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2006 Calendar Summary

Below is the summary of events for 2006, archived as we start developing the calendar for 2007.

Click here to see the 2007 calendar of events.

April 9th Salem Land Trust. Come help erect 1100 feet of fence as we build a deer proof exclosure and plant our first CT-TACF Hybrid Orchard. Contact David Bingham for more information.

April 17th Test Site Planting at the Northern CT Land Trust Swann Farm in Ellington. Please contact Jim Gage or Gayle Kida for more information.

April 18th-20th The Stamford Museum and Nature Center will be doing a Chestnut tree planting during their “Take a Hike” promotion. Contact Pat van de Kamp for more information.

April 22nd Site Planting at the Woodbridge Land Trust in Woodbridge. This is a huge planting with over 200 trees and the larger Bluex tree shelter tubes. In addition, there will be some preparatory work so if you have an interest in participating, please contact Robert Gregg or Philip Arnold for more information.

April 27th Restoring the American Chestnut in Connecticut a lecture at the Oliver Wolcott Library on South Street in Litchfield, CT at 7:00PM. More information at the libraries calendar or contact Garrett Smith for more information.

May 9th Chapter Board Meeting to be held in Woodbridge, CT at 6:30PM. For more information contact Bill Adamsen. Members are encouraged to attend, though realizing this is a business meeting and strictly follows that approach. Map to the CT-TACF Board Meeting in Woodbridge meeting in either JPG [107kb] or PDF [119kb] formats.

May 26th Woodbridge Fence Erection For more information contact Philip Arnold

June 3rd Save the American chestnut! At Earthplace, see the article this would be a great event for parents and kids.

June 10th Deadline for Pollination Requests For more information contact Gayle Kida

June 17th Salem Orchard Maintenance For more information contact Bill Adamsen

June 21st Start of Pre-Bagging For more information contact Gayle Kida or Leila Pinchot

July 1st Start of Pollinations For more information contact Gayle Kida or Leila Pinchot

Aug 2nd Plant Science Day at CAES Wednesday, 10am-4pm Lockwood Farm, Hamden. For more information contact Leila Pinchot

Aug 19th Woodbridge Orchard Work Party Saturday, 10am on at the Woodbridge Orchard near the intersection of Center and Beecher Roads in Woodbridge. For more information contact Leila Pinchot or Philip Arnold

Sept 23rd CT-TACF Nominating Committee Meeting and CT-TACF Board Meeting Saturday, 10am-2pm location to be determined. For more information contact Bill Adamsen

Oct 20-22nd TACF Annual Meeting Abingdon, VA. For more information contact Bill Adamsen

Oct 28-29th NY-TACF Annual Meeting Poughkeepsie, NY. For more information contact Leila Pinchot Presenters include Dr. Bill Powell and Dr. Chuck Maynard from SUNY ESF who have done pioneering work in Transgenic Chestnut resistance.

Nov 11th CT-TACF Annual Meeting Annual Meeting, Yale University – Sage Hall. For more information contact Garrett Smith

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🍂 As autumn arrives, chestnut trees at TACF’s Meadowview Research Farms enter dormancy, leaves turning gold and brown before falling. This cozy pause is nature’s renewal, while staff use the time to plan, prepare, and continually refine methods across the field, nursery, and lab. Dormancy sets the stage for a strong spring and a year of progress in chestnut science. 🌳

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I have two American chestnut trees in my yard in Delaware. The one is leaning bad and needs to be cut down. I would someone to contact me for you guys can get seeds and limbs

Chestnut shortbread, anyone? In the latest issue of Chestnut magazine, staff member Angus shares his recipe for shortbread topped with black walnut spread. Watch the full recipe video on YouTube and see it in print in our members-only magazine!

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These beautiful backcross seedlings from TACF's Meadowview Research Farms are hanging out in our Asheville office looking pretty in the sunlight. ... See MoreSee Less

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Love the trees

Looking pretty…pretty Chinese. 😞

I sent a membership in and have heard nothing back, did you steal my money?

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Will Chestnut trees grow in the North?

I have several chestnut trees on my farm and they produce every year. I know the wildlife loves them. 

Wish mine would start producing

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🎃 From all of us at Meadowview Research Farms, have a spook-tacular Halloween! May your night be free of blight and all things weevil (not evil!)—and full of chestnut cheer. 🌰👻 We’re brewing up serious science in our cauldrons to bring the American chestnut back from the dead—no tricks, just treats for the next forest! 🌳🧪 #HappyHalloween #ChestnutRestoration ... See MoreSee Less

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