A new initiative in New York City aims to plant 1,000 chestnut trees to revive the American chestnut species, which was previously decimated by a fungal disease. The New York Restoration Project encourages residents and institutions to participate by planting and caring for chestnut saplings. This effort seeks not only to increase the number of these trees within the city but also to foster community involvement in environmental restoration, contributing to urban greening and biodiversity efforts.
The goal is to help distribute American chestnut saplings and eventually grow the trees, as part of an initiative to restore the species to NYC.
The American chestnut was once one of the most abundant trees in North America before a fungal disease began to kill off the population.
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