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Scientists inject 6,000 elms to breed disease-tolerant stock
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— Aug 31, 2026
U.S. researchers are using Dutch elm disease to breed and restore American elm trees, injecting thousands of young elms to test disease resistance and then propagating survivors for seed orchards and future reforestation. This effort is part of a broader push to protect forests from pests and pathogens that threaten biodiversity and hydrology, including challenges to other species like ash trees.
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Tom Gallagher
Grew up watching massive elms line every street in my town before disease wiped them out, would love to see that canopy come back someday.
Rare Black-Crowned Night Heron Spotted at Holnicote Estate, Somerset, Highlighting Wetland Restoration
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— Jul 24, 2026
The rare black-crowned night heron was captured on cameras at Holnicote Estate in Somerset, marking one of the UK’s rare sightings and highlighting ongoing freshwater restoration led by the National Trust. The sighting is framed as validation of landscape-scale river and wetland work—beaver-assisted hydrology, wetland creation, and habitat restoration—that are boosting biodiversity and resilience to drought in the region.
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