21 min listen
The Chestnut Blight
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Feb 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
At the turn of the 20th century, the eastern half of the American landscape looked very different than it does today. It was blanketed in 4 billion towering American Chestnut trees. Over the course of 50 years, they all vanished. Today on America’s National Parks, a tree disease that altered America and a chance at rebirth on the site of one of our nation’s greatest tragedies.
Released:
Feb 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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