Please join us on Monday, October 14th at 12:30pm for an educational hemlock hike with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative and the Blue Ridge Conservancy at their campus trail in Blowing Rock, NC. The hike will be a 2.2 mile loop, and is considered moderate terrain. Along the way, we will traverse through one of HRI's […]

The Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) is hosting a demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on Tuesday, October 22nd from 1pm to 4pm at the NC Arboretum, located at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC. Hemlock trees in western North Carolina are an important and irreplaceable component of […]

—This event is STILL ON despite the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. We hope that by continuing to provide this opportunity for some simple plant therapy and connection with each other, this nature restoration-centered event may offer some reprieve from the daily realities so many of us have been experiencing.— Join the Hemlock Restoration Initiative on […]

The Hemlock Restoration Initiative is hosting a Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Workday on Tuesday, December 10th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Violet Hill Cemetery in Asheville, NC. Hemlock trees in western North Carolina are an important and irreplaceable component of our forests. These trees have been suffering for over two decades from hemlock […]

Please join us on Thursday, December 12th at 1:00 pm for an educational hemlock hike with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative at DuPont State Recreational Forest near Cedar Mountain, NC. The hike is about 3.5 miles total round-trip, and is considered easy to moderate terrain. We will walk along Pitch Pine Trail, Three Lakes Trail, and […]

Please join us on Saturday, February 15th at 1:00 pm for an educational hemlock hike with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative at DuPont State Recreational Forest near Cedar Mountain, NC. The hike is about 3.5 miles total round-trip, and is considered easy to moderate terrain. We will walk along the Three Lakes Trail and Conservation Road. […]

The Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) is hosting a demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on Friday, March 14th from 1pm to 4pm at the NC Arboretum, located at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC. Hemlock trees in western North Carolina are an important and irreplaceable component of […]

Are you in need of some good luck? Come help us treat hemlocks to protect against hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) at Little Bradley Falls in Green River Game Land! We’ll be hosting a Volunteer Hemlock Treatment Workday for good luck on Monday, March 17th, from 10am – 4pm. Hemlock trees are an essential and irreplaceable […]

Please join us on Friday, April 4th at 12:30pm for an educational hemlock hike with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative and the Blue Ridge Conservancy at their campus trail in Blowing Rock, NC. The hike will be a 2.2 mile loop, and is considered moderate terrain. Along the way, we will traverse through one of HRI’s […]

Join us on Tuesday, May 13th 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 supporting the work of the FRA at their research facility in Waynesville, where they are […]

Join the Hemlock Restoration Initiative on Thursday, June 12th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as we lend a hand to our partners at the Forest Restoration Alliance (FRA) located in Waynesville, NC. Instead of chemically treating hemlock trees, volunteers will be combating hemlock woolly adelgid by supporting the work of the FRA at their […]

Join us on Friday, June 13th from 1:00pm – 4:30pm at Pink Beds Loop for an educational hike with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative and Mills River Partnership. We will begin near the Pink Beds picnic area, where several healthy hemlocks line the edge of the field. As we make our way through the loop, we […]

Join the Hemlock Restoration Initiative for an educational hike at 10 a.m. on Sunday, September 14th at one of North Carolina’s hidden gems: Gorges State Park. This rugged park features waterfalls, sheer rock walls, many miles of trails, and a diverse collection of flora and fauna. Our 2.8 mile (total) out and back hike will […]

The Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) is hosting a demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on Wednesday, October 1st from 1pm to 4pm at the Corneille Bryan Native Gardens in Lake Junaluska, NC. Hemlock trees in western North Carolina are an important and irreplaceable component of our forests. These […]

Join Hemlock Restoration Initiative on Tuesday, October 28th 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 (HWA) by supporting the FRA's work at their research facility in Waynesville, where they […]

Are you in need of a bit of (belated) luck on this St. Patrick’s Day? Join Hemlock Restoration Initiative in the Green River Game Land near Saluda, NC for a Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Workday on Saturday, March 28th, from 9:30-4:30. We have tried to make this an annual tradition, and now the Green needs our […]

The Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) is hosting a demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on Saturday, June 13th from 9am to 12pm at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, NC. Hemlock trees in western North Carolina are an important and irreplaceable component of our forests. These trees have been […]