How the endangered American chestnut is making a big return
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 years, the American Chestnut is now being appreciated for its many helpful characteristics in cultivated permaculture gardens and its value as a historical tree that anchored entire ecosystems. Americans are embracing the great chestnut like never before.
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The pair are filmed swimming in the water at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, near Ringwood.