WNC Communities is hiring a seasonal forestry technician to be part of a team treating hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on public lands across Western North Carolina. Season begins October 14, 2019 and ends approximately May 15, 2020. Hours will vary…
A fond farewell and a hearty welcome
August is a month of transition for the Hemlock Restoration Initiative. Not only are we moving out of our soporific summer season, where we quasi-aestivate like the hemlock woolly adelgid and Laricobius beetles, into planning and preparing for the bustling…
Sunday, July 28, 2019: PHHAT treatment day on the Green River
Join the Hemlock Restoration Initiative, MountainTrue, American Whitewater, and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission as the Paddlers Hemlock Health Action Taskforce (PHHAT) treats hemlocks along the Green River on Sunday, July 28th! See the flyer below for more information. For…
HRI featured in new film: “Guardians of our Troubled Waters”
The Center for Cultural Presentation, based in Hendersonville, NC, is launching a brand-new film all about the people who have protected the rivers of the South. Among the organizations mentioned in the film is the Paddlers Hemlock Health Action Taskforce…
Saving Lives in One of Asheville’s Oldest African American Cemeteries
HRI is excited to feature a guest blog post from UNCA graduate Finnigan Digman. Finnigan tells the story behind an especially meaningful hemlock treatment training workshop that HRI held this spring. After departing from the traffic of Patton Avenue, a…
Saturday, June 29, 2019: HRI at Transylvania Farmers Market
Visit the Hemlock Restoration Initiative and the Transylvania County Cooperative Extension Service at the Transylvania Farmers Market in Brevard on the morning of Saturday, June 29. Learn about how to treat your hemlocks, and whether you are eligible for the…