Returning NC's Hemlocks to Long-Term Health
The newest HRI newsletter is out. Contents include: 2019 recap Resources for landowners Spotlight of volunteer Christoph Berenotto Asian longhorn beetle alert NCFS hemlock seedling sale Forest Restoration Alliance update A request for HCA photos Click here to read our…
The NCFS is committed to the restoration of our native hemlocks and has partnered with HRI to help restore this species. This has included treatment of tens of thousands of trees and providing seedlings for restoration. NCFS is continuing that…
In the recent Forest Stewards Guild’s e-newsletter Across the Landscape, Hanusia Higgins reflects on her experience protecting hemlock trees in one of Asheville’s historically Black cemeteries. Hanusia served as the HRI AmeriCorp Project Conserve member from 2018-2019. In her piece “Helping…
This winter the Paddlers Hemlock Health Action Taskforce, a.k.a. PHHAT, received more attention in the press. One from a national magazine and the other from a North Carolina-based publication. You can read each story by following the links below. Lynn…
As the adult Laricobius beetles become harder to find with the season advancing towards summer, HRI’s beetle monitoring teams are finding more and more Laricobius larvae. The larvae of these beneficial predator beetles have hatched out of their eggs laid…
Help spread the word! Applications are now being accepted for the AmeriCorps Project Conserve HRI Stewardship and Volunteer Engagement Associate with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative of WNC Communities. The 11-month term will run from September 1, 2020 to July 31,…