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De-extinction of American Chestnuts
I have written before about the near extinction of American Chestnuts, called the greatest ecological catastrophe in the eastern forests of America.I tried (and failed) to grow saplings from four nuts received in payment for my article in the American … Continue reading
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Virginia Nature Journal for May
The virtual extinction of the American chestnut across its range is like the story of the sack and burning of Troy. A few old timers can still remember when it was the dominant canopy tree both sides of the Appalachian … Continue reading
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Tagged American chestnut tree, Blacksmith, blight, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Shifting Baselines
In 1608 Captain John Smith led a crew of fourteen to explore the Chesapeake Bay in a shallop brought over from England in the hold of the Susan Constant. Leaning over the side of the small craft they could see … Continue reading
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Tagged American chestnut tree, Captain John Smith, Chesapeake Bay, Chief Seattle, Daniel Pauly, Forests, Gaudineer Scenic Area, George Washington, Global warming, naturalist, Ocean health, science, Shifting baselines
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A Tree for Hugging
If the Ancient Greeks ever had a deity for protecting the environment it was Artemis. She was a goddess of the forests and wilderness, a defender of the vulnerable who once hid in a chestnut tree from Zeus when he … Continue reading
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Tagged American chestnut tree, chestnut tree, conkers, horse chestnut, John Muir, naturalist, Robert Morris
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 