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FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway is a non-profit, volunteer organization that is dedicated to preserving, promoting and enhancing the Blue Ridge Parkway, a national treasure. FRIENDS programs focus on preservation, protection and education. FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina and the Commonwealth of Virginia, whose current principal business address for identification purposes is P.O. Box 20986, Roanoke, Virginia 24018. |
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Preserving the Hemlocks
FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway is helping the National Park Service by funding research to eradicate the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), a tiny sucking insect that is decimating hemlock stands from New England to Georgia and South Carolina. Read Elizabeth Hunter's articles to learn more about this national disaster. Saving the Hemlocks - Coming Soon to a Hemlock Near You, Sept/Oct 2002 issue of Blue Ridge Country Parkway Treats Hemlocks, February 2007 VA Tech vs The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, July/August 2007, The Roanoker
National Park Service staff on the Blue Ridge Parkway are treating the hemlocks with adelgid-killing chemicals injected around the trees roots. The photo to the right shows canopy inspection of hemlocks treated in 2006. The inspection revealed very few adelgid, so the Park Service hopes these trees will make a dramatic recovery. Unfortunately, a couple of big trees are beyond saving and are nearly dead.
Help Preserve the Hemlocks Today!
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