by sahcadmin | Oct 29, 2025 | Featured Highlights, Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy has accepted the donation of 120 additional acres for our Roan High Preserve. This preserve adjoins Pisgah National Forest in the heart of the Highlands of Roan. The recently conserved acreage in Mitchell County, NC, expands...
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 | Jun 12, 2020 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
The Young Pisgah Mountain property adjoins Pisgah National Forest just a mile north of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Upper Hominy Creek Valley of southwest Buncombe County. This 102-acre conservation easement conserves habitat in an important wildlife corridor, in a...
by Erin Goodpaster | Sep 25, 2018 | "For Love of Beer and Mountains", Balsam Mountains, Hikes
“The sounds of Alison Krauss’ debut filled the gaps in spirited conversation between excited, carpooling hikers. “Steel rails chasin’ sunshine round the bend. Winding through the trees like a ribbon in the wind.” Having filled up the...
by sahcadmin | Aug 9, 2018 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
This summer we purchased 234 acres in the Highlands of Roan, securing high elevation wildlife habitat and permanently protecting a corridor linking our Tompkins Preserve with Pisgah National Forest in Mitchell County. This acquisition at Yellow Spot protects rare...
