by sahcadmin | Jul 9, 2025 | Conservation Funding and Legislation, Featured Highlights, Land Protection and Landowner Stories, Landowner Resources
After more than a decade, North Carolina has revived a powerful way for landowners to protect the places they love and get something meaningful in return. Starting in 2025, the North Carolina Conservation Tax Credit will once again reward landowners who choose to...
by sahcadmin | Jul 3, 2025 | Featured Highlights, Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Waterfalls Park – 92 Acres in Avery County When the summer heat hangs heavy over the mountains, you might start looking for a cold creek to dip your feet. Waterfalls and scenic streams draw people to the outdoors, creating some of the most picturesque and...
by sahcadmin | May 8, 2025 | Farmland Conservation, French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Valley High Farm The land at Valley High Farm lives up to its name. Situated on a steep mountain slope overlooking the Fines Creek community, this farm-and-forest tract spans 299 acres in the northeast corner of Haywood County. A scenic, winding stretch of NC 209 –...
by sahcadmin | Apr 23, 2025 | Farmland Conservation, French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories, Smoky Mountains
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 sit nestled between Max Patch Road and forested hillsides...
by sahcadmin | Apr 4, 2025 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Round Mountain – 92 Acres Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy recently purchased 92 acres atop Round Mountain in Mitchell County, just south of Carver’s Gap. The rounded, forested crest of this aptly-named mountain rises above the approach to...
by sahcadmin | Mar 21, 2025 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
The 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 battle over a permit for an intensive real-estate...
