Date: Friday, August 28th Time: 10:30 AM Distance: 1.5 miles Difficulty: 2/10 Join SAHC on a hike at Waterfalls Park on Friday, August 28th at 10:30 am! SAHC has recently cleared and improved the trails after it was heavily damaged from Hurricane Helene. This short 1.5 mile hike will only have a few hundred […]
Date: Friday, September 4th Time: 10:30 am Where: Strawberry Gap to Blue Ridge Pastures Distance: 6 miles Difficulty: Moderately strenuous (7/10) Cost: FREE (Pre-Registration is Required!) Join Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy for a guided hike to Blue Ridge Pastures via the Strawberry Gap Trail! This hike will be a moderately strenuous 6 mile out-and-back through a beautiful […]
Join Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy at Wicked Weed Brewing from 5–8 PM on Sept. 24 for our Beers That Build release, featuring the release of Appalachia Session IPA and live music from Andy Ferrell. Come meet the SAHC team, hear more about the work we're doing to protect our Appalachian landscape, grab a beer and […]
Distance: 3 miles Difficulty: Moderately strenuous (7/10) Cost: FREE (Pre-Registration is Required!) Join Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy for a guided hike along the Snowball Mountain Trail to Hawkbill Rock and back. This is a moderate 3-mile out-and-back hike along a high elevation ridgeline with remarkable views into SAHC-protected lands. We start out on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and split off to climb […]
Join the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, and Wildbud Natives for a wetland planting workday at Bowditch Bottoms in Yancey County on Monday, September 28th! Bowditch Bottoms is a 87-acre property that contains important soils, farmland, undeveloped forested and non-forested habitat for wildlife, headwaters to the South Toe River, and intact wetland […]
Sunday, October 4 Highland Brewing Company Event Space Time: 4 to 6 pmAddress: 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite 200 Asheville, NC 28803 This event is FREE for our members and conservation partners. Non-member guests are asked to make a donation in support of our mission! In celebration of this conservation milestone, all new members and increased member gifts will […]
Join SAHC for a 6-mile, strenuous guided hike to Blackrock Mountain, celebrating conservation around the Waterrock Knob area of the Blue Ridge Parkway and our long-standing partnership with Highland Brewing Company.
Join the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, and Wildbud Natives for a wetland planting workday at Bowditch Bottoms in Yancey County on Monday, October 12th! Bowditch Bottoms is a 87-acre property that contains important soils, farmland, undeveloped forested and non-forested habitat for wildlife, headwaters to the South Toe River, and intact wetland […]
Wicked Weed Brewing's Annual Appfest takes place on Saturdays in October at their Brewpub in downtown Asheville, celebrating the people, creativity, music, and traditions that make these mountains home. On Saturday, October 17 — Southern Appalachian Highland Conservancy will join the Appfest fun from noon to 5 pm. We're grateful to Wicked Weed Brewing for […]
Join SAHC for a beautiful fall hike at our Elk Hollow Preserve in the Highlands of Roan. This moderate one-and-a-half-mile scenic route will guide you through stunning forests of oaks, maples, and beech trees.
