Returning NC's Hemlocks to Long-Term Health
HRI is co-hosting a hike with Conserving Carolina at the Florence Nature Preserve on February 12, 2022. This 4 mile hike will start at 11 a.m. and should take around 5 hours to complete including a break for lunch. We…
This winter HRI will be re-treating hemlocks at a few sites in Pisgah National Forest. These particular areas are loaded with hemlocks that are in beautiful shape thanks to early treatment by the USDA Forest Service. They are also great…
HRI is hosting both a hike and a volunteer treatment day on Sunday, March 6, 2022 on the Looking Glass Rock Trail in Pisgah National Forest outside of Brevard. The hike is approximately 6.2 miles long (out and back) and…
Join us on Friday, January 28, 2022 from 10 am to 4 pm 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…
In the global history books, 2021 will probably go down as another topsy-turvy, conflictual year, but the Hemlock Restoration Initiative has had a productive and exciting 12 months! We’ve treated over 10,000 hemlocks this year and hosted nearly 50 volunteer…
HRI is hosting a full moon hike on December 19, 2021 at the Sandy Mush Game Land near the Buncombe/Madison County border. The two hour hike will start before sunset and finish after twilight under the full moon. We will…