Scientists in Vermont are leading an effort to beat Dutch elm disease and restore the iconic elm, while in North Carolina, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy is protecting ash trees against an invasive beetle. (AP video by: Amanda Swinhart and Erik Verduzco)
\n\nAn American elm tree stands on the Eastern Promenade overlooking Casco Bay at dawn in Portland, Maine., June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
\n\nAlex Stephenson, conservation information manager at The Nature Conservancy Vermont, injects a young elm tree with Dutch elm disease spores on May 19, 2026, in Benson, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)
\n\nEmily Powell, with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, inoculates an ash tree with triennial booster shots, June 12, 2026, in Hot Springs, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
\n\nAn American elm tree spreads its limbs in Portland, Maine, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
\n\nLeaves of an American elm, which can be identified by their serrated edges, is seen in Castine, Maine, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
\n\nMONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The very disease that has decimated millions of American elms in the U.S. is now being used to bring the iconic trees back.
\n\nIn Vermont, Leila Wilson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest…
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