by Jen Picicci | Oct 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
By WV Board Member Lewis Cook Over a brisk weekend in early October, during the Annual West Virginia Chestnut Festival in Rowlesburg Mark Double, WV-TACF Chapter President, retired from his duties. Chapter Board member Lewis A. Cook shared these kind words about his...
by Jen Picicci | Oct 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Hannah Leeper, Southern Regional Outreach Coordinator Thank you to President Doug Gillis and the other members and volunteers of TACF’s Carolinas Chapter who attended our virtual meeting on September 20, 2023! This meeting, the first held since the COVID-19...
by Hal Brindley | Oct 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Hal Brindley Many Indigenous cultures share a long history with the American chestnut tree. The tree provided an important supply of food and, in turn, many Indigenous Peoples managed landscapes to improve habitat for chestnut trees. Gathering Chestnuts, a...
by Jen Picicci | Sep 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, August 26, the Kentucky Chapter held a special annual meeting in Berea. This year, in addition to the usual chapter business, a fun and informative 40th anniversary event took place, which included talks from TACF staff and KY Chapter members, a viewing...
by Hal Brindley | Jul 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Hill Craddock, TN Chapter President The Tennessee Chapter held a very successful one-day pollination workshop on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the beautiful Chestnut Ridge Orchard in Middle Tennessee. The pollination workshop was led by TN Chapter President, Hill...
by Jules Smith | Jul 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Ken Darnell, KY Chapter President Kentucky Chapter partners and volunteers showed awesome teamwork in pollination efforts this year. Our American chestnut tree flowers matured over a wide range of dates in June 2023. This year we created a chart of “Prime Flower...
