Hemlock Restoration Initiative
Hemlock Restoration Initiative

A program sponsored by NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services and USDA-FS Forest Health Protection

Returning NC's Hemlocks to Long-Term Health

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Saving the Hemlocks
Saving the Hemlocks Hemlocks are integral to our ecosystems—eastern and Carolina hemlocks provide valuable services to humans, wildlife, and our environment.
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Appalachian hemlock forests are currently critically threatened by invasive insect infestations.
Treatment and Restoration Methods
Treatment and Restoration Methods Chemical treatment, biological controls, genetic resistance and silvicultural manipulation are all components of an integrated strategy to save the hemlocks.
About the Hemlock Restoration Initiative
About the Hemlock Restoration Initiative Our objective is to return NC's hemlocks to long-term health and mitigate the damage caused by the hemlock woolly adelgid.

HRI Is Hiring Two 11-Month AmeriCorps Project Conserve Members for the 2022-2023 Term

April 8, 2022 News
HRI Is Hiring Two 11-Month AmeriCorps Project Conserve Members for the 2022-2023 Term

We are now accepting applications for two AmeriCorps Project Conserve (ACPC) positions with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative: a Stewardship and Conservation Education Associate and a Stewardship and Volunteer Engagement Associate. AmeriCorps service with HRI provides a great opportunity to interact…

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Position Announcement: Hemlock Restoration Initiative Stewardship and Volunteer Engagement Associate – AmeriCorps Project Conserve

March 3, 2022 News
Position Announcement: Hemlock Restoration Initiative Stewardship and Volunteer Engagement Associate – AmeriCorps Project Conserve

Applications are now being accepted for the AmeriCorps Project Conserve HRI Stewardship and Volunteer Engagement Associate with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative of WNC Communities. This is a great opportunity to interact with the local environmental conservation and natural resource community,…

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

February 23, 2022 Events
Thursday, March 17, 2022: St. Patrick’s Day Green River, Green Love, and Good Luck Hike

Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with HRI in the Green River Game Land! HRI is celebrating another day of the green by hosting a hike in the Green River Game Land (or GRGL) on St. Patrick’s Day, Thursday, March 17. We…

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

February 23, 2022 Events
Sunday, March 20, 2022: Hemlock Treatment Demonstration at Bent Creek Experimental Forest

Learn to treat your hemlocks! The Hemlock Restoration Initiative will be hosting a demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid on Sunday, March 20 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bent Creek Experimental Forest…

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

February 23, 2022 Events
Friday, March 25, 2022: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance

Join us on Friday, March 25, 2022 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. as we lend a hand to our partners at the Forest Restoration Alliance (FRA). Instead of chemically treating hemlock trees, volunteers will be combating hemlock woolly adelgid…

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022: Hemlock Treatment Demonstration in Robbinsville

February 23, 2022 Events
Tuesday, March 29, 2022: Hemlock Treatment Demonstration in Robbinsville

Learn to treat your hemlocks! The Hemlock Restoration Initiative will be hosting a demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid on Tuesday, March 29 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Robbinsville, NC. Today hemlock management…

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Recent Posts

  • Wednesday, July 13, 2022: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance
  • Wednesday, June 29, 2022: Hemlock Hike at Linville Gorge
  • Saturday, May 21, 2022: Hemlock Hike at Gorges State Park
  • Monday, April 25, 2022: Volunteer Work Day with Camcore
  • Tuesday, May 3, 2022: Headwaters State Forest Hemlock Hike

Hemlock Restoration Initiative

c/o WNC Communities
594 Brevard Road
Asheville, NC 28806

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828-252-4783
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A WNC Communities Program, sponsored by NCDA&CS and USFS

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