Restoring Red Spruce Forests
As cool, moist air kisses your skin, the very ground beneath your feet feels less than solid. A squelchsound accompanies every
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The latest news in the reforestation of the red spruce by our partners.
A Boost for Red Spruce: Helping a Keystone Species Adapt to Climate Change
By looking at spruce growth in research gardens and spruce genes in the lab, the project is investigating how P. rubens declined
Read moreRed spruce saplings planted at Finzel Swamp
A project that began with the killing of some trees aims to help thousands of new saplings survive. Read the
Read moreThe Enduring Mystery of Critchfield’s Spruce
Scientists aren’t sure if the ice age disappearance of a once-common tree is a reason for hope or a cause
Read moreSeeding the Future
Year by year, with perseverance, Dave Saville has grown a towering tree-planting operation. Sealed in stackable plastic boxes alongside the
Read morePodcast: A Window of Resurgence for Red Spruce
In the 1970s, red spruce was the forest equivalent of a canary in the coal mine, signaling that acid rain
Read moreThe Nature Conservancy in West Virginia Receives Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Grant
The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia received a $25,000 grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, the largest grant awarded
Read moreSurprising Recovery of Red Spruce Shows Value of Clean Air Act
Since the 1960s, scientists at the University of Vermont have been documenting the decline of red spruce trees, casualties of
Read moreRestoring a Spruce Forest
Home to 240 rare plant and animal species, red spruce forests once covered the rocky peaks of West Virginia’s high
Read moreRed Spruce Release Training Video
Our partners at The Nature Conservancy MD and WV created a fantastic training video on how to release red spruce
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