by Kelly Holdbrooks | Apr 30, 2025 | News
On Saturday, April 26, in conjunction with Pisgah Project Day, Southern Highlands Reserve and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission led a red spruce planting at Graveyard Fields, the second since Hurricane Helene. With the help of 30 volunteers, the...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Apr 30, 2025 | News
Dear Friends, Looking out my window today, I see the landscape drinking in the welcome spring rains. Fiddleheads are abundant, and the bubblegum pink of the pink-shell azaleas stands out in the newly returning lush green of the garden. Foamflower, iris, trillium,...
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,...
