About a century ago the American chestnut tree was attacked by the introduced fungal pathogen (Cryphonectria parasitica). This fungus drove the chestnut to functional extinction. Now, scientists at ...

Forest Carbon Works, a division of Chestnut, has held a FSC certificate (FSC180518) since 2022. Verified Impact enhances project credibility by providing third-party verification under the trusted FSC ...

The American Chestnut Foundation, established in 1983, has developed a hybrid American chestnut that is resistant to blight. Since 2014, biotechnologists at the College of Environmental Science and ...

Chestnut is distinguished among U.S. afforestation project developers with a focus on creating long-lasting, native ecosystems. The company adheres closely to Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) ...

Native trees adapt to the climate and environmental conditions of their area to survive. Researchers in the College of Natural Resources and Environment in collaboration with the American Chestnut ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ken Baker and Cocoa In the first essay of this three-part series on American chestnuts, I discussed the tree’s near-extinction ...

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 ...

In a Carroll County field, the plot to restore the long-deposed King of the Forest to its arboreal throne is afoot. Royalty in this case is the American chestnut, and the host for this attempted ...