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President: Jason Cowan
Vice President: David Swinford
Secretary: Betsy Heckert
Treasurer: Harris Parker
Board of Directors:
Beth Maynor Young
Howell Hooper
Jack Rist
Brenda Cummings
Hartwell Davis
Colin Bagwell
Chap Jackson
Pratt Patterson
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Talladega tree avoids blight (pdf)
June 20, Birmingham News
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We are thankful for this abundant and resilient tree that brings us together. Thankful for a species with such a rich history touching millions of lives across this land, from animal to arthropod. Thank you for sharing this journey with us. #theamericanchestnut #theamericanchestnutfoundation #meadowviewresearchfarms #CastaneaDentata
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The American Chestnut Foundation's national office will be closed starting today, Thursday, November 28 through Sunday, December 1. We will reopen Monday, December 2.
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Here at Meadowview Research Farms, we do it for the trees and we do it for the team! Teamwork is a huge part of our daily operations at the farm. It takes a group effort for our team of six to get projects done, big and small. Recent team projects included replacing the current greenhouse walls with new plastic and our fall planting. Trees grown in the greenhouse are used for research or are grown out to be planted in the field for observation or future breeding, the work of each individual impacts the group as a whole. From putting a chestnut in a pot, to applying research treatments and taking data, to planting in the field, MRF staff work together as a team to get it all done. FOR THE TEAM!
#chestnut #americanchestnut #meadowviewresearchfarms #theamericanchestnutfoundation #teamwork #greenhouse #planting #science #conservationscience #research
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Exciting update from TACF's Meadowview Research Farms! Please enjoy some footage from the ongoing 4-season research greenhouse construction. Contractors from GrowSpan Greenhouse Structures have been working hard for the past two weeks to get the greenhouse up and have made amazing progress so far. Beyond framing, the polycarbonate roof and side walls are going up and just today, heaters are being mounted! Once the exterior is complete, work will begin on building out the necessary environmental controls including the evaporative coolers and automated shading. With the weather growing continuously colder we are looking forward to having a warm and safe new home for TACF seedlings and experiments. We are so grateful to our generous donors for their dedication to the TACF mission and excitement for this project.
#greenhouse #research #TheAmericanChestnutFoundation #science #restoration #chestnut #ConservationScience #AmericanChestnut #MeadowviewResearchFarms
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Would you take the time to pick and then shuck all these burs?
NC/SC Chapter member Jon Taylor knows all the secret spots to find American chestnuts, and shared with us this video of bur shucking. It's harder than it looks, and you sure need a pair of thick gloves! 🌰
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I always just spread the casings with my shoes and plucked out the nuts 🫣 never have i tried to collect the burs 😅
Sure if you asked me to and I was there
I did at least 100 times that many this year.
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