by sahcadmin | Jun 5, 2020 | Balsam Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Unique habitat and clean water conservation project paired with exciting potential for outdoor recreation! We have purchased 448 acres at Chestnut Mountain near the Town of Canton, permanently protecting sources of clean water and forested habitat in an...
by sahcadmin | Dec 6, 2019 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
In 2019, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) completed the purchase of an assemblage of properties in the Cane Creek Mountains totaling 456 acres, to permanently protect an important ridgeline corridor through the Yellow Mountain State Natural Area....
by sahcadmin | Mar 16, 2018 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
In northwest Madison County, 541 secluded acres of forest filter miles of clean mountain streams that once provided drinking water to town residents. We worked with the Town of Marshall to permanently protect the Marshall Watershed property with a conservation...
by sahcadmin | Nov 21, 2017 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
“It is simply magical,” says Roan Stewardship Director Marquette Crockett, referring Roaring Creek in the Highlands of Roan. “If I were a Hellbender, this is the stream I would want to live in.” SAHC recently acquired 142 acres at Upper Roaring Creek Valley in the...
by sahcadmin | Aug 4, 2017 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
We recently worked with the Town of Weaverville to place a conservation easement on 310 acres of the Weaverville Watershed. The easement protects important headwaters of Reems Creek as well as forested habitat and scenic views from Reems Creek Valley. “This property...
