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URL:https://lexcan.org/events/thoreau-farm-the-american-chestnut-a-convers
 ation-with-donald-davis/
SUMMARY:Thoreau Farm: The American Chestnut: A Conversation with Donald Dav
 is
DESCRIPTION:AVAILABLE IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\nBefore 1910
 \, the American chestnut was one of the most common—and cherished—tr
 ees in the eastern United States. Its rot-resistant wood framed barns and 
 fences\; its abundant nuts fed wildlife\, livestock\, and families. Then a
  blight fungus arrived\, and within decades the species was functionally e
 xtinct across its native range—an ecological catastrophe and a cultural 
 loss still felt today.\nJoin environmental historian Donald Edward Davi
 s for a compelling conversation about this once-dominant tree and the lon
 g story of its rise\, fall\, and possible return. Drawing from The Americ
 an Chestnut: An Environmental History\, Davis traces the chestnut’s pl
 ace in Native American life\, early American industry\, and everyday cultu
 re—and examines modern restoration efforts\, from breeding programs to g
 enetic research.\nFor readers of Henry David Thoreau—who walked among ch
 estnuts in Concord and understood forests as living communities—this sto
 ry resonates deeply. What does it mean when a foundational species disappe
 ars? And what might restoration teach us about attention\, responsibility\
 , and hope?
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CATEGORIES:Educational,Nature & Ecology,Virtual
LOCATION:Thoreau Farm\, 341 Virginia Rd.\, Concord\, MA\, United States
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