Location: Deaverview Mountain, Asheville, NC Start Time: 5:30pm Est End Time: 7:30pm Distance: 2 Miles Difficulty: 3/10, Easy Leaders: Pender & Tanya Marie, Founders of Pathways to Parks Please join Pathways to Parks and the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy for this fantastic hiking experience on June 19th, “Juneteenth”. Pathways to Parks and the Southern Appalachian […]
So, you planned and planted an agroforestry project. Now what? Earlier this year, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy planted thousands of trees and shrubs in a new demonstration silvopasture project on 8 acres of pasture at the SAHC Community Farm, with a lot of help from volunteers and our partners at Contours Lines! Contour Lines, a […]
Date: Thursday, July 13th Time: Starting at 9:00 am Where: SAHC Community Farm Distance: 2.5 miles Difficulty: Moderate. Several steep inclines are present on the trail. Cost: Free for Members. $10 for non-members. Join the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy on our beautiful Community Farm to hike along our Discovery Trail! Conservation land trusts like […]
We need YOUR help on the mountain! Grassy Ridge Mow-Off, July 15-16 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 […]
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 and "lop" brushy areas (using weed-whackers and hand tools) to maintain globally rare, grassy habitat atop Round Bald on July 28th (rain date TBD), meeting at Carver’s Gap at 9:30 am. […]
Location: 180 Mag Sluder Rd, Alexander, NC 28701 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd Start time: 1:00pm The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy's Community Farm is in a quick search for volunteers to help move 8 tons of stone and harvesting garlic, on Wednesday August 2nd! This pop-up volunteer event was initiated after 8 tons of stone […]
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Date: Sunday, August 20th Time: Starting at 6:00pm Where: SAHC Community Farm Distance: 2.5 miles Difficulty: Moderate. Several steep inclines are present on the trail. Cost: Free for Members. $10 for non-members. Come watch the sunset with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy on our beautiful Community Farm! Our Community Farm is a 140-acre educational and […]
Date: Friday, August 25th Time: 10:30am Where: Strawberry Gap to Blue Ridge Pastures Distance: 6 miles Difficulty: Moderately strenuous (7/10) Cost: Free for Members. $10 for non-members. Join Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy on August 25th for a hike to Blue Ridge Pastures via the new Strawberry Gap Trail. Participants will hike a moderately strenuous 6 mile out-and-back through a […]
Date: Friday, September 8th Time: 10:30am Where: Snowball Mountain off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Craggy Gardens Picnic Area Distance: 3 miles Difficulty: Moderately strenuous (7/10) Cost: Free for Members. $10 for non-members. Join Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy for a hike to the protected Snowball Mountain. This hike will celebrate the 2023 Year of the Trail to […]
