by sahcadmin | Aug 15, 2016 | Farmland Conservation, French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
We purchased 101 acres in Garrett Cove, filling a gap in the network of more than 10,000 acres SAHC has protected in the vicinity of Sandy Mush. Settled by the Garrett family over 150 years ago, the cove is part of the cultural legacy of rugged and self-reliant...
by sahcadmin | Jan 21, 2016 | Farmland Conservation, French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
“This project represents five years of hard work by the land trust, the landowner, and the agencies involved,” said Farmland Program Director William Hamilton. “This farm is representative of agriculture in Western North Carolina, and we are thrilled that the Reeves...
by sahcadmin | Sep 14, 2015 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
We recently protected 267 acres in two separate conservation projects in the Newfound Mountains, near the area where Buncombe, Haywood and Madison counties converge. We purchased 31 acres at Doubleside Knob in Haywood County, and placed 236 acres into conservation...
by sahcadmin | Dec 18, 2014 | Land Protection and Landowner Stories
The view of Little Sandy Mush Bald, an iconic high elevation bald situated above rolling farms and coves, is prominent throughout the Sandy Mush community. Now, more of it has been permanently preserved for future generations. SAHC recently purchased 241 acres...
by sahcadmin | Jun 4, 2012 | French Broad River Valley, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
On May 5, 2012, SAHC stewardship staff teamed up with a dedicated group of volunteers to remove exotic-invasive species from a beautiful mountain farmstead. The crew worked for a majority of the day cutting humongous invasive oriental bittersweet vines on SAHC’s...