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CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SPRUCE RESTORATION INITIATIVE

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Author: Dave Saville

News Why Red Spruce is Important 

Restoring WV Spruce Means Cleaner Air for the Region

July 21, 2016September 25, 2019 Dave Saville

Restoring highland Appalachian spruce forests could help reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.All healthy forests take CO2 out

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News 

Climate Smart Restoration of Appalachian Forests

May 19, 2016September 25, 2019 Dave Saville

As the climate changes and our forests are affected, the need to reclaim impacted areas and restore native species becomes

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News 

Watch WDTV News Coverage of The Nature Conservancy Spruce planting event at Blackwater Falls State Park

May 19, 2016December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

The Nature conservancy of West Virginia partnerd with Blackwater Falls State Park Friday to celebrate Earth day. Volunteers were able

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Events Volunteer Planting Days 

Volunteer Spruce Planting at the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge

May 19, 2016April 8, 2019 Dave Saville

September 17, 2016 9AM On september  17th the refuge is inviting volunteers to come out and help plant red spruce

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Events Volunteer Planting Days 

Volunteer Spruce Planting at the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

March 15, 2016April 8, 2019 Dave Saville

Saturday April 16, 2016, 9am. Meet at the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.  We will have a brief

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Events Partner Events 

Presentation – Spruce Forest Restoration in the Central Appalachians.

February 7, 2016April 8, 2019 Dave Saville

February 16, 7pm Frostburg,MD The Western mountains chapter of the Maryland Native plant Society will hold its regular meeting at

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Conferences & Meetings Events 

CASRI Quarterly Meeting

February 7, 2016April 8, 2019 Dave Saville

February 11, 9 am-noon Elkins The central Appalachian Spruce restoration  initiative partners will hold their winter meeting on February 11,

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News 

U.S. Forest Service rejects route for pipeline through WV, VA

January 25, 2016December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

The U.S. Forest Service has rejected the proposed route of a 550-mile natural gas pipeline through national forests in Virginia

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Research Restoration 

Release of Suppressed Red Spruce Using Canopy Gap Creation

January 25, 2016April 10, 2019 Dave Saville

This study reports the results of an understory red spruce release experiment in hardwood-dominated stands that have a small component

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News Why Red Spruce is Important 

Daily Mail editorial: Red spruce restoration to benefit the forest and state

January 7, 2016September 25, 2019 Dave Saville

Leader; “We’re bringing back our iconic mountaintop forests through restoration efforts in the Monongahela National Forest and elsewhere providing habitat

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WHO WE ARE

This website has been established and is being managed by the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy to support the work of the Central Appalachian Spruce Restoration Initiative (CASRI).

CASRI is a partnership of diverse interests with a common goal of restoring historic red spruce-northern hardwood ecosystems across the high elevation landscapes of Central Appalachia.

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