by Southern Highlands Reserve | Oct 10, 2025 | News
Dear Friends, As the golden hues of autumn settle across the mountains, I find myself reflecting on the profound beauty and resilience of this land—and the extraordinary community that surrounds it. This season, the forest is a symphony of transformation. Leaves blaze...
by Southern Highlands Reserve | Feb 3, 2021 | News
We are thrilled to announce Robb Turner as SHR’s 2020 volunteer of the year. This is Robb’s second year in a row to earn this honor and we are mighty fortunate to have him as a community member in Lake Toxaway and as volunteer on our SHR team. Robb has been...
by Southern Highlands Reserve | Feb 3, 2021 | News
Our partnership with TC Henderson Elementary (“TCH”) began in the fall of 2019 after we received a grant from the Pisgah Health Foundation. Prior to the grant application, in the summer of 2019, SHR staff created lesson plans for students focused on environmental...
by Southern Highlands Reserve | Feb 3, 2021 | News
Director of Horticulture, Eric Kimbrel With the leaves now gone, we can make proper pruning cuts, eliminating bad branch structure in trees and shrubs. Dead branches in rhododendrons attract borers, so we remove those. Now is also when gardeners can prune plants that...
by Southern Highlands Reserve | Feb 3, 2021 | News
Torreya taxifolia Safeguarding Project It is our responsibility to the land and our ecosystem to do everything we possibly can to help endangered plants and animals find a safe haven here at the Reserve. One project we have been working on since April of 2018 is...
