One Man's Lifelong Crusade to Save a Vanishing TreeConstant Wonder • Season 13, Episode 12
Mar 25, 2026 • 54m
Emmett Hoops was seven when he decided to save the nearly-extinct American chestnut tree. He's 66 now, but little else has changed since then. Together with a chorus of other chestnut-lovers, the people who grew up under those leaves and relied on those nutritious nuts tell the story of how a tree shaped generations.
Guests:
Emmett Hoops, Director for District 5 and Vice President for Outreach, New York Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation (at time of recording)
Andy Newhouse, Director of American Chestnut Project at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (at time of recording)
Want to get involved with Chestnut restoration? Visit the American Chestnut Foundation online to learn more about their mission! https://www.americanchestnut.org/
Special thanks to Bethany N. Baxter for archival interviews from Appalachia conducted in 2008.
Originally aired: March 20, 2024