Charlotte’s Quest recently became home to 25 American chestnut seedlings ( Castanea dentata ) as part of an effort to restore the nearly extinct tree to its native range. The American chestnut was once a defining feature of the eastern North America forest. The tree, which could reach 100 feet high, made up roughly 25% of the hardwood forest from Maine to Florida. The chestnuts the trees produced were an important source of food for wildlife, livestock, and people. Its wood was rot-resistant,...

The bluebird has been dubbed the harbinger of happiness, but the eastern bluebird is also a symbol of wildlife conservation success.