by sahcadmin | Mar 20, 2024 | Community Engagement, Trustee and Staff Stories, Youth Education
SAHC provides weekly environmental education for youth in after-school programs at Asheville Parks and Recreation community centers and YMCA Horizons. Equity and Education Manager LaKyla Hodges leads interactive sessions with these and other partners, fulfilling her...
by sahcadmin | Oct 2, 2023 | Community Engagement, Youth Education
Equity and Education Manager, LaKyla Hodges, energetically jumps into youth programming with both hands, feet, and…. Wings? One of the popular lessons this fall with after-school groups included an outdoor game based on monarch butterfly migration. While learning...
by sahcadmin | Jul 20, 2023 | Community Engagement, Our Community Farm, Youth Education
Buncombe County Soil and Water Environmental Educators Jen Knight and Rose Wall partnered with SAHC to bring three different groups of youth campers out to the farm for educational experiences, including one session with Camp RIO. Photos and text contributed by...
by sahcadmin | May 23, 2023 | Highlands of Roan, South Yellow Mountain Preserve, Species and Ecology Info Stories, Stewardship Stories, Youth Education
On a sunny Friday morning in April, SAHC’s South Yellow Mountain Preserve Manager Park Greer led an outing for students from Mayland Early College High School (MECHS) of Spruce Pine to give them a glimpse into the world of conservation. “Field trips are a...
by sahcadmin | Mar 10, 2023 | Community Engagement, Trustee and Staff Stories, Youth Education
Asheville has a reputation for being an environmental enthusiast’s dream. With gorgeous views, countless trails, and convenient waterways, many assume everyone who comes to Western North Carolina and East Tennessee can connect with the outdoors. Since moving to...
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...
