by Jules Smith | Jul 16, 2021 | eSprout
In mid-May, TACF members and volunteers worked non-stop to create New England’s first transgenic chestnut seedling orchard in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Transgenic chestnuts have an extra gene from wheat to protect them from the fungal blight that kills the American...
by Jules Smith | May 12, 2021 | eSprout
Visitors and staff walk through a beautiful meadow-like area of native plants on their way into the Glenn C. Price Research Laboratory at TACF’s Meadowview Research Farms. The garden was established as landscaping for the new lab in 2011. These native plants are...
by Jules Smith | Nov 18, 2020 | eSprout
The pandemic has made us all re-think how we do things, and outreach for TACF is no exception. In normal times, staff and volunteers give in-person talks or participate in educational programs to share the story of the American chestnut. It’s a great way to get...
by Jules Smith | Nov 18, 2020 | eSprout
Nestled in the mountains of Western North Carolina is the Town of Montreat. Tree Board Chair Ann Vinson began the day’s ceremonial event by telling the crowd of 20 Montreat residents that a historical U.S. Forest Service site survey in 1907 showed upwards of 50%...
by Jules Smith | Nov 18, 2020 | eSprout
The VT/NH-TACF Chapter is aggressively seeking wild American chestnut trees that produce viable nuts for planting in Germplasm Conservation Orchards (GCO). If the transgenic chestnut is approved for distribution, these trees will contribute to the needed genetic...
by Jules Smith | Sep 18, 2020 | eSprout
On July 12, seven board members from the VT/NH Chapter participated in a Chestnut Work Day hosted by fellow board member, Doug McLane, at his property in Plymouth, NH. This social distance gathering focused on germplasm conservation orchards (GCO). Doug...
