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…
May 7th, 2019: HRI at Black Mountain Urban Forestry Commission
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.
April 5th, 2019: UNCA hemlock treatment training workshop
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…
April 2nd, 2019: HRI discusses “The Hidden Life of Trees” in MountainTrue book study
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…