by Jules Smith | Jul 8, 2020 | External News
In Defense of Plants podcast recently featured an episode about the American chestnut tree, interviewing Sara Fitzsimmons, TACF director of restoration. Sara shares the story of the American chestnut, the multiple benefits of the tree and impact of its loss, and...
by Jules Smith | May 22, 2020 | eSprout
An article about longtime TACF member Bart Chezar and his tireless efforts toward American chestnut restoration has been featured in the Culture section of the Audubon website. Bart, along with volunteers, including elementary school students, has planted multiple...
by Jules Smith | May 18, 2020 | eSprout
Recently, I had the honor of presenting two American chestnut wood carvings to brothers Remus and Howard Lyles. The carvings were made by past president and TACF board member emeritus Gary Carver out of chestnut wood from two cylindrical posts that supported the first...
by Jules Smith | May 18, 2020 | eSprout
On February 1, 40 MD-TACF Chapter members and volunteers planted about 2,000 5th-generation hybrid chestnuts in the greenhouse located at the Baltimore County Center for Maryland Agriculture and Farm Park. This was the second year of chestnut plantings in preparation...
by Jules Smith | May 18, 2020 | eSprout
In 2015 the Leominster Sportsmen’s Assoc., Inc. (LSA) in Leominster, MA had four forest management/wildlife habitat improvement clearcuts conducted totaling 20+ acres. Three of the clearcuts are near the top of a hill-ridge system and the other is on the eastern...
