Join us on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 from 10 am to 4 pm as we lend a hand to our partners at the Forest Restoration Alliance (FRA). This work day will be a little different. Instead of chemically treating hemlock…
Saturday, November 21, 2020: Kitsuma Peak Hike-and-Bike in Pisgah National Forest
On November 21st, join HRI for a hike-and-bike through a hemlock conservation area established by the USDA Forest Service in Pisgah National Forest near Old Fort. The hike will start at the Old Fort Picnic Area which features a number…
Saturday, December 5, 2020: River Loop Trail Hike in Pisgah National Forest–DATE TO BE RESCEDULED
THE DATE OF THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER Join HRI for a hike through a hemlock conservation area established by the USDA Forest Service in Pisgah National Forest on the South Toe River. The trail is…
Wednesday, December 9, 2020: Hike-and-Treat in DuPont State Forest
Join HRI in DuPont State Recreational Forest for a “hike-and-treat” combination educational hike and volunteer treatment day. As we hike, we will observe and discuss our two native species of hemlock trees, the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), its impacts and…
Nov/Dec 2020 Volunteer Treatment Days at USDA Forest Service Campgrounds
This fall HRI will be returning to the Carolina Hemlocks and Black Mountain Campgrounds near Mt. Mitchell to finish re-treatment that we started last year. These particular campgrounds are loaded with hemlocks that are in beautiful shape thanks to early…
Fall 2020 PHHAT Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Days
Join us on the Green River in November and December and become a member of the Paddlers Hemlock Health Action Taskforce (PHHAT). This collaboration between the Hemlock Restoration Initiative, American Whitewater, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, and MountainTrue’s Green Riverkeeper…