On Saturday, Dec. 13, WNCA’s Forest Keepers will plant hemlock trees with the Forest Service Southern Research Station.
Here in the mountains and and all over the east, a pest known as hemlock wooly adelgid has devastated hemlock stands. The research station recently received 800 hemlock saplings and they need our help planting them! These trees will inform ongoing research about how to defend the hemlocks against the adelgid and will be part of a major hemlock restoration effort. We have the honor to part of the solution for these beloved trees.
We will plant from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and you can choose whether you would like to plant in the morning or afternoon. You can plant all day if you want to as well! We’ll meet at 9 a.m. at the Southern Research Station (200 W.T. Weaver Boulevard, Asheville) and will be back by 5 p.m.
DuPont is an hour drive south of Asheville, so morning planters should plan to be out from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., and likewise, afternoon planters will be out from 1- 5 p.m. We’ll change shifts at lunchtime.
Please bring a shovel and work gloves if you have them. No tree planting experience necessary! You will need to bring lunch, two liters of water, hiking boots, and please dress in layers. Winter seems to have already arrived! If you have any questions, email Alexandra@WNCA.org.
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