NC Sierra Club Outings Blog

Yesterday I got an email from David Huff with a link to an interesting article in the Charlotte Observer, Death of an American Giant, a story accounting for the loss of hemlocks in NC and seen at this link.  

Unfortunately you have to go only as far as Linville Gorge to see this sad drama playing out in the wilderness.  The majority of hemlocks in the gorge are dying, many are already dead, and change to the character of the gorge is underway.   One of the short term impacts is many more fallen trees across the trail, and these are large trees, so hiking in the gorge is more difficult and challenging.