Wesser Bald Protection Assured

The staff at the Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville, North Carolina, published a short piece on 4 January 2012 entitled "AT Bald Trail permanently protected" in which they describe the protection of Wesser Bald by means of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy transferring 35 acres to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service. The land was purchased by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy back in 2007, and the funds needed to transfer it to ATC and USFS hands were only recently put together.