by sahcadmin | Aug 26, 2025 | AmeriCorps, Community Engagement, Our Community Farm, Volunteer Stories, Youth Education
The day began inside the Education Center, where LaKyla introduced students to the day’s activities while Alex handed out binoculars and bird bingo sheets. “Sometimes our outings align with events in the natural world,” shared LaKyla. “A birding activity during...
by sahcadmin | Sep 11, 2024 | AmeriCorps, Stewardship Stories, Trustee and Staff Stories, Youth Education
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy is excited to again host four AmeriCorps Project Conserve members for the 2024-25 service year. These talented and energetic service members work throughout Western North Carolina to strengthen our communities and help...
by sahcadmin | Sep 15, 2023 | AmeriCorps, Trustee and Staff Stories
New Board Members Thank you, Kevin and Maria, for volunteering your service with the SAHC Board of Trustees. Kevin Fitzgerald lives in Waynesville, and has served on our Land Protection Committee since 2018. He was Deputy Superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains...
by sahcadmin | Sep 30, 2022 | AmeriCorps, Member and Donor Stories, Stewardship Stories, Trustee and Staff Stories
We are deeply grateful to SAHC member Bob Detjen for making a heroically generous contribution this year to help us catalyze more opportunities for young people to develop conservation- related jobs and careers in the southern Appalachians. “SAHC is using this gift...
by sahcadmin | Sep 1, 2022 | AmeriCorps, Stewardship Stories, Trustee and Staff Stories, Volunteer Stories, Youth Education
Welcome to our 2022-23 AmeriCorps Project Conserve Service Members! AmeriCorps Stewardship & Volunteer Members David Hagler. David has strong land trust experience having previously interned with Davidson Lands Conservancy and Lowcountry Land Trust. While a...
by sahcadmin | Sep 3, 2021 | AmeriCorps, Trustee and Staff Stories
Stephanie Long Stephanie is joining SAHC for another year as the Stewardship & Volunteer Associate. She graduated from Smith College in 2019 with a degree in Environmental Science and Policy and a concentration in Conservation Ecology. While at Smith, Stephanie...
