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Add your name to stop US government approval of the widespread release of genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) American chestnut trees into our forests. The risks are huge.

If approved, these GE trees will spread their pollen and seeds freely. This would be the first GE forest tree released in the US, opening the floodgates to others.

It would also be the first-ever intentional release of a fertile genetically modified organism (GMO) into wild ecosystems, opening the door to other uncontrollable GMO releases.

Engineers think they can (re) create nature in the lab, but neither trees nor any species can be replaced by with GE facsimiles. Decades of progress to restore wild American chestnut trees would be lost. This is not restoration, but a dangerous open-air experiment.

There are no long-term risk assessments of this plan and scientists warn such assessments are not possible. American chestnuts can live hundreds of years and have deeply intertwined relationships with other trees, and with insects, songbirds and other wildlife.Join individuals and organizations across the world in demanding the rejection of genetically engineered trees. We cannot allow this kind of dangerous experimentation with our forests.

Take Action: Say NO to Genetic Engineering in Our Forests!

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Researchers want approval from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to plant genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) trees in our forests. This would unleash a massive, irreversible experiment with unforeseeable consequences for decades or even centuries.

We cannot let this go ahead. Tell the USDA to reject GE trees.

The release of these GE American chestnut trees into the wild, if approved by the US government, would set many dangerous precedents, with no long-term risk assessments.

If approved, it would be the first GE forest tree approved for unrestricted planting in North America, and the first-ever genetically modified organism (GMO) designed to spread into ecosystems, opening the floodgates to other GE trees.

Wild trees cannot be replaced by GE facsimiles. Trees live many years and have deeply intertwined relationships with other trees, insects, songbirds and wildlife. Tragically, this experiment also threatens to contaminate the wild American chestnuts that still grow in the forests. Wild American chestnuts could be lost forever.

We need to protect our environment, not tamper with the genetic makeup of trees.

Please sign here to tell the US Department of Agriculture to reject this dangerous experiment with our forests – we need to draw the line right here.

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