The Blight of the Hemlock
NIMBioS Songwriter-in-Residence Jay Clark debuts his song, The Day the Last Hemlock Died, which tells the story of the blight of the Eastern Hemlocks in Southern Appalachia. The song ends with a short refrain, a note of optimism, from Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring." For more information about the songwriter-in-residence program, visit http://www.nimbios.org/songwriter. For more information about how to help save the hemlocks, visit http://www.savinghemlocks.org/. (6 min 17 sec) May 12, 2011
