CEDAR MOUNTAIN NEWS FOR THURSDAY APRIL 10TH 2025

STUDIO 276
EASTER EGG HUNT by Sarah Dearbaugh

The Cedar Mountain Easter Egg Hunt will be on Sunday, April 13th from 2:00-4:00PM at the Family Life Center at Rocky Hill Baptist Church 10811 Greenville Highway, IN Cedar Mountain. Please bring your own basket and arrive by 2:15pm. The egg hunt will start for ALL ages at 2:30PM. Hang out to take pictures with the Easter Bunny, play games, and pet a real bunny!  We will be stuffing eggs at 1:00PM on Saturday, April 12th at the Family Life Center. Help if you can! WE HAVE A TON OF PLASTIC EGGS ALREADY! Have a filler donation? You can swing by at Cedar Mountain Moonshine, 10754 Greenville Highway in Cedar Mountain and drop them in the old truck.  Please text Sarah Dearbaugh 828-808-7210 if you have a monetary donation towards the fun. Donations do not have to be candy—small prizes/stickers appreciated too! Thank you!

SEEOFF COMMUNITY CENTER

Our next potluck is Sunday April 13th.  We start with fellowship at 5:30p with the potluck beginning at 6p.  Please bring a dish to share and your own plates and utensils if possible.  There will be some available if needed.  Our speaker will be Ron Chapman who will acquaint us with “Hillbilly Linguists”.  All are welcome.

HEMLOCK RESTORATION PROGRAM 

The Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) is hosting a demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on Saturday, May 10th from 9am to 12pm at the Robin Hood Centre in Sherwood Forest.

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-off demonstration 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. These methods are available to all private landowners in North Carolina without obtaining a license or certification. We will also discuss applicator and environmental safety, special considerations and guidance for hiring a tree care professional.

NC pesticide applicators can earn 3 credits for attending (categories G, L, N, D, and X), and ISA members can earn CEUs.

Please register for this free program by April 26 using this form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4wIeIUGuYnEy-O1XT0M9zfws2IpxN0ncA70mclEKEhJMxAA/viewform?usp=sharing)

You may also contact Olivia Hall at education@savehemlocksnc.org with any questions. 

Sponsored by a donation from the Woodcutters Fund for Environmental Education

EARTH DAY 2025

Celebrate with Sherwood Forest Friends and nature nuts Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 12:00 noon at the Robin Hood Barn.

A presentation regarding Forests, Climate and Environmental Justice in the US South will be presented by Danna Smith, Founder and Executive Director of the Dogwood Alliance.

Sponsored by a donation from the Woodcutters Fund for Environmental Education and

in honor of Ken and Harriet Walls (The Walls Fund), Sherwood Forest Friends will present a check to the Arboretum.

AROUND THE HOUSE by Linda Packer Young

How refreshing it is to see the leaves coming out and the flowers blooming in perfusion.  My favorite seasons are Spring and Fall.  I love when in the spring life is renewed and fall when it slumbers.  I jumped the gun by getting some flower seeds.  I’m trying Blue Bonnets.  I may start some seed indoors soon.  Wish them luck. My Hostas are bursting forth with beautiful big leaves.  Hopefully it will not freeze here again.

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