On his land in western Maine, naturalist Bernd Heinrich is surrounded by American chestnut trees and seedlings. More than 1,300 of them grow on his land. Only four of these trees were planted by him, ...

Charles Seabrook’s “Wild Georgia” column appears weekly in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Briarlake Forest Park, a remnant of an old-growth forest in central DeKalb County, harbors several majestic ...

Thanksgiving leftovers in my kitchen include Chinese chestnut-stuffing. Most people know that our American chestnut trees were decimated by an Asian fungus detected in 1904 that killed untold billions ...

We often hear about genetically modified food. But scientists in Syracuse are hoping to take that technology one step further and create the first... Nov 24, 2016 — We often hear about genetically ...

The woodland in my backyard on the outskirts of Decatur now has a new distinction — the home of two American chestnut trees, planted there last week by my forestry friend, Dale Higdon. The trees — or ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Maine chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation volunteer Erin Hart and ...

Although many Americans still associate the winter holidays with chestnuts, the tree that once produced them — the American chestnut — no longer does so, except in a few rare cases. During the first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Looking forward to some roasted chestnuts during the holidays? Michigan features several wild nut types ready for harvesting this ...