The wildfires that tore through our mountains last autumn were of historic proportions. There were close to 40 fires in the region, many of which burned with extreme intensity causing […]
On Saturday, May 30, you’re invited to the Grand Opening Celebration and Dedication of Kelsey-Hutchinson Park. Anticipation and excitement have been growing about this community greenspace on Fifth and Pine […]
This autumn, Western North Carolina came under an “exceptional drought” of historic proportions, and wildfires began tearing through our mountains and valleys. Historically speaking, fire once played an important role in […]
Conserving valuable land resources for all generations is the mission of Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. Providing and managing greenspace is part of that mission and we are proud to contribute to […]
Conserving valuable land resources for all generations is the mission of Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. Providing greenspace is part of that mission and some of the 2,600 acres that HCLT protects […]
Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust has been working for over a century to protect valuable land resources for all generations. During this season of Thanksgiving, we asked our staff what they were […]
Walking into the woods in my backyard this morning, I feel the unmistakable sticky, spindly feeling that only comes from walking into a spider web. Stretched across the trail are […]
The Shawnee Indians called them “wapiti,” meaning “white rump,” but you may know them as elk. They are the largest and most regal of the deer family and admired by […]
These mountains are old. Some say they are the oldest mountains in the world. Many of us have pondered what it must have been like here a century ago when […]
2015 has been a record year for the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. They have conserved over 400 acres of valuable land, the most ever in a single year, bringing their total […]
