Source: Daniel Walton, MOUNTAIN XPRESS, 1/14/21


Even amid the challenges of COVID-19, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy recorded a banner year for land conservation in 2020. The Asheville-based nonprofit closed more land projects over the past year than in any previous year since its 1974 founding, bringing 2,986 acres throughout Western North Carolina and East Tennessee under protection. “There is something tangible and reassuring in preserving land — it’s something you can put your hand on,” said Carl Silverstein, SAHC’s executive director, in a press release summarizing the year’s accomplishments.

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