Hemlock Restoration Initiative
Hemlock Restoration Initiative

A program sponsored by NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services and USDA-FS Forest Health Protection

Returning NC's Hemlocks to Long-Term Health

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Saving the Hemlocks
Saving the Hemlocks Hemlocks are integral to our ecosystems—eastern and Carolina hemlocks provide valuable services to humans, wildlife, and our environment.
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Appalachian hemlock forests are currently critically threatened by invasive insect infestations.
Treatment and Restoration Methods
Treatment and Restoration Methods Chemical treatment, biological controls, genetic resistance and silvicultural manipulation are all components of an integrated strategy to save the hemlocks.
About the Hemlock Restoration Initiative
About the Hemlock Restoration Initiative Our objective is to return NC's hemlocks to long-term health and mitigate the damage caused by the hemlock woolly adelgid.

FIND Outdoors New Citizen Science Lab and Research FINDings feature the Eastern Hemlock

January 4, 2021 Blog
FIND Outdoors New Citizen Science Lab and Research FINDings feature the Eastern Hemlock

Over the past few years, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative has worked in tandem with FIND Outdoors and the Cradle of Forestry to advocate, educate, and actively preserve our threatened eastern and Carolina hemlocks. In another step towards that goal, we…

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HRI Interview on Asheville FM’s The Fusion Forest

December 20, 2020 Blog
HRI Interview on Asheville FM’s The Fusion Forest

We are thrilled and honored that HRI’s director Margot Wallston and outreach associate Thom Green will be featured in a four-part interview on 103.3 Asheville FM’s The Fusion Forest radio show. The Fusion Forest is a weekly show that airs…

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A Warm Welcome (and Welcome Back) to Our 2020-2021 AmeriCorps Project Conserve Members

December 16, 2020 Blog
A Warm Welcome (and Welcome Back) to Our 2020-2021 AmeriCorps Project Conserve Members

Each year since 2016, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative has been proud to host a member of AmeriCorps Project Conserve, and this year we have the great fortune of hosting two Project Conserve members. In October, we were happy to welcome…

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Monday, December 21, 2020: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance

November 30, 2020 Events
Monday, December 21, 2020: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance

Join us on Monday, December 21, 2020 (rescheduled from December 16th) from 10 am to 4 pm as we lend a hand to our partners at the Forest Restoration Alliance (FRA). This work day will be a little different. Instead…

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Saturday, November 21, 2020: Kitsuma Peak Hike-and-Bike in Pisgah National Forest–DATE TO BE RESCHEDULED

November 15, 2020 Events
Saturday, November 21, 2020: Kitsuma Peak Hike-and-Bike in Pisgah National Forest–DATE TO BE RESCHEDULED

On November 21st, join HRI for a hike-and-bike through a hemlock conservation area established by the USDA Forest Service in Pisgah National Forest near Old Fort. The hike will start at the Old Fort Picnic Area which features a number…

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Saturday, December 5, 2020: River Loop Trail Hike in Pisgah National Forest–DATE TO BE RESCEDULED

November 14, 2020 Events
Saturday, December 5, 2020: River Loop Trail Hike in Pisgah National Forest–DATE TO BE RESCEDULED

THE DATE OF THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER Join HRI for a hike through a hemlock conservation area established by the USDA Forest Service in Pisgah National Forest on the South Toe River. The trail is…

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Recent Posts

  • FIND Outdoors New Citizen Science Lab and Research FINDings feature the Eastern Hemlock
  • HRI Interview on Asheville FM’s The Fusion Forest
  • A Warm Welcome (and Welcome Back) to Our 2020-2021 AmeriCorps Project Conserve Members
  • Monday, December 21, 2020: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance
  • Saturday, November 21, 2020: Kitsuma Peak Hike-and-Bike in Pisgah National Forest–DATE TO BE RESCHEDULED

Hemlock Restoration Initiative

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594 Brevard Road
Asheville, NC 28806

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