To a passerby, it probably looked like the volunteers wandering a soggy Murrysville meadow one morning this week were just ...

The mission of the American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project ... We hope to return these trees can be returned to their historic native range, to benefit people and local ecosystems once ...

But have you ever seen a healthy American chestnut tree in a forest ... We should harness the power of science to rescue an important native tree. I’ve been writing about this possibility ...

Now, scientists are using a combination of techniques to develop blight-resistant trees from this remaining population. The American Chestnut Foundation recognizes you can’t improve what you can ...

It's been a very long time since vendors sold the American chestnut on city sidewalks. It's no longer the variety whose smell some people associate with Christmastime as it wafts from street carts.

The ‘Weed Warriors’ of Fort Roberdeau enlisted the help of students from the Tyrone Area School District Wednesday morning to ...

Seeds of several native plant types from American chestnut habitats (Elymus/grass, Cichorium/forb, Gaultheria/shrub, Acer/deciduous tree, Pinus/conifer) were germinated in potting mix with different ...

Manager Hans Johsens said the Santa Cruz Mountains provide ideal growing conditions for American ... never seen a chestnut tree before,” said Melanie Barnett, a California native and senior ...