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Appalachia, VA

Mar 31, 2008

Restoring old strip mines in Appalachia could also bring American chestnut revival

“Everything we have been seeing across the country in reforestation suggests this is the way to go.”

In a double-barreled approach to environmental restoration, Appalachian mountains scarred by strip-mining are being planted with American chestnut trees, a species that has been all but wiped out in the U.S. by ... via StarTribune

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