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Independent producer Diane Toomey gives us this profile of a Connecticut scientist who is trying to reintroduce the American chestnut.
It's based in Connecticut, but is nationally-focused. It would work well as a Health/Science/Environment "E" or "D" segment on Morning Edition, or as part of a local program.
Here are some links to sites that could be helpful to you or your listeners:
"Chestnuts and the Introduction of Chestnut Blight"
American Chestnut Foundation
The photo is provided by the Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation
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Independent producer Diane Toomey gives us this profile of a Connecticut scientist who is trying to reintroduce the American chestnut. It's based in Connecticut, but is nationally-focused. It would work well as a Health/Science/Environment "E" or "D" segment on Morning Edition, or as part of a local program. Here are some links to sites that could be helpful to you or your listeners: "Chestnuts and the Introduction of Chestnut Blight" American Chestnut Foundation The photo is provided by the Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation
Broadcast History
This piece airs on WNPR's Morning Edition Thursday 7/21.
Transcript
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The American chestnut tree once made up more than a quarter of America's Eastern woodlands. It was called the "King of Trees," the "Redwood of the East," growing up to one hundred feet tall, with trunks as wide as five feet. Then, disaster struck.
A fungus made its way into the US in the late 1800s, hitching a ride on imported Asian chestnut trees. Unlike their American counterparts, they're naturally resistant to the blight. It took only a few decades for the fungus to wipe out an estimated 3 and a half billion American chestnuts.
But a Connecticut researcher has been working for more than two decades to bring them back, and may be on the verge of success. Diane Toomey has this report.
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This story is 6:51, with a suggested host intro.
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