A program sponsored by NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services and USDA-FS Forest Health Protection
Returning NC's Hemlocks to Long-Term Health
Saving the HemlocksHemlocks are integral to our ecosystems—eastern and Carolina hemlocks provide valuable services to humans, wildlife, and our environment.
Hemlock Woolly AdelgidAppalachian hemlock forests are currently critically threatened by invasive insect infestations.
Treatment and Restoration MethodsChemical treatment, biological controls, genetic resistance and silvicultural manipulation are all components of an integrated strategy to save the hemlocks.
About the Hemlock Restoration InitiativeOur objective is to return NC's hemlocks to long-term health and mitigate the damage caused by the hemlock woolly adelgid.
Join HRI for a hike on Sunday, March 14th through a hemlock conservation area established by the USDA Forest Service in Pisgah National Forest on the South Toe River. The trail is nestled at the base of Mount Mitchell and…
HRI is celebrating another St. Patrick’s Day by hosting a Green River Green Love Hike on Wednesday, March 17 in the Green River Game Land at Big Bradley and Little Bradley Falls! Since 2017, HRI has helped keep the Green…
To introduce landowners and land managers to the various options available to protect their hemlocks, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative, under our stewardship agreement with the USDA Forest Service and Pisgah National Forest, will be giving a hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA)…
To introduce landowners and land managers to the various options available to protect their hemlocks, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative will be giving a hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) management workshop at McDowell Technical Community College in Marion, NC. Workshop Schedule: Thursday,…
HRI will be celebrating the arrival of spring on April 6th by hiking the Pink Beds trail through fields of wildflowers and under the shade of hemlocks. The hemlock conservation area here in Pisgah National Forest was established several years…
On May 6th, 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…