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Energy & Environment Jack Walker,

Red Spruce Restoration Plan Would Revitalize Native Tree Coverage Across Appalachia

One tree species native to Appalachia can grow 75 feet tall and live more than 350 years. But the species saw a decline in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries due to logging, forest fires and acid rain.

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Energy & Environment Jack Walker,

Citizen Science Project Brings Pure American Chestnuts Back To Appalachia

A Shepherd University student is leading a citizen science project that aims to repopulate American chestnut trees in Appalachia. American chestnut populations have been threatened for decades by an infectious disease called chestnut blight.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas,

Park Service Uses Fire To Fight Fire — Even In W.Va.

To control forest fires and invasive species, the National Park Service uses fire in West Virginia.

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