Returning NC's Hemlocks to Long-Term Health
Help researchers collect data about hemlock restoration! During the week of Monday, Dec. 4 to Thursday, Dec. 7, our partners with NC State University and the USFS Southern Research Station are looking for a few volunteers to help them out…
On Saturday, December 9th, staff from the Hemlock Restoration Initiative will guide an educational hike at Holmes Educational State Forest. HRI and the NC Forest Service partnered together to chemically treat these hemlocks for hemlock woolly adelgid back in 2016…
Join us on Tuesday, December 12th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as we lend a hand to our partners at the Forest Restoration Alliance (FRA). Instead of chemically treating hemlock trees, volunteers will be combating hemlock woolly adelgid by…
Join HRI on Saturday, November 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a hike in the historic Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah National Forest. This important and historic site was home to the first modern school of forestry in…
HRI will be leading a hike in partnership with the North Carolina Arboretum around the Arboretum grounds on Saturday, October 21 at 10 am. The hike will take 3-4 hours and traverse mostly flat paths, totaling around 2.5 miles. HRI…
In the past, we thought of the summer as our slow season here at HRI. Previously, we emulated the adelgids and laid low for a few months after the hustle and bustle of the busy fall, winter, and spring seasons. However, this year, things have remained busy all year long.