At the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo on Oct. 5, 2026, 20 American chestnut trees resistant to a fungus that wiped out 4 billion of these trees in the early 1900's were planted in three ...
Uncovering the genetic saga of Castanea trees, a study maps their evolutionary journey and local climate adaptations. This research reveals the genetic markers and molecular mechanisms that have ...
How did three blight-tolerant American chestnuts from Maine, grown on the family land of Seth Sprague ’75, end up in President's Park in Washington, DC? Tom Klak, an environmental scientist and ...
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 ...
The zoo is branching out. The Bronx Zoo introduced a “functionally extinct” tree species at its grounds Monday — more than a century after the institution’s own scientist discovered a deadly fungus ...
The American chestnut is returning to the Bronx Zoo more than 120 years after blight was first documented there. The zoo and ...
Bruce Beehler is a naturalist and author of 14 books, including the forthcoming “Flight of the Godwit.” This fall, I went hiking on Sugarloaf Mountain, about 30 miles northwest of the District.
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 ...