by Jules Smith | May 3, 2017 | External News
On Arbor Day in April, Volunteers in Hamilton, Ohio planted dozens of native trees in the city. Some of the plantings were made possible using a grant from the Ohio Chapter of TACF, that included 25 American chestnut trees. The city plans to buy signage where the...
by Jules Smith | Apr 13, 2017 | eSprout
On Thursday, March 30, former TACF Scientist Dr. Paul Sisco gave an invited talk to about 150 students and faculty at North Carolina State University. The Mason Pharr Seminar, given annually, is funded by an endowment and administered by graduate students in several...
by Jules Smith | Apr 13, 2017 | eSprout
What: National Boy Scout Jamboree When: July 19-28, 2017 Where: Glen Jean, WV Needed: VOLUNTEERS SIGN UP HERE TACF’s West Virginia Chapter is hosting a booth along the “Conservation Trail” at the site for the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Glen Jean, WV. Roughly...
by Jules Smith | Apr 13, 2017 | eSprout
Whitetail deer love to eat the leaves and branches of small chestnut trees. Other smaller nut-eating predators like to ingest the planted seeds. Several protection methods have been tried. The favored method is a short tube (18-24 inches) and a wire cage. The tube and...
by Jules Smith | Apr 13, 2017 | eSprout
Trumbull County, located in the northeast corner of Ohio, is located in the native range of the American chestnut tree. Earlier this spring, a great crew from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Ohio Agriculture, and...
