by sahcadmin | Dec 26, 2024 | Farmland Conservation, Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Wilson Farm A Farm Story, a Family Story – in Mitchell County, NC Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) recently closed on a new agricultural conservation easement preserving 87.5 acres of farmland in Mitchell County, NC. As conscientious landowners...
by sahcadmin | Nov 10, 2024 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
The quest to protect Belview Mountain is one for the record books. In fact, SAHC Senior Advisor to the Board Jay Leutze wrote a book about it. In Stand Up That Mountain, Jay recounted the tale of the years-long struggle to save Belview Mountain from mining. Rising to...
by sahcadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Beaverdam – 81 Acres Adjoining Rough Creek Watershed “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 of land that...
by sahcadmin | Sep 18, 2024 | Balsam Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Balsam Gap A 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 U.S. National Park system. Outdoor enthusiasts logged an impressive total 16.7 million...
by sahcadmin | Sep 5, 2024 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
West Cove and Haywood County Line West 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 of various members of the West family since...
by sahcadmin | Jun 21, 2024 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Banks Creek When 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 transformed by intensive development, she sought the solitude of the mountains and...
