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 ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – June 16, 2025 — You can play a vital role in restoring the American chestnut tree to northeastern forests by participating in the open comment period for the blight-tolerant ‘Darling’ ...

The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF), in partnership with The North Carolina Arboretum, will host American Chestnut Day on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Arboretum.

Sara Fitzsimmons fights to resurrect a tree that once ruled the eastern U.S. forests. Billions of American chestnut trees once shaped life in Appalachia, but a foreign fungus erased them in a matter ...

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 ...

THE TROUBLE began in 1904, at the Bronx Zoo: Specimens of Asian chestnut trees, resistant to blight, quickly passed the fungus to their American counterparts up and down the East Coast, moving from ...

GRANTHAM, N.H. (WCAX) - Efforts are underway in New Hampshire to bring the American chestnut tree back to the East Coast. The Grantham Conservation Commission recently planted 23 chestnut trees on ...

An experimental American chestnut tree created by researchers at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry is one step closer to public release. The U.S. Department ...

MEDINA, Ohio -- A popular new club at Claggett Middle School not only has engaged students in caring for the environment, but also assists them in strengthening the skills outlined in the Medina City ...

The functionally extinct American chestnut tree is making a comeback in the Virginia Piedmont. A small group of nature-minded individuals gathered last week in the Culpeper County Sports Complex to ...