricultural use in the future. The parcels lie alongside the Drovers’ Road Scenic Byway, below a twisting ascent up the...
