Buckskin Branch Farm
Like a lovely landscape painting, Buckskin Branch Farm spreads across a scenic valley in the Fines Creek community of Haywood County. The open pasture and fertile fields of the farm […]
Round Mountain – 92 Acres Protected
/in Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories /by sahcadmin83 Acres Adjoining Richmond Hill Park
/in French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories /by sahcadminThe Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) has purchased 83 acres for permanent conservation, adjoining Richmond Hill Park overlooking the French Broad River. This purchase ends a 4-1/2 year long legal […]
White Oak Mountain
/in Land Protection and Landowner Stories, Smoky Mountains /by sahcadminThe massive mountains of Great Smoky Mountains National Park provide shelter and forage for a wide diversity of species. Now, hundreds more acres in Haywood County on the eastern shoulder […]
Wilson Farm
/in Farmland Conservation, Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories /by sahcadminBeaverdam – 81 Acres Protected
/in French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories /by sahcadmin“There used to be an old house just below the ridge where my great-grandmother, Bessie Scott Robinson, was born in 1917,” recalls Rusty Cook, former landowner of a 81-acre tract […]
Balsam Gap
/in Balsam Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories /by sahcadminA narrow roadway crossing the tops of the Blue Ridge mountains from North Carolina to Virginia, the Blue Ridge Parkway tops the charts as the most visited unit of the […]
West Cove and Haywood County Line
/in French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories /by sahcadminWest Cove sits near the top of the Beaverdam community of Haywood County, a beautiful forested mountain haven near the Haywood/Buncombe County lines. Here, land has passed through the hands […]
Banks Creek – 135 Acres Protected
/in Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories /by sahcadminWhen Diane Kent purchased land on Banks Creek in Yancey County 25 years ago, she knew that she wanted to preserve it. Having already seen areas where she previously lived […]
Our Mission
The mission of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy is to conserve the unique plant and animal habitat, clean water, farmland, scenic beauty, and places for all people to enjoy outdoor recreation in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, enduring for future generations. We achieve this through long-term conservation relationships with private landowners and public agencies and owning and managing land. We are committed to creating and supporting equitable, healthy and thriving communities for everyone in our region.
Get in Touch
Email: sahc@appalachian.org
Phone: 828-253-0095
372 Merrimon Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
