Highlands Cashiers Land Trust

Ode to the Opossum

Issue: May 2025

The humble opossum, a reliable banisher of bugs, is just trying to get by in a world that seems to move too fast.

Migratory Bird Day

Issue: May 2025

If every dog has its day, it turns out that every migratory bird gets its WNC BirdFest 2025. Saturday, May 10, at Monteith Farmstead and Community Park in Dillsboro, Balsam Mountain Trust will be hosting a celebration honoring World Migratory Bird Day.

Nature Partners

Issue: May 2025

The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and The Village Green’s Village Nature Series, exploring the wild lands and the wild things of the Plateau, launches this month.

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No Better Place In the World

Issue: April 2025

For nearly all of its 150 years, Highlands has had a faithful partner in the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust.

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Where Eagles Fly

Issue: March 2025

The return of Bald Eagles is a conservation triumph and a boost for the Plateau’s spirit.

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Land Trust’s Winter Book Suggestions

Issue: Winter 2025

A tall stack of books is the perfect passport to the mysteries and majesty and those sudden bursts of transcendence found on the Plateau.

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Watching Woods Fill Up With Snow

Issue: December 2024

Let’s pause for a moment and reflect upon the natural treasures entrusted to us and our posterity.

Christmas Wreath Workshops

Issue: December 2024

Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust is offering a pair of wildcraft Wreathmaking Workshops in Cashiers this month – one for children on December 10; and one for adults on December 13.

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A Precious Habitat

Issue: November 2024

The untrammeled Brushy Face Preserve is a legacy of the Plateau’s natural heritage.

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