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HCLT releases new Ravenel Park trail map

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 24 Oct 202225 Oct 2022
  • News

The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust has been working tirelessly with professional illustrator, cartographer, and certified Blue Ridge Naturalist Ken Czarnomski to introduce to you a new print and electronic trail guide! Ravenel Park is home to Sunset […]

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Like No Other Place: Photographs of the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 14 Jul 2022
  • News

Explore The Bascom’s 2022 theme of “Place” through the lens of Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust On display from July 16 to Dec. 31 at The Bascom Center for Visual Arts, are images that present an artistic interpretation […]

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First-ever ‘Highlands Volunteer Fair’ takes place today

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 19 May 2022
  • News

20 organizations will be on hand to connect with potential volunteers Are you looking to get involved with a Highlands community organization? Stop by the first-ever “Highlands Volunteer Fair” today (Thursday, May 19), from 11 […]

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HCLT honors legacy of Hillrie Quin

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 4 Feb 20225 Feb 2022
  • News

Those fortunate enough to have known the late Hillrie Quin know the kind of impact he made on the Plateau. Hillrie’s love of nature and passion for conserving it was obvious through his long-time service […]

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Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust conserves 63-acres along Laurel Knob Road

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 9 Sep 20219 Sep 2021
  • News

Public park and hiking trails in the works Just north of Cashiers, 63 acres of ecologically valuable land has been permanently conserved with Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust (HCLT). The new property’s location, on Laurel Knob Road, […]

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Volunteers making big progress building Kelsey Trail loop

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 6 Aug 2021
  • News

Volunteers have been working diligently since late 2020 to build the Kelsey Trail into a hike-able loop. Kelsey Trail is owned and maintained by the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and is located at the end of […]

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Join HCLT tomorrow for Bountiful Botany: Medicinal Plants of the Plateau

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 4 Jun 2021
  • News

Here on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau and in the surrounding Southern Appalachians, people are lucky to be amongst an incredible diversity of plants. As spring has progressed with wildflowers popping up and a leafy canopy emerging […]

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Keepin’ it evergreen in the mountains

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 8 Apr 20218 Apr 2021
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The Plateau is home to a variety of evergreen plants ranging from towering coniferous trees like Pine, Hemlock, and Pitch; to shrubs such as the ground juniper, rhododendron, and mountain laurel; and even ground cover […]

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Highlands Greenway workday at Kelsey Trail this Saturday

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 17 Mar 2021
  • News

In partnership with the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Highlands Plateau Greenway volunteers will be constructing a new loop trail in the Kelsey Trail Preserve. This beautiful-wooded preserve is blocks away from Main Street in Highlands and home […]

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Village Nature Series goes virtual

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 16 Mar 2021
  • News

The Village Green and Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust co-host a speaker series called the Village Nature Series (VNS), which features experts in their field presenting on wildlife, habitats, conservation, and local cultural heritage. Traditionally, these events […]

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Dimmitt Chevrolet donates pick-up truck to Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 18 Feb 2021
  • News

Thanks to the generosity of Lawrence and Genevieve Dimmitt and Dimmitt Chevrolet in Clearwater, Florida, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust (HCLT) has a pick-up truck to call its own. As a nonprofit land-conservation organization that has conserved […]

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HCLT releases new Brushy Face Preserve trail map

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 3 Nov 20203 Nov 2020
  • News

Many find comfort these days by spending more time enjoying the outdoors. Those who live on the Plateau are lucky to live with so many natural amenities right in their backyard. Now one of lesser […]

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Halloween trivia hike with the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 10 Oct 2020
  • News

Among the hauntingly beautiful mountains of the Southern Appalachians, nestled only steps away from downtown Highlands, is the historic Kelsey Trail.  Built over a century ago by one of the town’s founders as a path […]

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Edible fungi examined at next week’s Village Nature Series

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 24 Sep 202024 Sep 2020
  • News

How mushrooms will change the world Join Joey Kyle, Farm Manager at Many Hands Peace Farm at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center, to learn about local varieties of mushrooms at the next Village Nature […]

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HCLT repairs road to Sunset Rock

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 21 Jul 2020
  • News

The road to Sunset Rock is often washed out from heavy rains making traveling to the top in a vehicle close to impossible. In an effort to maintain the road and smooth out some of […]

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