by sahcadmin | Sep 27, 2022 | Hikes, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
New Strawberry Gap Hiking Trail The newest section of the Upper Hickory Nut Gorge Trail System opened to the public in September, creating a connection to Blue Ridge Pastures and the Trombatore Trail from a gravel parking lot on Drover’s Road Scenic Byway (US...
by sahcadmin | Jan 22, 2021 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
The rolling route along Drover’s Road Scenic Byway from Fairview to Bat Cave affords beautiful views of mountain peaks, forests, and farmland protected by SAHC – from flat, fertile bottomlands to the top of Little Pisgah Mountain, Blue Ridge Pastures, and...
by sahcadmin | Apr 9, 2018 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
We purchased 170 acres in two adjoining tracts at Strawberry Gap and Stony Point near the Eastern Continental Divide to protect water resources, plant and animal habitat, and scenic views from public trails and scenic byways. We plan to own these properties for the...
by sahcadmin | Dec 17, 2015 | Black Mountains, Farmland Conservation, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
This year, SAHC protected a bucolic stretch of land along the Drovers’ Road Scenic Byway in Fairview. We placed 30 acres of fertile bottomland into conservation easements to safeguard the scenic vistas of the valley and working, productive agricultural land. The three...
by sahcadmin | Sep 16, 2014 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Peeking above a pastoral setting of rolling hills, panoramic mountain views surround the Drovers Road Scenic Byway. In the western portion of the Fairview Farming Community, Camby Mountain dominates the skyline. Smith Farms Inc. partnered with SAHC to protect scenic...
