by Jules Smith | Jan 17, 2020 | eSprout
When people see my work, they usually ask me about the woods I use for carving. They want to know which wood is my favorite. I tell them my favorite is American chestnut wood. I also tell them that a person must be crazy to carve American chestnut. That elicits a...
by Jules Smith | Nov 18, 2019 | eSprout
On a cool and rainy fall day in mid-October, members of the Lyon Park Community in Arlington County planted a pair of American chestnuts, donated by the VA-TACF Chapter. These 6th generation hybrids represent a select few American chestnuts to be planted in the...
by Jules Smith | Nov 18, 2019 | eSprout
The PA/NJ-TACF Chapter was happy to sponsor a hike in the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania on October 6. This hike was part of the statewide “Walk in Penn’s Woods” event coordinated by the Walk in the Woods Partnership of Pennsylvania State...
by Jules Smith | Nov 18, 2019 | eSprout
The 2019 HemlockFest (November 1-3) was a huge success for everyone involved! The event is a three-day outdoor music festival organized by the Lumpkin Coalition that includes camping and fun for all ages. For the past 15 years, attendees have enjoyed great music, arts...
by Jules Smith | Sep 16, 2019 | eSprout
Over the last few years The American Chestnut Foundation’s (TACF) range-wide search for surviving American chestnut trees has led to the discovery of hundreds of the trees. From Maine to Alabama, state chapters continue work toward conserving 1,000 American...
by Jules Smith | Sep 16, 2019 | eSprout
On July 8, TACF staff and volunteers from the southwest branch of the TACF-VA Chapter braved the heat and humidity to inoculate over 3,300 B3F3 trees for this year’s small stem assay (SSA) at TACF’s Meadowview Research Farms. Seeds for the SSA were planted in...
