Michigan offers a variety of nuts ready to pick and harvest from the wild. Here's what to know before foraging.

New Jersey cultivators Luke and Rachel Tarvin of Chesterfield have, in the last six years, taken the plunge to plant about 60 acres of prime Medford land with chestnut trees. Their hard work is just ...

Canucks don’t show enough love for their southern neighbors, the US ambassador to Canada insisted. Pete Hoekstra, a former Michigan Congressman who moved to Ottawa in April to serve as ambassador, ...

Chelsea Metzger didn’t set out to pretend she was Canadian. It was only after a heated confrontation with Canadians and a surprising exchange with a local taxi driver during her vacation in the ...

When this newsletter came out last Wednesday at noon Eastern time, I of course had no idea what horrific tragedy would transpire out west just a few hours later. But last week's newsletter, which was ...

SYRACUSE, NY – Sept. 15, 2025 — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) received a three-year, $1.5 million grant to support its American Chestnut Research & Restoration Project.

Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage ...

A rare bee species native to New York state was discovered in the Syracuse area for the first time in July. The discovery not only marks the first confirmed sighting of the chestnut mining bee in CNY, ...

In the Class of 2029, 5 percent of students identified as Black or African American — the lowest share in many years. The last time that Black enrollment stood close to five percent was in 1968, ...

Fans attending Friday’s game between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers will have a chance to see history. Not baseball history, but eating history. Bay Area native Joey “Jaws” Chestnut ...

After a three month suspension, SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill East line will reopen Monday, Sept. 8 for limited train service. The route will service train riders between the Chestnut Hill East and Wayne ...