BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://appalachian.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20250309T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20251102T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20260308T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20261101T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20270314T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20271107T050000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260904T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260904T123000 DTSTAMP:20260915T180716Z CREATED:20260910T160701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T180716Z UID:103177-1788517800-1788525000@appalachian.org SUMMARY:2026 September Strawberry Gap Hike DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, September 4th\nTime: 10:30 am\nWhere: Strawberry Gap to Blue Ridge Pastures\nDistance: 6 miles\nDifficulty: Moderately strenuous (7/10)\nCost: FREE (Pre-Registration is Required!)\n  \nJoin 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 forest while taking in sweeping views of Fairview\, NC before arriving at the remote Blue Ridge Pastures. \nStrawberry Gap is in the stunning Upper Hickory Nut Gorge trail network and climbs upward for three miles through beautiful\, boulder-strewn forests. About halfway up\, a rock outcrop offers sweeping views over a picturesque valley and range upon range of distant\, blue mountains. The climax of this trail is Blue Ridge Pastures\, where the forests give way to a ridgeline pasture\, revealing dramatic views of the Hickory Nut Gorge\, Bearwallow Mountain\, Little Pisgah Mountain\, and in the distance the highest mountains in the eastern United States.  \nThis trail is made possible through a partnership between two local land trusts–Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) and Conserving Carolina. SAHC owns Strawberry Gap Preserve and worked with multiple private landowners to protect this beautiful mountain land with conservation easements. Conserving Carolina then built the trail\, which connects to Trombatore Trail at Blue Ridge Pastures. This brings us to more than 16 miles of connected trails in the Upper Hickory Nut Gorge. \n*Please note that Strawberry Gap passes through privately owned land and dogs are not allowed on this trail.  \n  \nRegister Here!\nOops! We could not locate your form. URL:https://appalachian.org/event/2026-september-strawberry-gap-hike/ CATEGORIES:Hikes and Outings,Upcoming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PXL_20250920_161239003-scaled-e1787752980307.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260924T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260924T200000 DTSTAMP:20260924T124846Z CREATED:20260924T124846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T124846Z UID:103629-1790269200-1790280000@appalachian.org SUMMARY:Appalachia Session IPA Release with Wicked Weed Brewing DESCRIPTION: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.\n\n\n\nCome meet the SAHC team\, hear more about the work we’re doing to protect our Appalachian landscape\, grab a beer and settle in for an evening of good music and good people.\n\n\n\nThursday\, September 24 | 5–8PM\nLive music by Andy Ferrell\nAppalachia Session IPA release URL:https://appalachian.org/event/appalachia-session-ipa-release-with-wicked-weed-brewing/ LOCATION:Wicked Weed Brewpub\, 91 Biltmore Ave\, Asheville\, 28801\, United States CATEGORIES:"For Love of Beer & Mountains",Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BeersThatBuild.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260925T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260925T130000 DTSTAMP:20260915T180613Z CREATED:20260915T145121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T180613Z UID:103347-1790330400-1790341200@appalachian.org SUMMARY:Snowball Mountain Hike DESCRIPTION:Distance: 3 miles\nDifficulty: Moderately strenuous (7/10)\nCost: FREE (Pre-Registration is Required!)\nJoin 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 Snowball Mountain. Next\, we continue North to Hawkbill Rock and look back onto SAHC’s Snowball Mountain Preserve property and into the Woodfin Watershed — another SAHC-protected landmark. At this point\, you will be standing at the crest of SAHC’s 242-acre Reems Creek Bowl Preserve\, and enjoying views into that property as well. Hikers should be prepared for a short trip\, but steep elevation changes along the way. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Fill Out Form Below to Sign Up URL:https://appalachian.org/event/snowball-mountain-hike/ CATEGORIES:Hikes and Outings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/View-from-Snowball-Mountain-Trail-overlooking-Woodfin-Watershed-and-Reems-Creek-Bowll.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260928T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260928T160000 DTSTAMP:20260918T083717Z CREATED:20260910T160701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T083717Z UID:103178-1790586000-1790611200@appalachian.org SUMMARY:2026 September Bowditch Bottoms Wetland Planting Volunteer Work Day (Burnsville) DESCRIPTION: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 and riparian corridors. It is visible from the Mount Mitchell Scenic Byway and several higher-elevation vantage points in the Black Mountains and the Highlands of the Roan. \n \nNCWF\, SAHC\, conservation professionals alongside volunteers have worked together at Bowditch Bottoms to restore habitat\, increase biodiversity\, and serve as a model for active stewardship. Together on the property through multiple workdays we have removed Helene debris\, controlled non-native invasive plant species\, hosted a hands-on forestry workshop with EcoForesters\, planted over a thousand livestakes\, and engaged the local community with a grassroots conservation project. \nJoin us to continue the work! During this workday\, we’ll be planting over 2 thousand wetland species including swamp milkweed\, pale jewelweed\, bushy bluestem\, and more. Bring some snacks and we’ll see you there! \nRegistration required below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Here URL:https://appalachian.org/event/2026-september-bowditch-bottoms-wetland-planting-volunteer-work-day-burnsville/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming,Volunteer Opportunity ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://appalachian.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bowditch-C-Pawlik-mtn-view-2_online.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR