\u2014This 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.\u2014<\/p>\n
Join the Hemlock Restoration Initiative on Friday, October 25th 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 work of the FRA at their research facility in Waynesville, where they are breeding HWA-resistant hemlock trees.<\/p>\n
Volunteers will complete tasks in FRA\u2019s greenhouse and nursery to help with their selective breeding program. Volunteers will also get a tour of the facility by researcher Ben Smith and learn about their efforts to restore hemlocks. This is a great opportunity to help hemlocks without handling insecticide.<\/p>\n
Please RSVP by emailing Ayla Busch at volunteer@savehemlocksnc.org by Tuesday, October 22nd. Please include a contact phone number and email address when you sign up. These volunteer days fill up quickly, so it\u2019s a good idea to sign up soon to ensure your spot.<\/p>\n
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