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American Chestnut trees from Monterey’s Meadow Creek Park are being used in a project to breed a blight resistant species. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Student Hannah Nelms is working on the American Chestnut Project. Nelms said she has taken samples from Monterey to the university’s greenhouse for its genetic make up. “I’m originally from Cookeville,” Nelms said. “I went ... Read More »