Genetic research could speed the restoration of the American chestnut tree. Plus, "rewilding" small spaces with fast-growing ...

They've devised a multi-pronged approach using three advanced scientific strategies: breeding, biotechnology, and biocontrol. Experts change how they will reintroduce endangered trees first appeared ...

From the northernmost reach of the White Mountains and Mahoosuc Highlands of Maine, through the crystalline escarpments of the Catskills and Blue Ridge — down into the Shenandoah, Cumberland and ...

Christy Martin Correspondent for The Daily Times Aug 23, 2024 Aug 23, 2024 When early White settlers entered our region almost 240 years ago it looked much different. There were towering old-growth ...

A century ago, the forests of the Eastern U.S. looked very different. They were packed with towering chestnut trees. But since then, those trees have largely disappeared, and the forests have evolved ...

American chestnut trees — which produce nuts inside spikey pods — still grow in the wild, but are considered “functionally extinct” because they do not typically live to maturity due to a fungus ...

CRESSONA — Seeds lying deep inside a sleepy hillside orchard could play a crucial role in the regeneration of the embattled American chestnut tree. Early Friday morning, a team of volunteers dropped ...

A tree species that has battled nearly a century of disease once thrived among the vegetation at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest. The trees are getting a chance to thrive again. Poplar Forest staff ...

(Bloomberg) — Startup Chestnut Carbon has raised $160 million to plant, restore and manage trees on degraded farmland, generating carbon credits for customers that include Microsoft Corp. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American Chestnut Tree Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images From the northernmost reach of the White Mountains and Mahoosuc ...