The holiday tradition of roasting chestnuts over an open fire may soon return, thanks to the tireless efforts of scientists and conservationists to reintroduce the endangered American chestnut tree.

Sometimes, an insect that seems to be a common one can hide an extraordinary story. This was what happened when a scientist observed a bee in a research ...

A new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests. The tree was functionally extinct by the 1950s because of a fungal ...

Philadelphia spent three restive weeks under a glacial snow and ice blanket unrivaled since the first days of President John F. Kennedy’s administration, and the winter of 2025-26 ended up being one ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car. Every Christmas, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Have you noticed any fallen acorns, walnuts and chestnuts covering sidewalks, parking lots, or even your yard? The Virginia Department of Forestry is asking people to collect ...

Scientists Say Genetic Analysis Could Greatly Speed Restoration of Iconic American Chestnut WASHINGTON (AP) — Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in ...

The logging operation calls for the harvesting of 457 red oaks, 141 black oaks, 94 black birches, and 65 chestnut oaks.

FILE - Vernon Coffey, left, William Powell and Andy Newhouse prepare to harvest genetically modified chestnut samples at the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science & Forestry ...

An Instagram influencer and other experts say bonsai, the Japanese art of cultivating small trees, can be a tool of conservation.

A hiker called attention to a common forestry practice taking over trails in Maine that left residents a little stumped. In a ...

Oaks and their cousins are the third largest group of tree species, by volume, in Michigan forests. They’re found in all 83 counties and number at least twelve species, with ...