100,000 Acres Protected!
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy conserves unique plant and animal habitat, clean water, farmland, scenic beauty, and places for all people to enjoy outdoor recreation in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, ensuring these lands endure for future generations.
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Our Impact in Numbers
Acres Protected
Family Farms Protected
Miles of Stream
Featured Highlights
Check out some of Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy’s exciting conservation projects – and ways to get involved.
Deaverview Mountain – Protected!
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SAHC’s Bull Creek Preserve at WWC
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Waterfalls Park – Avery County
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Gray’s Lily Leadership Circle
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Spruce Restoration
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SAHC’s South Yellow Mountain Preserve
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Round Mountain – 92 Acres Protected
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Hawkins Farm
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SAHC’s Work
Land Protection
Farmland Conservation
Stewardship
Highlands of Roan
Outdoor Recreation
Protect
Conservation helps sustain a high quality of life and protects fragile and rare natural resources. As population growth affects the Southern Appalachians, we must balance preservation of undeveloped land with the needs of people who live, work, and visit this incredible region. Otherwise, we risk literally ‘loving these mountains to death.’
Steward
In conservation, stewardship refers to the ongoing commitment to care and protection of the land. This is a “forever” commitment, a dedication to consistently monitor conservation easements and nature preserves and to manage and restore habitat.
Connect
The best way to learn about conservation is to experience it for yourself. That could mean joining us for a guided hike to protected places, pitching in for a volunteer work day, finding yourself in an outdoor classroom, hosting your own special event at the SAHC Community Farm, exploring public parks and trails that SAHC has helped protect, learning how to grow food, and much more!
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We Can't Do It Without You
Together, we can protect Appalachia’s lands and secure a healthier future for generations to come.