📰 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐱 𝐙𝐨𝐨 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲
🌎 NYC: The American chestnut — once the giant of Eastern forests — has been planted again at the Bronx Zoo, the very place where its devastating blight was first documented about 100 years ago.
🌳 This symbolic homecoming marks a hopeful turning point: science, stewardship, and persistence are helping restore a species long considered functionally extinct in the wild.
🔬 Researchers and conservation partners are working to rebuild resilient chestnut populations, blending genetics, ecology, and community care to bring a foundational tree back to the landscape.
🔗 More https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/26704/American-Chestnut-Trees-Functionally-Extinct-in-the-Wild-Return-to-the-Wildlife-Conservation-Societys-Bronx-Zoo-for-the-First-Time-in-More-Than-a-Century.aspx
#SolarPunkSunday #AmericanChestnut
#Ecology #Restoration #Conservation #Environment #EcologicalRestoration
Joe Wycked 🌻🚗⛰️
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