by sahcadmin | Nov 16, 2011 | Appalachian Trail Countryside, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
SAHC has secured another small but significant tract of land protecting the Appalachian Trail (AT). This 13.2-acre project will leave an indelible mark on the AT viewshed. Buck Mountain’s visibility to the public makes the property an essential acquisition. Although...
by sahcadmin | Oct 19, 2011 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
SAHC and a slew of volunteers spent a full day mowing, trimming, and cutting to create additional habitat for the rare and “near threatened” golden-winged warbler on Little Hump Mountain in the Highlands of Roan. The Golden-winged Warbler (GWW) is an early...
by sahcadmin | Jul 27, 2011 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Just a few years ago, much of Little Yellow Mountain in Mitchell and Avery counties was slated for development. Today the summit of that 5,504-foot peak is totally protected thanks to the efforts of The Nature Conservancy and the Southern Appalachian Highlands...
by sahcadmin | Jul 26, 2011 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
We worked with Joe Carson, a generous landowner in Buncombe County, who donated a conservation easement on his 37- acre property in Swannanoa. Conservation of this land is crucial because of its location. It is less than a mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway and is...
by sahcadmin | Jul 26, 2011 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Long Branch Environmental Education Center (Long Branch) is an educational non-profit organization located eighteen miles northwest of Asheville on the Buncombe and Haywood county line. It was founded in 1974 as an ecological sanctuary. Since then, it has evolved...
