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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Past Events

Saturday October 5, 2019: Forest Festival Day at the Cradle of Forestry

Saturday October 5, 2019: Forest Festival Day at the Cradle of Forestry

August 30, 2019 Events, Past Events

Meet traditional craftsmen, exhibitors, forestry students, and entertainers as they gather at the Cradle of Forestry to celebrate our forests and forest heritage. In 1908 Dr. Carl A. Schenck hosted the Forest Fair at the Biltmore Estate. This event honored the 10th…

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Saturday, September 28, 2019: HRI at the 2nd Annual DuPont Forest Festival

Saturday, September 28, 2019: HRI at the 2nd Annual DuPont Forest Festival

July 17, 2019 Events, Past Events

Join us on National Public Lands Day, September 28nd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 2nd annual DuPont Forest Festival, an event celebrating the adventure, wilderness, and beauty of DuPont State Recreational Forest. The day will be full…

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May 7, 2019: HRI at Black Mountain Urban Forestry Commission

May 7, 2019: HRI at Black Mountain Urban Forestry Commission

May 7, 2019 Past Events

On Tuesday, May 7th, Thom Green of the Hemlock Restoration Initiative spoke at the Black Mountain Urban Forestry Commission’s monthly meeting. He spoke about the Hemlock Restoration Initiative and our work treating hemlock trees.

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April 5, 2019: UNCA hemlock treatment training workshop

April 5, 2019: UNCA hemlock treatment training workshop

April 5, 2019 Past Events

On Friday, April 5th, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative trained a class of UNC Asheville students on our hemlock treatment methods. The invasive species class that participated in the workshop is taught by Dr. Dee Eggers, who leads hemlock treatment on…

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April 2, 2019: HRI discusses “The Hidden Life of Trees” in MountainTrue book study

April 2, 2019 Past Events

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.

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March 30, 2019: HRI presentation to Greenville Natural History Association/Hiking Club

March 30, 2019 Past Events

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.

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Hemlock Restoration Initiative

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594 Brevard Road
Asheville, NC 28806

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