by sahcadmin | Apr 11, 2019 | Our Community Farm, Species and Ecology Info Stories, Stewardship Stories
This Spring, we used a prescribed (controlled) burn of 13 acres to help manage our shortleaf pine reforestation project at our Community Farm. This prescribed burn will help restore the shortleaf pine by removing undesirable, competing plant species and giving the...
by sahcadmin | Jan 28, 2019 | Highlands of Roan, Species and Ecology Info Stories, Stewardship Stories
We are entering the fifth year of coordinated efforts to manage invasive feral hogs in the Highlands of Roan. These invasive feral hogs damage the fragile, globally important ecosystems of the Roan as they “root,” eating rare species and tearing up the terrain. They...
by sahcadmin | Jun 26, 2018 | Highlands of Roan, Species and Ecology Info Stories
If you’re out traipsing high elevation mountains and meadows across WNC this July, you might spy the stunning red-orange trumpet of a Gray’s lily (Lilium grayi) bloom. Please look but don’t touch! This rare native flower has been suffering from a fungal disease that...
by sahcadmin | Feb 8, 2018 | Species and Ecology Info Stories
Freshwater mussels are a distinctive component of the biological communities found in aquatic habitats throughout North America. Freshwater ecosystems of the Southern Appalachians in particular are home to a diverse array of mussel species. Lifecycle of Freshwater...
