Stamford Museum & Nature Center continued their special partnership with the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) during “Take a Hike” week. On Wednesday, April 19, TACF volunteers and Nature Center Staff helped plant new American chestnut seedlings in a research grove at the Nature Center. The research grove was established in 2004, to help nurture the growth of blight-resistant American chestnut trees, and restore them to forests in the eastern United States. TACF Directors Pat van de Kamp and Bill Adamsen talked about what made the Chestnut special and how TACF is working to bring the tree back to the forests of Connecticut.
Kids surround an American chestnut they just planted with their own hands at the Stamford nature Center. 
Low cost laminated labels identify the trees and tell the Chestnut story. 
Kids surround Will Kies, Stamford nature Center Special Projects Coordinator who thought up the idea for the restoration site and teaches about Forest Ecology. 
