by Jules Smith | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Have you taken a photograph of an American chestnut or American chestnut hybrid that deserves to grace the cover of Chestnut magazine? Enter it in TACF’s 2021 American Chestnut Photo Contest! Send in your best photo(s) by September 1, 2021 to enter. The winner will...
by Jules Smith | Apr 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Have you taken a photograph of an American chestnut or American chestnut hybrid that should be displayed on the cover of Chestnut magazine? Enter it in TACF’s 2020 American Chestnut Photo Contest! Send your best photo(s) to TACF by September 1, 2020 to enter the...
by Jules Smith | Oct 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Several TACF scientists and collaborators published a paper on using genomics to speed up selection of the 1% most blight-resistant backcross trees in seed orchards at the foundation’s Meadowview Research Farms. A major finding was that as we have increased...
by Jules Smith | Feb 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Audrey Peterman’s Huffington Post blog includes American history from a Black History Month synopsis she received from her friends at the National Park Service: “Since the start of the American conservation movement, African Americans have responded to the call...
by Jules Smith | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
As The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) moves closer to the restoration phase of the American chestnut, we will have to rely not only on public lands but also that of private landowners to create a contiguous, self-sustaining range of the species. With that in...
by TACF | May 31, 2018 | eSprout, Uncategorized
Send your best chestnut-related photos to TACF. The winning photo will be featured on an upcoming cover of Chestnut magazine and the winning photographer will receive a complimentary one-year membership. Let your creative light shine! How to Enter and Contest Terms:...
