Hemlock Restoration Initiative
Hemlock Restoration Initiative

A program sponsored by NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services and USDA-FS Forest Health Protection

Returning NC's Hemlocks to Long-Term Health

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FIND Outdoors New Citizen Science Lab and Research FINDings feature the Eastern Hemlock

FIND Outdoors New Citizen Science Lab and Research FINDings feature the Eastern Hemlock

January 4, 2021 Blog

Over the past few years, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative has worked in tandem with FIND Outdoors and the Cradle of Forestry to advocate, educate, and actively preserve our threatened eastern and Carolina hemlocks. In another step towards that goal, we…

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HRI Interview on Asheville FM’s The Fusion Forest

HRI Interview on Asheville FM’s The Fusion Forest

December 20, 2020 Blog

We are thrilled and honored that HRI’s director Margot Wallston and outreach associate Thom Green will be featured in a four-part interview on 103.3 Asheville FM’s The Fusion Forest radio show. The Fusion Forest is a weekly show that airs…

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A Warm Welcome (and Welcome Back) to Our 2020-2021 AmeriCorps Project Conserve Members

A Warm Welcome (and Welcome Back) to Our 2020-2021 AmeriCorps Project Conserve Members

December 16, 2020 Blog

Each year since 2016, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative has been proud to host a member of AmeriCorps Project Conserve, and this year we have the great fortune of hosting two Project Conserve members. In October, we were happy to welcome…

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Hemlock Restoration Initiative Proclamation

Hemlock Restoration Initiative Proclamation

September 14, 2020 Blog

We have some exciting news to share with you about the Hemlock Restoration Initiative. As you may recall, Commissioner of Agriculture, Steve Troxler, launched the HRI program with available funds from the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in…

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The NCFS Needs Your Hemlock Cones

The NCFS Needs Your Hemlock Cones

September 1, 2020 Blog

You may know that in the last couple years the NC Forest Service has been growing hemlocks from seed in great numbers in order to establish protocols for future production of hemlock strains that can be used for large scale…

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NC Forest Service Employees Receive Award for Hemlock Protection

NC Forest Service Employees Receive Award for Hemlock Protection

August 20, 2020 Blog, Media Coverage

HRI is excited to congratulate a team of 41 North Carolina Forest Service employees who earned the NCDA&CS Excellence in Team Accomplishment Award for a large project to treat hemlocks across multiple state lands. The team consisted of NC Forest…

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Hemlock Restoration Initiative

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594 Brevard Road
Asheville, NC 28806

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