by sahcadmin | Dec 19, 2012 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
We recently purchased 260 acres visible from the Appalachian Trail and from the overlook at the Rhododendron Gardens on Roan Mountain. Located in the middle of the Yellow Mountain State Natural Area, the parcel adjoins the 225-acre Spear Top Mountain property that we...
by sahcadmin | Nov 27, 2012 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
In mid-November, SAHC purchased 89 acres at the southern end of the designated Yellow Mountain State Natural Area in Avery County, NC. This new land protection project in the stunning Highlands of Roan adjoins and nearly adjoins other, larger tracts of the Yellow...
by sahcadmin | Nov 27, 2012 | Appalachian Trail Countryside, Event Recaps, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Plans for Tennessee’s 55th state park on the stunning Rocky Fork tract were announced on a chilly October day, with early snow still blanketing the ground and a swelling group of attendees packed into the Tennessee Welcome Center off I-26 in Erwin, TN. Tennessee...
by sahcadmin | Aug 14, 2012 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Conservation is a process – A step-at-a-time, often complicated process. Like a snowflake, each conservation project is truly unique. As we endeavor to fulfill our mission to secure the region’s most conservation-worthy tracts for future generations, we...
by sahcadmin | May 8, 2012 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Narrative and photos courtesy of Tom Ward “As a child I first came to appreciate the natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains on hikes up the family property with my Grandpa. My grandparents would often let me go out on my own and hike up Jim’s Branch turning...
by sahcadmin | Feb 7, 2012 | Appalachian Trail Countryside, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
On December 28, we recorded a conservation easement on 112 acres of land in Madison County, near the Cherokee and Pisgah National Forests. “The Plateau is remarkable because it fills an immensely significant gap between the Cherokee National Forest and the...
