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One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center
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this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2026
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No More, just no fucking more. This is catastrophic.
The datacenter must be considered a liar until proven otherwise. These trees are too important to take a corporation with no morals at its word.
American's talk about heritage. These trees are actual american heritage, we can't let them be cut down.
https://governor.wv.gov/article/governor-morrisey-announces-plan-preserve-historic-trees-former-clements-state-tree-nursery
The govenor now plans to move the 50 year old chestnut trees. Those trees are likely between 75 and 100 ft tall. I have no idea how many will survive the move, but I can't imagine its a high percentage.