by Jules Smith | Jan 9, 2019 | External News
“To do something that has never been done before, to bring a species back from oblivion, is the result of research and teamwork by partners who want to restore the tree to its nearly mythic glory.” This is just a taste of an article about American chestnut...
by Jules Smith | Jan 3, 2019 | External News
This news article out of central New Jersey explains the efforts being made in that area to restore the American chestnut. The New Hopewell Environmental Commission has teamed up with the PA/NJ-TACF Chapter to plant trees in Hopewell Township’s Woolsey Park....
by Jules Smith | Dec 19, 2018 | External News
Two new studies on the environmental impact of transgenic American chestnut trees provide evidence that the trees have no harmful effects on germinating seeds, beneficial fungi, or larval frogs that are dependable indicators of environmental quality. The two recent...
by Jules Smith | Nov 27, 2018 | External News
A university campus in West Virginia is doing its part to help bring back the American chestnut tree. In mid-October, West Liberty University held a ceremonial tree planting to mark the return of American chestnut trees to the campus hilltop. The three trees planted...
by Jules Smith | Nov 14, 2018 | eSprout
On April 22, 2016, The American Chestnut Regional Seed Orchard on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) was launched, in collaboration with the KY-TACF Chapter. The purpose of the orchard is to help restore the American chestnut to its native range by...
