by TACF | Jul 23, 2024 | Press Release
Partnership in Genetic Research Between The American Chestnut Foundation and Virginia Tech Guides Efforts to Restore the American Chestnut Tree Asheville, NC, July 23, 2024 Indigenous trees adjust to the climate and environmental circumstances of their locality as a...
by TACF | Mar 1, 2024 | Press Release
The American Chestnut Foundation Supports Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetics Resources Program and Ohio’s New Seedling Nursery Asheville, NC, February 29, 2024 The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) celebrates the work of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources...
by TACF | Dec 8, 2023 | Press Release
TACF Discontinues Development of Darling 58 Asheville, NC, December 8, 2023 The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) announced today that it will discontinue its development of the Darling 58 American chestnut due to significant performance limitations that, from...
by TACF | Aug 22, 2023 | External News, Press Release
The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is excited to announce the release of CLEAR DAY THUNDER: Rescuing the American Chestnut, a documentary about the grassroots efforts of passionate citizen scientists and researchers working to restore this ecologically and...
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...
by Jules Smith | Aug 30, 2017 | Press Release
TACF’s 34th Annual Fall Meeting in early October will take place in the charming New England town of South Portland, Maine, just in time for cooler temperatures and fall colors. There are many enticing reasons to attend: a restoration tour of local orchards, a...
