by Jules Smith | Feb 15, 2019 | External News
Did you know chestnuts have helped end famous quarrels between those such as Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, thanks to chefs such as James Hemings (1765-1801)? Per our long-time friend Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis, the appeal of chestnut, both for timber and...
by Jules Smith | Feb 13, 2019 | External News
The Guardian, a heavily-read online media source that covers American and international news, recently published an article about how TACF’s American chestnut restoration efforts offer hope for British trees. Like the US, the UK is also experiencing threats to...
by Jules Smith | Feb 12, 2019 | External News
On February 9, 2019, about 30 members of the MD-TACF Chapter planted 4,000 American chestnut seeds in a warm greenhouse at the Center for Maryland Agriculture and Farm Park in Cockeysville. The work of this committed group of volunteers will allow TACF to study these...
by Jules Smith | Feb 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Audrey Peterman’s Huffington Post blog includes American history from a Black History Month synopsis she received from her friends at the National Park Service: “Since the start of the American conservation movement, African Americans have responded to the call...
by Jules Smith | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
As The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) moves closer to the restoration phase of the American chestnut, we will have to rely not only on public lands but also that of private landowners to create a contiguous, self-sustaining range of the species. With that in...
