6,000 Acres of Blue Ridge Preserved

By AV's Intern Team | June 20, 2013 |

By Chelsey Fisher Nearly 6,000 acres of land in the Appalachian region were purchased or donated for conservation purposes in the same month Environment North Carolina released 10 reasons why the state General Assembly should restore conservation funds in the state. In Transylvania County, the new Headwaters State Forest, developed through a deal with former…

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The White Squirrel Hiking Challenge

By AV's Intern Team | June 11, 2012 |

Editor’s Note: We have long featured our region’s fantastic places and phenomenal hikes in the “Hiking the Highlands” column. What we have less frequently focused on, however, is how some of our favorite places were protected in the first place. Non-profit land trusts are committed to the preservation of our region’s natural heritage and scenic…

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