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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Silvicultural Strategies

The USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and Camcore are researching silvicultural strategies for hemlocks for restoring hemlock health.

Click hear to read about research on replanting methods.

Click here to read about research on creating gaps around hemlock trees.

Aerial image of experimental gap treatment. Photo credit: USDA Forest Service.

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Recent Posts

  • FIND Outdoors New Citizen Science Lab and Research FINDings feature the Eastern Hemlock
  • HRI Interview on Asheville FM’s The Fusion Forest
  • A Warm Welcome (and Welcome Back) to Our 2020-2021 AmeriCorps Project Conserve Members
  • Monday, December 21, 2020: Volunteer Work Day with the Forest Restoration Alliance
  • Saturday, November 21, 2020: Kitsuma Peak Hike-and-Bike in Pisgah National Forest–DATE TO BE RESCHEDULED

Hemlock Restoration Initiative

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

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Contact Us

828-252-4783
info@savehemlocksnc.org

A WNC Communities Program, sponsored by NCDA&CS and USFS

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