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CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SPRUCE RESTORATION INITIATIVE

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News

The latest news in the reforestation of the red spruce by our partners.

News Red Spruce Restoration 

Red Spruce Release Training Video

February 3, 2020 Hannah Wroton

Our partners at The Nature Conservancy MD and WV created a fantastic training video on how to release red spruce

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EMMISSIONS: Red spruce sprout atop coal mines that helped kill them

April 10, 2019 Hannah Wroton

CHEAT MOUNTAIN, W.Va. — When it comes to ripping up a landscape, there’s no machine like the Caterpillar D9. With

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News Why Red Spruce is Important 

Restoring a Spruce Forest in Appalachian with Green Forests Work

March 8, 2019September 25, 2019 Hannah Wroton

Green Forests Work is partnering with the National Forest Foundation on the Monongahela National Forest to plant native seedlings across 100

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Conferences & Meetings Events News Partner Events 

CASRI: Partnerships for Connectivity Conference

November 28, 2018September 25, 2019 Hannah Wroton

The Central Appalachian Spruce Restoration Initiative (CASRI) held a conference in November 2018 to celebrate decades of success restoring the

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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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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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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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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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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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Home: CASRI’s Kenyan Intern Says Thanks

December 4, 2015December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

I’m back home now, in Nairobi, Kenya, immersed in University classes and focused on the upcoming exams. As I reflect

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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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