Join the HRI and members of the Transylvania County Historical Society from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 27th for a day-long hemlock treatment workshop at the historic Allison-Deaver House in Pisgah Forest, NC. We will use the…
Friday, Nov. 9, 2018: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance
Join us on Friday, November 9th, 2018 as we lend a hand to our partners at the Forest Restoration Alliance. We will be helping out at the FRA greenhouse and research facility near Waynesville, NC. Activities could include transplanting hemlocks,…
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018: DuPont Forest Festival
Join us on National Public Lands Day, September 22nd, at Forest Festival held at the DuPont State Recreational Forest. HRI staff will be leading hikes to Wintergreen Falls as we look at and discuss the hemlock trees of DuPont and…
Welcome to newest AmeriCorps Project Conserve member!
We are excited to be welcoming our third AmeriCorps Project Conserve Associate to the Hemlock Restoration Initiative team! Hanusia Higgins was born and raised in central Pennsylvania, where the state tree is the eastern hemlock. She recently graduated from Washington…
Saturday, October 6th, 2018: WNC Nature Center Annual Hey Day
Join the Hemlock Restoration Initiative on Saturday, October 6th, 2018 at the the Western North Carolina Nature Center’s 41st annual Hey Day. Hey Day is a family-friendly celebration of the environment, culture, and community of western North Carolina. This year’s festival…
Saturday October 6th, 2018: Forest Festival Day at the Cradle of Forestry
Meet traditional craftsmen, exhibitors, forestry students, and entertainers as they gather at the Cradle of Forestry to celebrate our forests and forest heritage. In 1908 Dr. Carl A. Schenck hosted the Forest Fair at the Biltmore Estate. This event honored the 10th…