Things to do in Alexander

Friday, Oct 9

Blackrock Mountain Hike

SAHC Community Farm Event Venue

<p>Join SAHC for a 6-mile, strenuous guided hike to Blackrock Mountain, celebrating conservation around the Waterrock Knob area of the Blue Ridge Parkway and our long-standing partnership with Highland Brewing Company.</p>\n

Monday, Oct 12

2026 October Bowditch Bottoms Wetland Planting Volunteer Work Day (Burnsville)

SAHC Community Farm Event Venue

<p>Join the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, and Wildbud Natives for a wetland planting workday at Bowditch Bottoms in Yancey County on Monday, October 12th! Bowditch Bottoms is a 87-acre property that contains important soils, farmland, undeveloped forested and non-forested habitat for wildlife, headwaters to the South Toe River, and intact wetland […]</p>\n

Saturday, Oct 24

SAHC’s Elk Hollow Preserve Hike

SAHC Community Farm Event Venue

<p>Join SAHC for a beautiful fall hike at our Elk Hollow Preserve in the Highlands of Roan. This moderate one-and-a-half-mile scenic route will guide you through stunning forests of oaks, maples, and beech trees.</p>\n

Friday, Jan 1

2027 SAHC Winter Hiking Challenge

SAHC Community Farm Event Venue

<p>Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy is proud to announce the 7th Annual Winter Hiking Challenge! The Winter Hiking Challenge sets a goal of 60 miles in 60 days, to be completed in your own time and at your own speed. Those can be miles you’ve walked, ran or hiked – in your neighborhood or through the […]</p>\n