by Kelly Holdbrooks | Jan 17, 2025 | News
Volunteers play a critical role in helping us achieve our mission at Southern Highlands Reserve. Since launching a formal volunteer program in 2019, we have grown significantly in scope and numbers. Each week on volunteer day, we welcome as many as a dozen...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Jan 17, 2025 | News
With Kelly Holdbrooks Winter weather on the mountain can vary dramatically in the beginning. Some days are warm and sunny while others drop in temperature with dustings of light snow signaling the much colder months that lie ahead. So, it’s best to make hay while the...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Jan 17, 2025 | News
We are thrilled to announce Brent Antrim will be Southern Highlands Reserve’s new Gardens Manager. In this new position, Brent will manage and develop SHR’s botanical collections, oversee strategic planning addressing plant health in the garden rooms, and work to...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Jan 17, 2025 | News
Last month, Southern Highlands Reserve and partners in the Southern Appalachian Spruce Restoration Initiative (SASRI) kicked off a multi-year red spruce restoration project that will add 10,000 new trees to the rare forests of the Southern Blue Ridge. Staff from SHR,...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Jan 17, 2025 | News
The Garden Club of America has awarded Southern Highlands Reserve founders Betty and Robert Balentine its highest honor for their work to preserve the unique biodiversity of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal, one of 10 national medals awarded...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Jan 17, 2025 | News
Dear Friends, January always brings a flurry of promise, of hope, and often a pressure to reform or improve upon our performance in the previous year. But today as I look out at the snowfall blanketing the garden, I’m reminded we are part of, not separate from,...
