by sahcadmin | Dec 6, 2023 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories, Uncategorized
Broad Branch Near the Buladean community of Mitchell County, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 17 acres, expanding a 97-acre preserve that we purchased previously. Adding to SAHC’s existing nature preserves helps strengthen conservation of...
by sahcadmin | Dec 1, 2023 | Appalachian Trail Countryside, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Blue Hole Falls – Preserving Water Quality in a Popular Recreation Area The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 29 acres in Carter County, TN near the Blue Hole Falls recreation area. The land adjoins Cherokee National Forest on three sides, and...
by sahcadmin | Nov 29, 2023 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Hawk Spur and Cane Creek SAHC recently accepted a gift of 229-acres of land from 130 of Chatham LLC. The land is in Mitchell County, east of Bakersville, NC and just north of the community of Hawk. It includes a high elevation spur ridgeline off of Hawk Mountain,...
by sahcadmin | Nov 16, 2023 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Donated! 57 Acres Adjoining Little Rock Creek Preserve A recently donated 57-acre tract adjoining SAHC’s Little Rock Creek Preserve expands protection of high elevation habitat and water quality in a beautiful corner of Mitchell County. The donated land...
by sahcadmin | Nov 16, 2023 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
78 MORE Acres Protected in Upper Beaverdam Creek Watershed SAHC recently purchased 78 acres in Haywood County including a section of upper Beaverdam Creek. The property is mostly forested, rising from the banks of Beaverdam Creek up the hillside to adjoin another SAHC...
by sahcadmin | Oct 27, 2023 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Some things are worth waiting for… When Donna McMahon and her sister Debbie inherited 67 acres in Madison County, NC, they faced a dilemma common to families with deep roots in the Appalachian mountains – to sell or not to sell. Their father, George Donald...
