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SAHC and Navitat Partner to Protect Water Quality

During the first week of May, staff from Navitat Canopy Adventures in Asheville volunteered with SAHC to install water bars on trails on a conservation easement. The property, a 231-acre conservation easement protected by SAHC, is located within the Craggy Mountains in Barnardsville and was protected in two phases. The first phase protected 197 acres and was completed in 2003. The second phase was completed in 2008 and protected 34 acres. Conservation of this property helps protect streams of the French Broad watershed from sedimentation and other pollutants. Click here for the full article.

"Appalachian Spring" Annual Membership Event - Thursday, May 5th!

Unicoi, TN – "The annual membership event was a success! We had an amazing evening with our gathered friends and members at the Farmhouse Gallery & Gardens in Unicoi, TN. Everyone enjoyed live music from the ETSU Old Time Pride Band, as well as great food catered by Farmhouse Gallery & Gardens and beer from Depot Street Brewing Company.

The following raffle tickets were winners this evening:

Bone Fire Smokehouse boot package – Winning #740107
Omnium Bodyworks massage (1)– Winning #740330
Omnium Bodyworks massage (2)– Winning #740678
Chop House restaurant gift certificate – Winning #740392

Egg Hunt - A Hoppin' Success!

SAHC's 3rd Annual Egg Hunt at the historic Sherrill's Inn in Fairview, NC brought members and friends together with their families on Sunday, April 10, 2011. About seventy people came out to support SAHC and participate in the egg hunts and games. This event is becoming a tradition for many families. It is a great opportunity to reach out to kids in our community and teach them about SAHC and conservation at a young age.

Kids of all ages enjoyed competing in the egg hunt and three lucky kids found golden eggs and received special prizes from the Easter Bunny, a donation from the Costume Shoppe and a hit with all the kids. The games were a success; kids competed to win prizes in egg relays, hippity-hop races, and the beanbag animal toss.

 

 

News Radio Podcast with SAHC's William Hamilton Wednesday - February 10th - 2010

On News Radio 570 am, WWNC, host Doug Mayer discusses land conservation easements with attorney Albert Sneed, chair of the Buncombe County Land Conservation Advisory Board, and William Hamilton, the farmland program director with Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.  click here to listen

Foundation Grants Will Help The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Preserve Local Farms and Clean Water

Buncombe County, NC - The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) has been awarded grants from the Janirve Foundation and the Pigeon River Fund of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina to support its efforts to preserve local working farms and protect water quality. full article