–REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. PLEASE EMAIL EDUCATION@SAVEHEMLOCKSNC.ORG IF YOU’D LIKE TO BE ON THE WAITING LIST–Please join us on Friday, April 4th at 12:30pm for an educational hemlock hike with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative and the Blue Ridge Conservancy at their campus trail in Blowing Rock, NC. The hike will be a 2.2 mile loop, and is considered moderate terrain.
Along the way, we will traverse through one of HRI’s Hemlock Conservation Areas (HCA). These hemlocks were treated in winter of 2023. The hike will also take participants past a hemlock health monitoring plot to discuss methods of evaluating treatment success. Overall, participants can expect to learn about hemlock ecology, the threat of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid, and a variety of different control methods being used on both state and national forests in NC, as well as on other public and private lands across the range of eastern hemlock.
A staff member from Blue Ridge Conservancy will also join to discuss their efforts protecting the lands around you.
We’ll depart from the Blue Ridge Conservancy Campus trailhead. More information about the meeting location and what to bring will be provided after registering.
The back-up weather date for this hike will be on April 11th at 12:30pm.
For any questions, contact Olivia Hall at education@savehemlocksnc.org or 828-252-4783. While the hike is free to attend, your RSVP is required, and space is limited. Please sign up by Wednesday, April 2nd by filling out this form. –REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. PLEASE EMAIL EDUCATION@SAVEHEMLOCKSNC.ORG IF YOU’D LIKE TO BE ON THE WAITING LIST–