Join FOPOS’s new Chestnut Care Team! Together, a team of FOPOS land stewards will help preserve the Mountain Lakes American Chestnut Tree population, a species currently threatened by the non-native chestnut blight fungus.
The Chestnut Care Team is a group of FOPOS volunteers focused on the Mountain Lakes American Chestnut population. During this series, we’ll learn more about this once-populous tree that produces the delicious nuts that many of us enjoy in the fall.
The planted chestnuts are part of a restoration project and are located within the deer enclosure of the 18-acre forest restoration project site at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve.
Throughout these sessions, we will monitor the health of the local chestnut trees, learn how to ID the presence of blight, and help prevent the spread of blight. With your help, we can help preserve this American treasure for future generations!