Returning NC's Hemlocks to Long-Term Health
WNC Communities is hiring a seasonal forestry technician to be part of a team treating hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on public lands across Western North Carolina. Season begins October 14, 2019 and ends approximately May 15, 2020. Hours will vary…
Meet traditional craftsmen, exhibitors, forestry students, and entertainers as they gather at the Cradle of Forestry to celebrate our forests and forest heritage. In 1908 Dr. Carl A. Schenck hosted the Forest Fair at the Biltmore Estate. This event honored the 10th…
In partnership with Transylvania County Cooperative Extension, HRI will be giving a hemlock chemical treatment workshop on Friday, September 20th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The workshop will be held at Camp Carolina in Brevard, NC. We will use…
In partnership with the Bethel Rural Community Organization, HRI will be giving a hemlock chemical treatment workshop on Saturday, November 9th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The workshop will be held at the Lake Logan Conference Center outside of…
August is a month of transition for the Hemlock Restoration Initiative. Not only are we moving out of our soporific summer season, where we quasi-aestivate like the hemlock woolly adelgid and Laricobius beetles, into planning and preparing for the bustling…
Come out on Thursday, September 5th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for an Open House at the Mountain Research Station (MRS) in Waynesville highlighting hemlock work in North Carolina to combat the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). The day will…