by sahcadmin | May 3, 2022 | Event Recaps, French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
On Saturday, April 23, 2022 the Town of Canton hosted a public opening for the Chestnut Mountain Nature Park on Hwy 19-23. Situated as a park-within-a-park, the mountain biking Berm Park simultaneously opened the public. The family-friendly grand opening event...
by sahcadmin | Dec 11, 2020 | Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Looking back as we head into the final stretch of 2020, we all know that this year has been far from ordinary. On a positive note, it has been a record-breaking year for local conservation efforts! Since the beginning of January, Southern Appalachian Highlands...
by sahcadmin | Dec 6, 2019 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
In 2019, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) completed the purchase of an assemblage of properties in the Cane Creek Mountains totaling 456 acres, to permanently protect an important ridgeline corridor through the Yellow Mountain State Natural Area....
by sahcadmin | Aug 6, 2019 | Land Protection and Landowner Stories, Smoky Mountains
Just beyond the rush of traffic on Interstate 40 near the Tennessee-North Carolina line, steep hillsides and forested knolls shelter a vibrant community of wildlife. We recently purchased 195 acres in this part of Haywood County near the Pigeon River to protect a...
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...
