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Mon, Nov 09
|Burnsville
HRI: Hemlock Treatment Training
Join us with the hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) for this hand-on learning event! Registration is required. Please complete follow the link below to register. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRiyIpsI1lBsjTOZauPmLM5elAUScsY_tPqHHstD1EuwP0Cg/viewform
Time & Location
Nov 09, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Burnsville, Burnsville, NC
About The Event
The Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) and ForestHer NC are hosting a demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on Monday, November 9th from 10am to 4pm at the Carolina Hemlocks Campground.
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 woolly adelgid (HWA), an invasive insect that can kill the tree in as little as four years.
However, hemlock management is simpler and less expensive than ever before. This hands-on workshop will be useful for landowners, natural resource managers and tree care professionals. We will use the trees on-site to practice assessing hemlock health to determine the best treatment options, and HRI staff will demonstrate the HWA chemical treatment methods used on national forest and state lands before you set out in groups to practice. These methods are…