by Hal Brindley | Feb 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Bruce Levine, member of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) since 1995, has graciously stepped into the interim position of president & CEO while the search begins for TACF’s next leader. Bruce was unanimously voted in by the Board to fill this important role....
by Hal Brindley | Feb 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
TACF President & CEO Dr. William Pitt Dear Members and Friends of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF), On behalf of the Board of Directors, I write to inform you that Dr. Will Pitt, President & CEO of our organization, will resign his position effective...
by Hal Brindley | Dec 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Dear friends, The board of directors and staff of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) mourn the loss of President Jimmy Carter, who died yesterday at the age of 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. An Honorary Director at TACF since the very early days of the...
by Hal Brindley | Oct 15, 2024 | Posters 2024
2024 Poster Session View all 2024 Posters Morse, C; Quesenberry, J Abstract It has been well documented that chestnut blight excretes large amounts of oxalic acid, amongother organic acids and virulence factors, allowing the blight to kill the chestnut tree’s...
by Hal Brindley | Oct 15, 2024 | Posters 2024
2024 Poster Session View all 2024 Posters Sakyi, K, K; Riddle, C; Laport, R, G The College of Idaho, 2112 Cleveland Blvd, Caldwell, ID Abstract American chestnut (Castanea dentata) occupies a special place in the cultural history of North America stretching back to...
