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Wildlife Conservation Society
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20 American chestnut trees are cause for celebration at our Bronx Zoo, writes @nytimes.com. “This is so much more than planting trees to us,” said Craig Piper. Proud to partner with @nyrp.bsky.social and The American Chestnut Foundation on this effort. 🌎 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/n...

nytimes.com20 Chestnut Trees: A Cause for Celebration at the Bronx ZooAmerican chestnut trees were wiped out more than a century ago. Now, new trees that are fungus-resistant are being planted at the zoo.

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Wendy's Wondering 🌳
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Meanwhile.... bsky.app/profile/kase...

Kasey Gifford@kaseygifford.bsky.social

To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...

gadgetreview.comOne of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data CenterA rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.