Click on the links below to learn about our past events

November 4, 2023: Cradle of Forestry Hike

October 21, 2023: NC Arboretum Hike

October 7, 2023: Cradle of Forestry Festival

September 23, 2023: Dupont Forest Festival 

September 13, 2023:Corneille Bryan Hemlock Walk

July 30, 2023: Guided Walk: Importance of Hemlock Trees in River Ecosystems

June 17, 2023: Upper French Broad Riverfest 2023

June 12, 2023: HRI Presents at the Lake Johnson Park Environmental Lecture Series

June 10, 2023: Hemlock Hike at Foster Creek in Pisgah National Forest with Mills River Partnership

May 20, 2023: Hemlock Treatment Demonstration at Holmes Educational State Forest

May 13, 2023: South Carolina Hemlock Festival

April 26, 2023: HWA Management Workshop at Gill State Forest

March 11, 2023: Volunteer Treatment Day at the Cradle of Forestry

March 9, 2023: HWA Treatment Demonstration for Professionals

March 6, 2023: Nature Connection Workshop with Helen Waite

March 6, 2023: PHHAT Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Day

February 25, 2023: Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Day at Davidson River Campground

February 21, 2023: Treatment Demonstration at the NC Arboretum

February 15, 2023: Treatment Demonstration at Hanging Rock State Park

February 15, 2023: Hemlock Hike at Hanging Rock State Park

February 14, 2023: Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Day at Hanging Rock State Park

January 28, 2023: Hemlock Hike in Montreat Wilderness

December 17, 2022: Volunteer treatment day at the Cradle of Forestry (postponed)

December 9, 2022: Hemlock hike at Holmes Educational State Forest (postponed)

December 6: Volunteer treatment day at DuPont State Forest in partnership with Friends of DuPont Forest (postponed)

December 3, 2022: Presentation at the Spring Creek Community Center

November 19, 2022: Hemlock Hike at the North Carolina Arboretum

November 21-22, 2022: Help researchers with hemlock restoration study at Cold Mountain Game Land and DuPont State Forest 

November 12, 2022: HRI at the Cradle of Forestry Forest Festival Day and John Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet

October 21, 2022: Sunset Carolina Hemlock Hike at Young’s Ridge Trail (Kitsuma Peak) 

September 30, 2022: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance

September 24, 2022: HRI at the DuPont Forest Festival

September 16, 2022: Hemlock Hike at Dobson Knob

September 7, 2022: Hemlock Walk at the Corneille Bryan Native Garden in Lake Junaluska

August 26, 2022: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance

August 5, 2022: Hemlock treatment demonstration with Mountain Shadows Community at Nantahala Lake

June 29, 2022: Hemlock Hike at Linville Gorge

June 18, 2022: HRI at Upper French Broad Riverfest

May 21, 2022: Hike at Gorges State Park

May 7, 2022: Lake Adger Celebration 

May 6, 2022: Volunteer Treatment Day with the Friends of DuPont Forest (CANCELLED)

May 3, 2022: Hemlock Hike at Headwaters State Forest

April 25, 2022: Volunteer Work Day with Camcore in Waynesville

April 24, 2022: RiverLink Earth Day Kids Festival

March 29, 2022: Hemlock Treatment Demonstration in Robbinsville

March 25, 2022: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance

March 20, 2022: Hemlock Treatment Demonstration at Bent Creek Experimental Forest

March 17, 2022: St. Patrick’s Day Green River, Green Love, and Good Luck Hike

March 11, 2022: RESCHEDULED Volunteer treatment day at North Mills River Campground

March 6, 2022: RESCHEDULED Educational hike and volunteer treatment day at Looking Glass Rock

February 12, 2022: Hike with Conserving Carolina at the Florence Nature Preserve

February 9, 2022: Volunteer treatment day at Pink Beds Picnic Area

February 2, 2022: Virtual Lunch-and-Learn with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

January 28, 2022: Volunteer Work Day With the Forest Restoration Alliance

December 19, 2021: Full Moon Evening Hike at Sandy Mush Game Land

December 3, 2021: Volunteer Treatment Day at Universal Disc Golf Course in Marion

November 15 – 19, 2021: Volunteer Treatment Days in Pisgah National Forest (Old Fort/Marion area)

November 13, 2021: Hemlock Hike at the NC Arboretum

November 12, 2021: Hemlock Management Workshop in Cashiers

November 6, 2021: Hemlock Treatment Demo at Flat Rock Playhouse

Week of November 1, 2021: Volunteer Treatment Days in the Grandfather Mountain/Linville Falls area

October 14, 2021: Profile Trail Hemlock Hike at Grandfather Mountain State Park 

October 1, 2021: Forest Restoration Alliance Volunteer Day

September 25, 2021: DuPont Forest Festival (National Public Lands Day)

September 18, 2021: Pinnix Gin Release at Eda Rhyne Distilling Company (a portion of the proceeds go to the Hemlock Restoration Initiative!)

September 12, 2021: Hemlock Hike at South Mountains State Park 

June 29, 2021: Hemlock Walk at Asheville Botanical Gardens

June 28, 2021: Treatment Demonstration at Big Ivy Community Center

June 19, 2021: Upper French Broad Riverfest

June 11, 2021: FRA Volunteer Work Day

June 6, 2021: Hike-and-Treat in DuPont State Forest

May 27, 2021: Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Day at NC Arboretum

May 25, 2021: Village Nature Series Presentation on Hemlocks with HCLT

May 20, 2021: FRA Volunteer Work Day

May 14, 2021: Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Day in Sandy Mush Game Land

May 6, 2021: Kitsuma Hike-n-Bike

April 30, 2021: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Management Workshop at McDowell Tech

April 25, 2021: PHHAT Volunteer Treatment Day (Section TBD)

April 23, 2021: PHHAT Volunteer Treatment Day (Section TBD)

April 22, 2021: Presentation for Biltmore Forest Virtual Arbor Day

April 18, 2021: PHHAT Volunteer Treatment Day (Likely on the Lower Green)

April 11, 2021: PHHAT Volunteer Treatment Day on the Upper Green

April 6, 2021: Pink Beds Hemlock Hike

March 25, 26, & 27, 2021: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Management Workshop at McDowell Tech

March 18 & 19, 2021: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Management Workshop at Sycamore Flats Recreational Area

March 17, 2021: Green River Green Love Hike

March 14, 2021: Pisgah River Loop Hike

February 24, 2021: Hemlock Treatment at Pisgah Ranger Station, Brevard, NC

January 6, 2021: FRA Volunteer Work Day

December 21, 2020: FRA Volunteer Work Day

December 13, 2020: PHHAT Treatment Day on the Upper Green River

December 9, 2020: Hike-and-Treat in DuPont State Forest

November 23 & 24 and December 11 & 12, 2020: Volunteer Hemlock Treatment at USFS Campgrounds

November 18, 2020: Hemlock Treatment Training at NC Arboretum

November 15, 2020: PHHAT Treatment Day on the Lower Green River

November 8, 2020: PHHAT Treatment Day on the Green River

November 6, 2020: PHHAT Treatment Day on the Lower Green River

Month of October 2020: OAKtober self-guided hemlock and oak hike in Montreat

October 24, 2020: Hemlock Treatment Demo at Montford Park

October 17, 2020: NC Arboretum Hemlock Treatment Field Experience

October 15, 2020: “HWA Management for Landowners” with the NC Arboretum

October 10, 2020: OAKtober Tree Health Walk (cancelled)

October 4, 2020: Hike-and-Treat in DuPont State Forest (Flat Rock Trail off of Sky Valley Rd.)

September 18, 2020: HWA Presentation at BugFest: A Virtual Infestation

September 17, 2020: “Thursdays at 3” Presentation with NC Arboretum

May 3, 2020: PHHAT Treatment Day on Lower Green River (cancelled)

May 1, 2020: PHHAT Treatment Day on Lower Green River (cancelled)

April 19, 2020: PHHAT Treatment Day on Lower Green River (cancelled)

April 5, 2020: PHHAT Treatment Day on Upper Green River and/or Green River Narrows (cancelled)

April 3 and 4, 2020: Hemlock Management Workshop at McDowell Tech CC (postponed)

March 23, 2020: Hemlock Management Presentation with Buncombe County Extension

March 20 and 21, 2020: Hemlock Management Workshop at the NC Arboretum (postponed)

March 13, 2020: Green River Green Love & Good Luck Hike

March 10-12, 2020: Carolina Hemlock Seed Orchard Planting with Camcore and USFS SRS

March 10-12, 2020: Volunteer Treatment Days with Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust

February 28, 2020: HRI Presents to the Western Carolina Botanical Club

February 22, 2020: Hemlock Management Workshop at North River Farms

February 7 and 8, 2020: Hemlock Management Workshop at Christmount

January 28, 2020: Presentation to Black Mountain Rotary Club

December 9-11: Hemlock Planting Volunteer Day with the US Forest Service Southern Research Station

December 8, 2019: PHHAT Hemlock Treatment Day in the Green River Narrows

November 19-21, 2019: Volunteer Treatment Days at US Forest Service Carolina Hemlocks Campground and Black Mountain Campground

November 15, 2019: Hemlock Outing with Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation (cancelled)

November 14, 2019: Climate Change and Asheville’s Urban Forest, presented by Asheville GreenWorks

November 10, 2019: PHHAT Hemlock Treatment Day on the Lower Green River

November 9, 2019: Hemlock Treatment Workshop at Lake Logan Conference Center

November 3, 2019: PHHAT Hemlock Treatment Day on the Upper Green River

November 1, 2019: PHHAT Hemlock Treatment Day on the Lower Green River

October 29, 2019: Volunteer Work Day at the Camcore Greenhouse

October 28, 2019: Volunteer Hemlock Treatment Day at Valle Crucis Conference Center

October 26, 2019: Volunteer with the Forest Restoration Alliance

October 22, 2019: PHHAT Hemlock Treatment Day on the Lower Green River (cancelled)

October 20, 2019: Mills River Park TRACK Trail Opening & Mini Nature Festival

October 18, 2019: Hemlock Treatment Workshop at Christmount (cancelled)

October 5, 2019: Cradle of Forestry Forest Festival Day and Intercollegiate Woodsman’s Meet

September 28, 2019: HRI at the DuPont Forest Festival

September 27, 2019: Hemlock Treatment Presentation and Demo with Henderson County Cooperative Extension

September 26, 2019: HRI presents at the Horticultural Industry IPM Symposium

September 25, 2019: Volunteer with the Forest Restoration Alliance (cancelled)

September 20, 2019: Hemlock Treatment Workshop at Camp Carolina

September 17, 2019: HRI presents to High Country Audubon Society

September 5, 2019: Forest Restoration Alliance Open House

July 28, 2019: Paddlers Hemlock Health Action Taskforce (PHHAT) hemlock treatment day

June 29, 2019: Transylvania Farmers Market

June 23, 2019: Guardians of our Troubled Waters film premiere

June 22, 2019: Guardians of our Troubled Waters film premiere

June 22, 2019: Upper French Broad Riverfest

June 21, 2019: Forest Restoration Alliance volunteer day

June 20, 2019: Guardians of our Troubled Waters film premiere

May 18, 2019: Mills River Day

May 17, 2019: Hemlock hike with Conserving Carolina (cancelled)

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

May 4, 2019: Save Georgia’s Hemlocks annual Camp Meeting

May 4, 2019: May the Forest Be With You at the Cradle of Forestry

May 2, 2019: Hemlock film screening at the Lanier Library with MountainTrue

April 27, 2019: Montreat Native Plant Sale

April 20, 2019: RiverLink Earth Day Kid’s Festival

April 6, 2019: Spring Mountain hemlock treatment presentation & demonstration

April 5, 2019: UNCA hemlock treatment training workshop

April 2, 2019: HRI serves as MountainTrue book club guest

March 31, 2019: WNC for the Planet Launch Party

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

March 28-29, 2019: Valley River hemlock treatment training workshop

March 24, 2019: Botanical Gardens Hemlock Walk

March 16, 2019: Green River “Green Love” hemlock treatment volunteer day

February 23, 2019: Volunteer day with the Forest Restoration Alliance

February 6, 2019: Hike with Polk Middle School “Nature Navigators”

February 5, 2019: OLLI hike with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

January 29, 2019: Hemlock film screening at the Purple Onion with MountainTrue

December 15, 2018: Hemlock Hike with SAHC on Trombatore Trail

December 6, 2018: Hemlock treatment training workshop with Conserving Carolina

December 4, 2018: HRI presentation at Madison County Landscape Pesticide Class

December 2, 2018: PHHAT Treatment Day on the Green River

November 19, 2018: Hemlock treatment training workshop with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

November 9, 2018: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance

November 7, 2018: HRI presentation to Cashiers Valley Garden Club

November 7, 2018: HRI presentation to Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley

November 4, 2018: PHHAT Treatment Day on the Green River

October 27, 2018: Hemlock Treatment Day at the Allison-Deaver House

October 20, 2018: HRI at Transylvania Farmers Market

October 14, 2018: PHHAT Treatment Day on the Green River

October 6, 2018: Forest Festival Day at the Cradle of Forestry

October 6, 2018: WNC Nature Center’s Hey Day

September 27, 2018: HRI at NC Arboretum’s Integrated Pest Management Symposium

September 22, 2018: DuPont Forest Festival Hikes and Booth

September 9, 2018: Hemlock Talk at the Allison-Deaver House

August 30, 2018: Balsam Mountain Preserve Members “Trust Talk”

August 11, 2018: May The Forest Be With You at the Cradle of Forestry

August 9, 2018: Highlands Biological Station Zahner Lecture Series

July 17, 2018: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance

July 7, 2018: Montreat Hemlock Hike with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

June 23, 2018: Upper French Broad Riverfest

June 16, 2018: Pink Beds BioBlitz at the Cradle of Forestry

June 16, 2018: Hemlock Homecoming Hike at Holmes Educational State Forest

May 18, 2018: Hemlock Presentation for NC Arboretum Volunteers

May 12, 2018: Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day in Sylva

May 9, 2018: HRI at the Blue Ridge Chapter of the NC Native Plant Society

April 29, 2018: Volunteer Treatment Day in the Green River Game Land

April 28, 2018: Montreat Arbor Day and Native Plant Sale

April 26, 2018: Volunteer Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance

April 25, 2018: Hemlock Treatment Updates for Conservation NGOs and Land Managers

April 19, 2018: Hope for Hemlocks with Blue Ridge Conservancy

April 9, 2018: Transylvania County Hemlock Treatment Cost Share Informational Session

April 3, 2018: Hope for Hemlocks in Transylvania County & Beyond

March 27th, 2018: Full-Day Hemlock Treatment Workshop- Focus on WNC Camps

March 20th, 2018: HRI Presents to the Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society

February 20th, 2018: Buncombe County Friends of Agriculture Breakfast Featuring HRI

January 25th, 2018: Hemlock Management Update with the Graham County Cooperative Extension

January 20th, 2018: Hemlock Hike with SAHC at Ferguson Knob

December 14th, 2017: Green Drinks Hendersonville with HRI

November 16th, 2017: Volunteer with the Forest Restoration Alliance

November 2nd, 2017: Hike at the Green River Game Lands with HRI, MountainTrue, and Polk County Recreation

October 27th, 2017: Treating Hemlocks on Your Own, Transylvania County Cooperative Extension

October 20th, 2017: Volunteer with the Forest Restoration Alliance

October 7th, 2017: Cradle of Forestry, Forest Festival Day

July 2017 Hikes with HRI

June 24th, 2017: Upper French Broad River Fest

June 21st, 2017: Kiwanis Club of Polk County

June 15th, 2017: North Carolina Botanical Garden

June 13th, 2017: Hemlock Talk at Christmount Retreat, Camp & Conference Center

April 29th, 2017: Montreat Native Plant Sale & Arbor Day Celebration

April 15th, 2017: Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Workday with American Whitewater

April 11th, 2017: Hemlock Treatment at Chimney Rock

March 31st and April 14th, 2017: Volunteer Workdays with the Forest Restoration Alliance

March 25th, 2017: HRI Educational Presentation hosted by Haywood County Cooperative Extension

March 18th, 2017: HRI Tabling Event at Spring Garden Symposium and Fair Presented by Transylvania County Master Gardeners

February 24th, 2017: HRI Educational Presentation hosted by the WNC Botanical Club

February 21st, 2017: HRI Educational Presentation hosted by the Blue Ridge Naturalist Network

February 16th, 2017: Informational Meeting to Discuss Hemlock Cost Share in Transylvania County

January 28th, 2017: Winter Hike at Christmount with SAHC

November 13th, 2016: Volunteer Workday in Henderson/Transylvania County

November 1st, 2016: Volunteer Workday in Dupont State Forest

October 1st, 2016: Cradle of Forestry, Forest Festival Day

September 28th, 2016: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance

September 24th, 2016: National Public Lands Day: Holmes Educational State Forest

September 8th, 2016: A Celebration of Hemlock Conservation in western North Carolina

May 26th, 2016: HRI presentation at Sierra Club Pisgah Group Monthly Meeting

May 24th-25th, 2016: Become a Hemlock Hero by Volunteering on NC Public Lands

April 30th, 2016: Celebrate Arbor Day in Montreat!

April 20th, 2016: Hemlock Hike and Educational Presentation in Dupont State Forest

April 15th, 2016:  Insectary Monitoring and Microscope Party

April 14th, 2016:  HRI presentation at Trout Unlimited Pisgah Chapter Monthly Meeting

March 20th, 2016: Hike with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

March 17th, 2016: “Get Your Green On” Volunteer Work Day at Sandy Mush

March 12th-13th, 2016: HWA Biological Control Class at the Organic Growers School

March 12th, 2016: Volunteer Hemlock Treatment Workday with TNC

February 24th-25th, 2016: NC HWA Bio-Control Forum

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