by Cheryl Fowler | Jul 5, 2017 | Hikes, Our Community Farm, Volunteer Stories
On Wednesday, July 5th, SAHC AmeriCorps member Haley Smith and communications interns Tamia Dame and Fisayo Bashorun helped two local Girl Scouts fulfill a special goal – earning their Silver Award, the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can ear. Scouts Kylie and...
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....
by sahcadmin | Apr 25, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
Ellis Ayers, the Committee Chair for Boy Scout Troop 814 out of Crossnore, NC, heard about our conservation work ‘through the grapevine’ and recognized a great opportunity for his scouts to do local land stewardship. “I never had the pleasure of being a Boy Scout...
by sahcadmin | Apr 22, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
One of the most fascinating qualities of the Roan Highlands is the complex bio-diversity of the region. High elevation grassy balds colliding with shrubs, spruce-fir and hardwood forests is a potent mix. In the Roan you can find 25 globally rare ecological...