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ROAN MOUNTAIN — A small but very important parcel of land in the Roan Highlands has been acquired by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, a nonprofit land trust conserving land
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Residents helped fund the purchase of a 139 acre property by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.
ASHEVILLE, N.C .â The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy has announced a future land acquisition of approximately 7,500 acres of land in the Roan Highlands. The land is being acquired from a conservation philanthropist. The tract lies within the southern end of the planning boundary of the Yellow Mountain State Natural Area, a special conservation area designated by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2008 to protect the area. The donation consists of dozens of separate-but-contiguous land holdings which extend up the mountain to 5,300 feet in elevation, straddling the border ...
ASHEVILLE â Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) announced last week that it has signed a letter of intent to accept the donation of approximately 7,500 acres of land in the Roan Highlands landscape from a conservation philanthropist. The tract lies within the southern end of the planning boundary of the Yellow Mountain State Natural Area, a special conservation area designated by the NC General Assembly in 2008 to protect the exceptional natural features found there. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is identified as donor of the property, keeping rare plant and animal habitat and...