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By Bill Adamsen Director of The American Chestnut Foundation President, CT Chapter TACF Wilton, CT |
With the rush of autumn harvest over, The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF
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Lucinda’s got a tree to introduce you to 🌳👋 8 CommentsComment on Facebook This is D2-19-136 if you'd like to view it on our webpage! Great video, keep them coming. Great job guys!
Reminder! TACF's 2025 American Chestnut Photo Contest is going on now, with a new, extended deadline!  0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Celebrate the legacy of Rex Mann—forester, storyteller, and passionate champion for the American chestnut—with this limited edition Leave Tracks t-shirt. 0 CommentsComment on Facebook
We’re excited to share a new animated video explaining TACF’s RGS program!  1 CommentComment on Facebook Transgenic American Chestnuts are still a much better option. The product of this method will always be a hybrid and that should not be the goal.
One of the greatest ecological disasters the US has ever seen. Chestnut blight wiped out the American chestnut tree in less than 50 years. 145 CommentsComment on Facebook I think I may have found an American Chestnut tucked away in a backyard Incredibly important work…it was such a travesty for our forests! The trees seem to still be intact outside their range in isolated areas. Theres a few large ones here in central Michigan on a peninsula and again on the Leelenau peninsula in the nw lower peninsula. I keep seeing people chime in about adult trees here and there. Seems like there's hope! |