Scientists have a plan to restore the nearly extinct American chestnut to its abundant glory, and they need New York City residents’ help. The New York Restoration Project has launched an effort to ...

A startup called American Castanea has joined the quest to revive the American chestnut tree, the first step in its plan to give forests a genetic upgrade. Under a slice-of-heaven sky, 150 acres of ...

The American chestnut was all but destroyed by fungal blight and logged as settlements spread west when the United States was settled by Europeans. But lately, it’s making a comeback. Endangered for ...

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.

CRESSONA — Seeds lying deep inside a sleepy hillside orchard could play a crucial role in the regeneration of the embattled American chestnut tree. Early Friday morning, a team of volunteers dropped ...