Restoring Chinquapins with the Ozark Chinquapin Foundation
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In this episode, we're joined by the Ozark Chinquapin Foundation to discuss the historical context of the Ozark and the breeding work they're doing to create blight-resistant native chinquapin chestnuts. What potential do they have to restore chestnuts to the North American landscape? If you're unfamiliar with the chinquapin, you can check out the previous episode or read the piece linked below to learn more! https://poorprolesalmanac.substack.com/p/chinquapins   To learn more about the Ozark Chinquapin Foundation, check out the following link: https://ozarkchinquapinmembership.org/   To support this podcast, join our patreon for early episode access at https://www.patreon.com/poorprolesalmanac   
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