Portrait of Dr. Charles Maynard and Dr. William Powell - researchers with SUNY-ESF and American Chestnut Research and Restoration Center. © Mitchell Franz

In one of the greenhouses on the SUNY-ESF campus, Dr. Charles Maynard and Dr. William Powell pose with a  sampling of their research. Their mission is to conduct basic and applied research that will lead to the development of a blight-resistant American chestnut tree according to the American Chestnut Research and Restoration Center website.