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 | Jan 24, 2014 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
In mid-December, SAHC protected another tract at Hickory Nut Gap. This new conservation easement preserves 62 acres adjacent to the Florence Nature Preserve and close to the Drovers Road Scenic Byway. The property will remain privately owned, with permanent...
by sahcadmin | Aug 14, 2012 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Conservation is a process – A step-at-a-time, often complicated process. Like a snowflake, each conservation project is truly unique. As we endeavor to fulfill our mission to secure the region’s most conservation-worthy tracts for future generations, we...
