A program sponsored by NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services and USDA-FS Forest Health Protection
Returning NC's Hemlocks to Long-Term Health
Saving the HemlocksHemlocks are integral to our ecosystems—eastern and Carolina hemlocks provide valuable services to humans, wildlife, and our environment.
Hemlock Woolly AdelgidAppalachian hemlock forests are currently critically threatened by invasive insect infestations.
Treatment and Restoration MethodsChemical treatment, biological controls, genetic resistance and silvicultural manipulation are all components of an integrated strategy to save the hemlocks.
About the Hemlock Restoration InitiativeOur objective is to return NC's hemlocks to long-term health and mitigate the damage caused by the hemlock woolly adelgid.
Join us on Friday, March 31 from 10 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 by…
The Hemlock Restoration Initiative will host a demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on Wednesday, February 15 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m at Hanging Rock State Park in the Moore’s Springs area. Today…
This February, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative will spend a week out in Hanging Rock State Park! While our crew re-treats hemlocks in the area, our educational staff will lead a free, guided hike on Wednesday, February 15 for anyone curious…
Join staff from Hanging Rock State Park and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative to help protect the hemlocks in the Moore’s Wall area of the park. On our work days, we treat hemlocks with insecticide to protect them from hemlock woolly…
For our upcoming January hike, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative is thrilled to invite you on an afternoon hike to a Carolina hemlock bluff on the trails of the Montreat Wilderness. Just 25 minutes east of Asheville, our route is a…
WNC Communities is hiring forestry technicians to be part of a team treating hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on public lands across Western North Carolina. The spring season runs approximately February 1 through April 30, 2023 with opportunity to return for…