Habitat Management without the Hike In! SAHC needs a few volunteers to help with habitat management in a few spots on the top and front (parking lot) side of Round Bald. Volunteers will help hand-mow (using weed-whackers) brushy areas to maintain open grassy habitat atop the balds. We are planning two small workdays on August […]
SAHC is partnering with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Roan Mountain State Park, and the Cherokee National Forest to remove invasive garlic mustard from the Park and heavily trafficked highways around Carver’s Gap and SAHC conservation properties in the Highlands of Roan. Plucking out the pesky invaders when they’re young and tender isn’t hard work, but […]
Join the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy for an invasive species treatment day on one of our Black Mountian properties. Volunteers will be handling herbicide and will need to be able to walk a short but steep gravel road to the treatment site. A carpool will be set up following registration. To register for the volunteer […]
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Community Farm is looking for volunteers to aid with managing our flock of around 150 chickens! Volunteers will be split into three primary roles: Chicken Care Volunteers, Egg Washing Volunteers, and Farmers Market Volunteers. Volunteers for any of these three roles will make a significant difference on the farm and […]
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Community Farm is looking for volunteers to aid with managing our flock of around 150 chickens! Volunteers will be split into three primary roles: Chicken Care Volunteers, Egg Washing Volunteers, and Farmers Market Volunteers. Volunteers for any of these three roles will make a significant difference on the farm and […]
Background Info: Strawberry Gap Trail is a ~2.8 mile trail right on the continental divide in the Upper Hickory Nut Gorge. The trail features beautiful vistas, scenic rock outcroppings, high elevation pastures, and areas of old growth forest. It crosses land protected by Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy’s conservation easements and Strawberry Gap Preserve. The trail […]
Background Info: Strawberry Gap Trail is a ~2.8 mile trail right on the continental divide in the Upper Hickory Nut Gorge. The trail features beautiful vistas, scenic rock outcroppings, high elevation pastures, and areas of old growth forest. It crosses land protected by Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy’s conservation easements and Strawberry Gap Preserve. The trail […]
Registration for the 2022 Round Bald Rubus Round Up is now CLOSED. Thank you! Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy needs volunteers to help remove Canada Blackberry (Rubus canadensis) and other woody vegetation from Round Bald. Volunteers will help hand-mow brushy areas (using weed-whackers) to maintain globally rare, grassy habitat atop the balds. We are planning two […]
We need YOUR help on the mountain! Grassy Ridge Mow-Off, July 23-24th Camp out or come for a day. Join other volunteers as we work to maintain the globally rare grassy and shrub balds found on Grassy Ridge, one of the most beautiful and ecologically significant sites in the Roan Highlands. We’ll cut invasive blackberries […]
Thanks to our partners at Highland Brewing Company for supporting Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy through the first ever Aleblazers Beer Festival! Tickets on sale here. Aleblazers Beer Festival takes place March 18, 2023 at the Event Center and Barrel Room at Highland Brewing Company. This festival celebrates +25 North Carolina breweries and creativity in craft […]
