All of us here at the Hemlock Restoration Initiative hope you had a wonderful holiday. We want to take this opportunity to share our gratitude to all who make our work possible. We offer a huge thank you to our…
Friday, October 21, 2022: Sunset Carolina Hemlock Hike at Young’s Ridge Trail (Kitsuma Peak)
For our upcoming October hike, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative is thrilled to invite you on a sunset walk to a Carolina hemlock bluff in Pisgah National Forest. Just 20 minutes east of Asheville, our route is a moderately strenuous 2-mile…
Friday, September 30, 2022: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance
Join us on Friday, September 30, 2022 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…
Hemlock Restoration Initiative Newsletter–Summer 2022
In this issue: Notes From Our Director 2021-2022 Treatment Season Roundup: “Sustaining Hemlocks–Phase 2” Begins Conservation Connections Corner: Jean and Doug Ponder of the Lake Tahoma Community HCA spotlight: Headwaters State Forest–A Haven for Hemlocks Volunteer Spotlight: David Siripoonsup Upcoming…
Wednesday, September 7, 2022: Hemlock Walk at the Corneille Bryan Native Garden in Lake Junaluska
On Wednesday, September 7 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., join the Hemlock Restoration Initiative for a walk around the Corneille Bryan Native Garden in Lake Junaluska to learn about the efforts to protect hemlocks from HWA. We will discuss hemlock…
Friday, September 16, 2022: Hemlock Hike to Dobson Knob and Bald Knob
Join HRI for an educational hike to Dobson Knob in the Pisgah National Forest on Friday, September 16. We will meet at 10 a.m. and expect to be done about 3 or 4 p.m. The hike is 3.2 miles (total)…