The Hardy Woods Podcast
The Hardy Woods Podcast, presented by Conservation Forests, shares knowledge about Eastern hardwood forests and what they mean ecologically, culturally, and economically.
The Hardy Woods Podcast
Episode 8: The American Chestnut
The story of the American chestnut tree is a great reminder of just how much forests can change in a short time. Chestnut was once the dominant tree across much of our continent, providing food, shelter, and economic opportunity to generations of Appalachians. So where did the chestnuts go? And will they ever come back?
We are joined this week by Cassie Stark of the American Chestnut Foundation, and Zoe Bergman of the Virginia Department of Forestry to learn all about this once ubiquitous tree, how we came to nearly lose it from the landscape, and what is being done to restore it.