2023 Nominations for Officers and Board Members

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In collaboration with us, the off-road park, Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA), has participated in planting American chestnut trees across their property.

"Off-road parks do not always have a reputation for environmental stewardship, which makes AOAA’s conservation work genuinely surprising and worth highlighting."

Check out the article "This Rugged Pennsylvania Off-Roading Playground Sits In The Heart Of Coal Country" to learn more about the AOAA: everafterinthewoods.com/this-rugged-pennsylvania-off-roading-playground-sits-in-the-heart-of-coal...

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3 days ago

TACF’s Director of Development, John, and Director of Communications, Jules, had a great time tabling at an event for the one-year anniversary Tree Museum Birthday Gala. Despite the rainy weather, the gala planted trees, roasted chestnuts, and hosted a ticketed “Tree Walk” that sold out.

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Meadowview Research Farm’s staff members Jim Tolton and Lucinda Wigfield joined Terry Sharik and Bob Ford in monitoring Round Leaf Birch (Betula uber) plots last week. This rare tree species is endemic to Marion, Virginia, meaning it naturally occurs nowhere else in the world. To help conserve it, progeny tests were planted to study how seedlings from different parent trees grow and survive. During this monitoring visit, we focused on counting male catkins, which produce pollen, that play a key role in reproduction. Tracking flowering and catkin production helps researchers understand the trees’ health, reproductive potential, and long-term conservation success.

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We would like to take a moment to shout out longtime volunteer and board member John Scrivani. John has been working to restore the American chestnut for more than four decades. Check out the article published about him and TACF in Blue Ridge Country Magazine: blueridgecountry.com/newsstand/magazine/the-good-steward/

The article is titled "The Good Steward" by Eric J. Wallace.

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I met John when he was teaching at JMU. He is a great mentor. Thanks for all you do, John.

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John is a great ambassador for chestnuts, and he has unbelievable patience to help people learn. Here we are collecting scions from large trees for grafting. Thank you for all you do

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