Returning NC's Hemlocks to Long-Term Health
Help spread the word! Applications are now being accepted for the AmeriCorps Project Conserve HRI Stewardship and Volunteer Engagement Associate with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative of WNC Communities. The 11-month term will run from September 1, 2020 to July 31,…
Help spread the word! Applications are now being accepted for the AmeriCorps Project Conserve HRI Stewardship and Volunteer Engagement Associate with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative of WNC Communities. The 11-month term will run from September 3, 2019 to July 31,…
The Hemlock Restoration Initiative’s partners at Western Carolina University (WCU) and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Plant Industry Division Beneficial Insect Lab (BIL) are embarking on a new study that could inform how predators are used…
The Hemlock Restoration Initiative’s partners in the North Carolina Forest Service Nursery and Tree Improvement Program have successfully grown hemlock seedlings at their Linville River Nursery, and the seedlings will go on sale to the general public on March 4th,…
A recent article in the Wilkes Journal-Patriot reports on the hard work of our partners in the North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) Forest Health Branch. Since November, they have treated about 30,000 hemlocks in Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest in…
The Paddlers Hemlock Health Action Taskforce (P.H.H.A.T.) was recently featured in an article in The Laurel of Asheville. Emma Castleberry wrote about the team’s hard work saving hemlocks in the Green River Gorge in her “Conservation Corner” feature. You can…