by TACF | May 8, 2017 | External News
Most of the U.S. population is too young to have ever seen the grandeur of the American chestnut in the forests of southern Ohio and throughout the Appalachian mountains. These majestic trees dominated these forests at the turn of the 1900s before being decimated by...
by TACF | May 2, 2017 | External News
The functionally extinct American chestnut tree is making a comeback in the Virginia Piedmont. A small group of nature-minded individuals, including TACF’s Virginia Chapter president Catherine Mayes, gathered recently in the Culpeper County Sports Complex to...
by TACF | Apr 28, 2017 | External News
An Arbor Day observance would seem incomplete without a celebration of the majestic American chestnut. The tree is ingrained in our heritage, from the sweet, nutritious nuts “roasting on an open fire” to the sturdy, rot-resistant lumber that built our railroads and...
by TACF | Apr 17, 2017 | External News, Press Release
CONTACT Dr. Christopher Barton President, Green Forests Work ude.yku@notrab (859) 619-1532 WHAT: Earth Day Tree Planting on a Reclaimed Surface Mine WHEN: Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 10:30am WHERE: Breathitt County, Kentucky: Paul Van Booven Wildlife Management Area...
by TACF | Apr 11, 2017 | External News
A student at the University of New England (UNE) recently wrote a brief story about all the activities taking place on campus that are part of the wider restoration project involving the American chestnut. Read about this amazing educational initiative that’s...
