DeKalb County police arrested a suspect this week after finding more than 100 pieces of suspected stolen lawn equipment in ...

See what a male and female chestnut-sided warbler looks like, and learn where to find the birds, what they eat, and what they sound like.

Indiana is home to a number of endangered and threatened tree species. In this multi-part series, we will identify some of the tree species and describe some of their unique characteristics. Our first ...

For lumber companies, the American chestnut was a nearly perfect tree—tall, straight, rot-resistant and easy to split. It also was prolific, sending up new shoots that grew quickly.

Erie has a Chestnut Street. So do the Erie County municipalities of Cranesville and Corry, Girard and Lake City, Edinboro, Waterford and North East. There’s a reason you find so many stretche… ...

Invasives have largely wiped out the American chestnut and elm, caused “hell” with the beech, and are now wreaking havoc on the eastern hemlock and white ash.

Unlike other members of the white oak group, the bark of Chestnut oak bark chestnut oak is dark and deeply ridged. The fruit of the chestnut oak is a relatively-large dark brown acorn with a smooth ...

Four billion American chestnut trees were killed by a deadly fungus. In the quest for its revival, can scientists learn to build a better tree?

A startup called American Castanea has joined the quest to revive the American chestnut tree, the first step in its plan to give forests a genetic upgrade.

Friends identified the victim in the Chestnut Hill murder-suicide as Wendy Feldman, owner of Spa Elysium and Fringe Salon.

Although many Americans still associate the winter holidays with chestnuts, the tree that once produced them — the American chestnut — no longer does so, except in a few rare cases. During the ...

The foundation offers tips on how to identify an American chestnut, and if you think you've found one, you can send in leaf and twig samples for identification.