CEDAR MOUNTAIN NEWS FOR THURSDAY APRIL 17TH, 2025

HUNGER COALITION FOOD DISTRIBUTION

There is a Hunger Coalition Food Distribution on the third Thursday of each month. The food is free and there are no questions asked. On Thursday, April 17th there will be a food distribution from 2:30 pm - 4 pm at Cedar Mountain Baptist Church, located at 7765 Greenville Hwy.  The location may change for the food distribution next month.

 Please bring your own reusable bags.

RETIREMENT

Georgia Osterc, who has been a fixture at Sherwood Forest Golf Club on Wednesdays (its men’s golf league day), has officially retired. It was a beautiful spring day for a celebration and picnic for a very special lady who will be greatly missed around the Sherwood Forest Clubhouse.                                                              Pictured is Georgia (front center) with some of the guys from the Sherwood Forest Men’s Golf League.

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 YOUN

                When getting our INFIRMARY (motor home) cleaned up for a trip, I left our basement garage door open.  When I came back in a cloud of flying insects had taken up residence.  When I went out again the next morning they were all clinging to the inside of the garage door.  When I opened the door they left in a hurry.  They must have read my mind.  I was thinking RAID.

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