by TACF | Aug 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Bittersweet Before and After Story—large and historically significant American chestnut trees find a new home at the National Museum of Forest Service History. The story of the widely revered American chestnut stand in Wisconsin is one of hope, stewardship, and...
by TACF | Aug 4, 2026 | Press Release, Uncategorized
The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) Secures $135,000 Foxwynd Foundation Fellowship Grant to Modernize ‘dentataBase’ Infrastructure. The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) announced today that its “dentataBase” modernization project has...
by TACF | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
See It, Snap It, Share It—Now Through December 31, 2026! 2025 1st Place photo “Burst of Bloom” by Joel Berg Ready to turn your love of the outdoors into bragging rights? The American Chestnut Photo Contest is back for 2026, and we...
by TACF | Jul 19, 2021 | eSprout
In April of 2021, former TACF Regional Science Coordinator Paul Sisco and a volunteer crew participated in a workday at the backcross chestnut orchard located at Lioncrest, Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC. The ground where the trees are planted is known to contain...
by TACF | May 7, 2021 | Press Release
Before globalization and colonialism brought the invasive chestnut blight pathogen to American soils, for thousands of years, the Cherokee made a cough syrup from the leaves of the American chestnut tree. The Cherokee also took an infusion of year old chestnut for...
