The University of Maine was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about Mainers working to bring back the American chestnut tree. Glen Rea, a 73-year-old retired stockbroker from Bangor who studied forestry at UMaine before switching careers, is the northern breeding coordinator for the Maine Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation. The organization is read more UMaine mentioned in BDN article on restoring American chestnut trees