by sahcadmin | Nov 10, 2024 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
The quest to protect Belview Mountain is one for the record books. In fact, SAHC Senior Advisor to the Board Jay Leutze wrote a book about it. In Stand Up That Mountain, Jay recounted the tale of the years-long struggle to save Belview Mountain from mining. Rising to...
by sahcadmin | Dec 8, 2021 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy has created a new nature preserve in the Highlands of Roan, which will permanently protect 151 more acres of mountain habitat and clean streams. It is very near other SAHC nature preserves and a 24,000-acre network of public...
by sahcadmin | Apr 1, 2021 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy recently transferred 91 acres to the USDA Forest Service, adding to public lands just south of the popular Carvers Gap area on the North Carolina and Tennessee border. Collectively known as the Roan Mountain Gateway, these 91...
by sahcadmin | May 23, 2020 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Thanks to supporters like you, in May 2020 we purchased 54 acres surrounded by Cherokee National Forest in the Highlands of Roan, within 2,000 feet of the Appalachian Trail. SAHC will own and manage the property to protect habitat and water resources until it can be...
by sahcadmin | Nov 25, 2019 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
In November 2019, SAHC purchased 51 acres on a prominent ridge near the Appalachian Trail in the Highlands of Roan. The Haw Orchard Ridge property adjoins Pisgah National Forest, rising to over 5,400 ft. just south of Roan High Knob. It is visible from the Appalachian...
