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, Feb. 23, 2019: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance
Join us on Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 as we lend a hand to our partners at the Forest Restoration Alliance. We will be helping out at the FRA greenhouse and research facility near Waynesville, NC. Activities could include transplanting hemlocks, weeding…
Past Events
Click on the links below to learn about our past events: May 18, 2019: Mills River Day May 17, 2019: Hemlock hike with Conserving Carolina (canceled) May 4, 2019: Save Georgia’s Hemlocks annual camp meeting May 4, 2019: May the…
Sunday, March 24th, 2019: Botanical Gardens Hemlock Walk
Join Hemlock Restoration Initiative Director Margot Wallston for a walk around the Botanical Gardens of Asheville. Since HWA arrived in the area in the early 2000s, the Botanical Gardens of Asheville has been active in managing its hemlocks. As a…
Tuesday, January 29, 2019: Hemlock film screening at the Purple Onion
On Tuesday, Jan. 29, join the Hemlock Restoration Initiative and MountainTrue’s Green Riverkeeper for a night of entertainment and education at the Purple Onion in Saluda, NC. We’ll start the night off with a showing of The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid:…