Nuts About Reforestation

Published: Oct. 22, 2022, 12:09 a.m.

b'Before most of the species was wiped out by blight, Pennsylvania\\u2019s forests were filled with American Chestnut trees. Now, nonprofits throughout Appalachia are working to restore Chestnut populations. One such group, Green Forests Work, is helping to reintroduce American Chestnuts in their native habitat by incorporating them into reforestation efforts on former surface-mining sites.'