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Eastern Standard: KY Wild • Bugs And Spiders • The Mighty Chestnut Tree • Wooden Quilts

WEKU | By Tom Martin

Published February 7, 2019 at 11:17 AM EST

KY Wild • Bugs and Spiders • Rescuing the Chestnut tree • Quilts made of wood

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Eastern Standard Bill Goodman Kentucky Humanities Wildlife Kentucky Wild Insect apocalypse Spiders American Chestnut tree Laura Petrovich Cheney

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