Join MountainTrue’s Forest Keepers and Margot Wallston, the Hemlock Restoration Initiative Coordinator, as we hike and learn about hemlock ecosystems, the hemlock woolly adelgid, and current efforts to ensure hemlocks survive on North Carolina’s public and private lands. >Click here to register This is an easy-moderate 4-mile hike on well-maintained trails in Montreat with a […]
Get your "green" on with MountainTrue, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative this St. Patrick's Day for a workday in Sandy Mush to tackle trash & debris and promote hemlock health. We need hard workers who can tote tires up slope and out of the […]
Join MountainTrue and the OM Sanctuary to help remove invasive plant species from their conservation easement! The OM Sanctuary's conservation easement is very close to Richmond Hill Park and removing invasive plant species from the area is good news for native plants, birds, and other wildlife! The first restoration workday will be on Saturday, March […]
Join the collaboration between MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative as we treat hemlocks in an effort to protect them from the hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA). Eastern and Carolina hemlock populations are declining due to the HWA, a small pest thriving off the hemlock's stored and available nutrients. MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative are […]
Join MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative at DuPont State Recreational Forest (DSRF) for a two-part hemlock educational event on Wednesday, April 20th! From 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, enjoy a hike through the forest as we take a look at hemlocks near Grassy Creek Falls trail and venture into a hemlock grove, while learning about hemlock […]
Join MountainTrue and the OM Sanctuary to help remove invasive plant species from their conservation easement! The OM Sanctuary’s conservation easement is very close to Richmond Hill Park and removing invasive plant species from the area is good news for native plants, birds, and other wildlife! The restoration workday will be on Saturday, April 23 […]
Join the collaboration between MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative as we treat hemlocks in an effort to protect them from the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). Eastern and Carolina hemlock populations are declining due to the HWA, a small pest thriving off the hemlock’s stored and available nutrients. MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative are […]
Join us and help restore native plant communities by controlling non-native invasive plants at Richmond Hill Park. This is the City of Asheville’s only forested park and is home to many special native plant and animal species! We’ll provide all gloves, equipment and instruction needed. Please bring snacks, water, rain jacket and wear long pants, […]
Join MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative at DuPont State Recreational Forest (DSRF) for a hemlock treatment workday on Tuesday, May 24th from 9:30 AM-3:00 PM. During our previous three workdays, Hemlock Restoration Initiative and MountainTrue volunteers treated over 200 hemlocks along and near the Little River. Hemlock trees are especially important near streams and […]
Join MountainTrue and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative as we treat hemlock trees in Sandy Mush Game Lands on Wednesday, May 25th from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM. Click here to sign up for this event! Recent spring rains are moistening the soil in preparation for a second day of hemlock treatment along Sandy Mush Creek. We will […]
