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Land trusts report hurricane recovery, stream-repair programs and progress on Gateway Park and Deaverview Mountain
Summary
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and partners described post-hurricane recovery work, adopt-a-stream repairs, a Middle Swannanoa restoration study and progress toward acquiring Deaverview Mountain with federal and state matching grants.
Representatives from land trusts updated Buncombe County’s Land Conservation Advisory Board on hurricane recovery work, community stream repairs and several land‑protection and park projects, including a joint purchase plan for Deaverview Mountain.
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy staff described a newly formed recovery, resilience and planning effort focused on the River Arts District and portions of the Swannanoa River watershed. The group has launched stakeholder meetings and produced a Wildlands Engineering assessment for the “Middle Swannanoa” area near Warren Wilson.
Staff said the conservancy started an adopt‑a‑stream program in January that used grant funds and volunteer crews to repair “thousands of linear feet” of streams on…
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