by sahcadmin | Jul 25, 2017 | Our Community Farm, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
On Thursday, July 13, we welcomed a group of XploreUSA students to our Community Farm for a workday in the Shortleaf Pine reforestation area. The teen volunteers consisted of international exchange students along with some of their American host siblings. XploreUSA is...
by sahcadmin | Jul 17, 2017 | Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
SAHC staff recently had the rare opportunity to work on protected conservation land inside the City of Asheville boundary. Stewardship Associate Sarah Sheeran, AmeriCorps member Anona Miller, and intern Leigh Bost teamed up with a youth group from the YMCA Blue Ridge...
by sahcadmin | Jul 10, 2017 | Stewardship Stories, Trustee and Staff Stories, Uncategorized, Volunteer Stories
Thanks to the efforts of Sarah Sanford, a Duke University Stanback Intern with SAHC this summer, our new office has been outfitted with window decals to help protect our winged friends. Sarah worked with her professors at Duke University on a project to prevent birds...
by sahcadmin | Jun 23, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
On Tuesday, June 21, we were invited to assist the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Conservation Leadership Corps and Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club (TEHCC) with trail improvements leading to Jane Bald in the Highlands of Roan. Our Roan AmeriCorps...
by sahcadmin | Jun 15, 2017 | Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
On Saturday June 3rd, ten members from Waynesville’s First United Methodist Church came out to our Doubleside Knob conservation property to help removed invasive Oriental Bittersweet vines. This tract is located within SAHC’s French Broad River Valley...
by sahcadmin | Jun 2, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
Near the end of their Spring semester, a group of dedicated Mars Hill University (MHU) students spent a Saturday volunteering for “the good of a bird that can fit in the palm of your hand,” according to workday organizer Travis Bordley, SAHC’s Roan AmeriCorps member....
