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University of Georgia students are building a website to help Hurricane Helene survivors choose the right trees to replant in their yards. The free tool launches this fall with expert recommendations based on your ZIP code.
After losing 98% of its rivercane to development, Western North Carolina is replanting the native bamboo that once protected streams from flooding. Following Hurricane Helene's devastation, communities are rediscovering what Cherokee people always knew: this humble plant is a natural disaster shield.
After Hurricane Helene damaged 190,000 acres of Pisgah National Forest, a new partnership is tackling the biggest bottleneck in reforestation: getting enough seedlings. The National Forest Foundation and U.S. Forest Service are teaming up to grow the seeds that will restore these damaged landscapes.
After traveling thousands of miles from Washington state, 4,000 red spruce seedlings found their final home atop Roan Mountain this week, thanks to 60 volunteers working to save one of America's most endangered ecosystems. The planting marks a major step in restoring the Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Ecosystem, which Hurricane Helene devastated just months ago.
Western North Carolina just got the largest federal-state forest partnership in U.S. history to recover from Hurricane Helene's devastating damage. The 10-year, $290 million agreement will clear debris, repair trails, and restore wildlife habitats while creating jobs across the region.
