One of the Last American Chestnut Groves to Be Destroyed for a Data Center
Promptmethus · x · 2026-10-07
Wendigoon reports that one of the only existing groves of American Chestnut trees is scheduled to be destroyed next month to make room for a data center. The species was nearly wiped out by blight, and decades of restoration efforts are at stake. The author laments that "consumption knows nothing of sacrament" and links to his video on the tree's history and restoration.
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