News

We’ve reached the end of this season’s hemlock treatments, and there is lots to update you on. Since the turn of the new year, the HRI team and partners have treated almost 9,000 hemlocks at over 30 different sites throughout 11 counties in Western North Carolina. 

Thank you for your interest. These positions have been filled for the fall of 2024. If you are interested in future employment opportunities with HRI, please join our mailing list. Our Forestry Technician crew is on the front-lines in our program to control…

–POSITION FILLED–The Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) is now accepting applications for an AmeriCorps Stewardship & Conservation Education Associate through AmeriCorps Project Conserve (ACPC) for the 2024-25 service term. AmeriCorps service with HRI provides an excellent opportunity to interact with the…

HRI has been bustling with field work and educational outreach events this past fall. Read all about our recent work in the winter edition of our newsletter.

In the past, we thought of the summer as our slow season here at HRI. Previously, we emulated the adelgids and laid low for a few months after the hustle and bustle of the busy fall, winter, and spring seasons. However, this year, things have remained busy all year long.

This position has been filled. Applications are now being accepted for a Communications, Outreach & Engagement Manager position with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative! The HRI Communications, Outreach, and Engagement Manager (COEM) is a creative and innovative thinker who can tell…