American chestnut trees seeing a revival on Long Island in effort to stop its extinction newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Environmentalists removing the species from Sands Point Preserve say they are the most pervasive on Long Island, and urged the public's help in eradicating them.
The project at Leeds Pond Preserve in Plandome Manor will make the landscape better able to withstand storms, experts say, while restoring a more natural balance for plants and animals.
Passionate Port Washington residents say once it's gone, it's gone, and they're doing whatever they can to protect their waterfront, free of development.