by sahcadmin | Oct 20, 2017 | Landowner Resources, Stewardship Stories
Do you have a creek or stream flowing through your property? Don’t let the land you paid for wash away. Shade your stream! A stream buffer helps reduce erosion while protecting water quality. Riparian buffers are vegetated areas next to creeks and streams that...
by sahcadmin | May 5, 2017 | Landowner Resources
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive insect native to Asia that has killed millions of ash trees. First discovered in Michigan in 2002, the EAB has been identified in 30 states (primarily in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast). The beetle larvae feed on...
by sahcadmin | Apr 10, 2017 | Landowner Resources
National Conservation Buzz Topic: Can a mortgage violate your conservation easement? Curious about how a mortgage or deed of trust could impact your conservation easement? Imagine you need to borrow money at some point, and use your conservation easement property as...
by sahcadmin | Mar 16, 2017 | Landowner Resources
A common challenge for landowners and land trusts alike is trespassing by third parties. If a property is not adequately marked, it’s more difficult to protect against 3rd party trespass and other encroachment issues — such as timber theft, poaching,...
by sahcadmin | Aug 18, 2016 | Landowner Resources
Until recently, landowners with hemlock trees had few options available for prevention or treatment of the exotic invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), an aphid-like insect that feeds on hemlocks and ultimately kills them. However, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative...
by sahcadmin | Jun 18, 2016 | Landowner Resources
The NC Wildlife Resources Commission has a new poaching enforcement program called TIP – Turn In Poachers. Poaching includes not only the illegal taking of game and fish, but also taking protected plants, trespassing, littering, theft and destruction of...
