by Jules Smith | Jun 16, 2017 | eSprout
TACF is offering a $200 reward for the largest American chestnut tree found in the trees native range in 2017. The tree should be healthy and the property owner must allow access to the tree for pollination and/or seed collection. To be eligible, the following three...
by Jules Smith | Jun 16, 2017 | eSprout
In December of 2016, TACF renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). The singed memorandum promotes the reforestation of surface mines using scientifically...
by Jules Smith | Jun 16, 2017 | eSprout
Plant breeding is a numbers game. The more trees you have, the better your chances of finding one that has the desired combination of genes. Though we plant 150 trees from each family line in our seed orchard plots, these seedlings can die from a variety of causes –...
by Jules Smith | May 24, 2017 | External News
Outdoor Education staff and students at Green Chimneys’ Clearpool Campusin Carmel, NY got their hands dirty – as they often do – with a hands-on lesson in sustainability and forestry. In April, approximately 35 pure American chestnut seeds provided by the New York...
by Jules Smith | May 15, 2017 | eSprout
On April 21 and 25, high school students at the Tidioute Community Charter School in Tidioute, Pennsylvania, dug into forest research by volunteering to plant backcross American chestnut seedlings on the Allegheny National Forest. Their work will help Northern...
