Read about Appalachia Rising’s real-world impact in local communities
4,400 Acres of the Snowbird Mountain Landscape Conserved
Mainspring Conservation Trust, in partnership with Open Space Institute, announced their successful effort to conserve and connect 4,400 acres of the Snowbird Mountains Landscape in Western North Carolina.
Appalachia Rising contributed to the Mainspring Conservation Trust, in their effort to conserve 4,400 acres in this nationally significant part of the Southern Appalachian mountains. Read about the victory here.
SAHC Secures Land for First Community Park in Asheville, NC
Read about the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy’s role in creating a mountaintop park in Asheville, North Carolina.
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy closed on the purchase of Deaverview Mountain, a 342-acre mountain that will become the first public park in Asheville. Appalachia Rising contributed to this ecological and community victory. Read about it here.
KNLT Establishes New Limestone Gap Preserve
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust announces the creation of a 204-acre preserve on Pine Mountain.
The 204-acre preserve is situated within the Appalachian Wildlands Corridor, one of the most biodiverse places in the world, and also protects the viewshed of the city of Pineville. Appalachia Rising helped to secure funding for this project. Read about this major conservation victory in Kentucky here.