by sahcadmin | Jan 19, 2018 | Farmer Incubator Program, French Broad River Valley, Our Community Farm, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories, Volunteers of the Year
Our Community Farm continues to serve as a model — balancing agricultural production with environmental responsibility while providing educational opportunities. Farmer Incubator Program Will Salley and Savannah Salley of Headwaters Market Garden use a unique French...
by sahcadmin | Jan 9, 2018 | Appalachian Trail Countryside, Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories
Recent research conducted by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reveals that the Southern Appalachians may be an important wintering ground for Golden Eagles, once considered rare visitors to the mountains of NC and TN. As part of the Eastern Golden Eagle...
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 | Sep 12, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
Straddling the border of Tennessee’s Carter County and North Carolina’s Mitchell and Avery Counties, the Roan Mountain massif rises above the farms and villages of the valley below. Known as the Highlands of Roan, these mountain peaks and ridges, for the most part...
by sahcadmin | Sep 7, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
It takes a village to care for our mountains, and SAHC, our partners, and volunteers certainly made that happen this summer. In less than four days of work, more than 25 volunteers cut blackberry from about seven acres of grassy and shrub bald habitat during our...
by Cheryl Fowler | Sep 1, 2017 | Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
This summer, we partnered with Asheville Greenworks’ Youth Environmental Leadership Program (YELP) for a service day on our Robinson Rough property in Sandy Mush. The youth volunteers created water bars to prevent erosion and protect water quality. The YELP program,...
