Groupâs work to bring 2,600 mountainous acres under protection
ELIZABETHTON â The year 2020 has been a very bad year for many business activities. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has made it difficult to conduct meetings and close deals.
Despite these problems, it has proven to be an unusually productive year for the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, closing on the protection of more than 2,600 acres across the mountains of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. Angela Shepherd, the conservancyâs communications director, said several of those projects had been in the works for many years.
âIt is a testament to the commitment of SAHC members, staff, and conservation-minded supporters that we have been able to complete these projects during extraordinary circumstances, and we are grateful to all the people who make this remarkable work possible,â Carl Silverstein, SAHCâs executive director, said. âThere is something tangible and reas