On Tuesday, April 2nd, Margot Wallston, Director of the Hemlock Restoration Initiative, was a featured guest for a book study by MountainTrue’s Creation Care Alliance program. The book discussed was The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben.
March 30th, 2019: HRI presentation to Greenville Natural History Association/Hiking Club
On Saturday, March 30th, HRI Outreach Associate Sara deFosset presented at the Greenville Natural History Association/Hiking Club’s annual meeting. Sara shared information about hemlocks, the hemlock woolly adelgid, and hemlock treatment methods with the GNHA.
March 28th-29th, 2019: Valley River hemlock treatment training workshop
On Thursday, March 28th and Friday, March 29th, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative and Mainspring Conservation Trust held a hemlock treatment training workshop in Cherokee County, NC. With an educational presentation, demonstration, and hands-on treatment practice, the group treated over 200…
Saturday, April 27, 2019: HRI at Montreat Native Plant Sale
On Saturday, April 27, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative will be one of many organizations and vendors at the seventh annual Montreat Native Plant Sale and Arbor Day celebration! This event runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Moore Field,…
Saturday, April 20, 2019: RiverLink Earth Day Kid’s Festival
On Saturday, April 20, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative will be tabling at the RiverLink Kid’s Festival in celebration of Earth Day! This event will take place at the Salvage Station in Asheville, NC from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. HRI…
Saturday, May 4, 2019: May The Forest Be With You at the Cradle of Forestry
On Saturday, May 4, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative will be tabling and presenting at the “May The Forest Be With You” event at the Cradle of Forestry in America. This event is presented by the Appalachian Woodlands Alliance. This event…