In mid-September, five chestnut seedlings were planted at the Lake Hopatcong train station in Lake Hopatcong, NJ. American chestnut trees were plentiful in the area before the blight that killed an estimated four billion trees by the mid-1950s. The plantings were part of a historic restoration project taking place at the train station. The intent is to use native plants that reflect the era of the building, which is when the idea came to plant American chestnuts. TACF contributed the seedlings that were planted on the grounds. Read the full article that appears as a blog post on The Lake Hopatcong Foundation's website.