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Chestnut Mega-Transect

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Document status of American chestnuts along Appalachian Trail.

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The goal of the Chestnut Mega-Transect Project is to document the current status of American chestnuts along the Appalachian Trail. Using the idea that the Appalachian Trail is really a transect through a unique US ecosystem, TACF trains hikers to identify and count American chestnuts along the Appalachian Trail as divided into approximately 1 mile segments.

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Minimum Age: 13

Languages: English

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