| February 10th | Connecticut Chapter (CT-TACF) Board Meeting from 10am-1pm. Woodbridge Community Center, all are welcome to attend. Contact Bill Adamsen or Leila Pinchot for more information. First order of business will be review and approval of last meeting's minutes. |
| February 22nd – 25th | Connecticut Flower and Garden Show at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Come help tell others about CT-TACF. Contact Pat van de Kamp or Leila Pinchot for more information. |
| April 14th (April 15th Rain Date) |
Salem Land Trust. Come help plant our second year's crop of CT-TACF Backcross Chestnuts in the Salem Orchard. Contact David Bingham or Leila Pinchot for more information. |
| April 18th | The Stamford Museum and Nature Center will be doing a Chestnut tree planting during their “Take a Hike” event. Times are at 1:30pm and 3:00. See the Stamford Museum and Nature Center web site Contact Pat van de Kamp for more information. |
| April 21st | Woodbridge Land Trust. Come help plant our second year's crop of CT-TACF Backcross Chestnuts in the Woodbridge Orchard. Contact Philip Arnold or Leila Pinchot for more information. |
| April 21st & 28th | Orchard planting at the Northern CT Land Trust Swann Farm in Ellington. Please contact Leila Pinchot or Gayle Kida for more information. |
| April 22nd | Earth Day |
| April 27th | National Arbor Day |
| April 28th | Our Earth Day Festival at Earth Place. For more information contact Pat van de Kamp. |
| May 5th | Guilford Conservation Commission Test Orchard Planting – Saturday, May 5. For more information contact Leila Pinchot. |
| May 29th | Great Mountain Forest Orchard Planting – Tuesday, May 29th. For more information contact Leila Pinchot. |
| July 14th | Salem Work Party With a rain date of the 15th. For more information contact David Bingham. |
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At Heirloom Table Company, nothing is wasted and every table tells a story.
This clip showcases how salvaged American chestnut wood, reclaimed from old New England buildings, is transformed into handcrafted tables designed to become family heirlooms.
The full video takes a deeper look at the process and then introduces another local artisan who handcrafts Native‑style flutes. While the flute‑making isn’t connected to chestnut wood, it’s a beautiful continuation of the theme: preserving craftsmanship, skill, and tradition.
Watch the full video here: www.wcvb.com/article/crafting-heirlooms-and-melodies-in-new-england/70794861
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We are beginning to see catkins on chestnut trees in our high-light growth chamber! By growing our chestnuts under 16 hours of high-intensity light, we’re seeing incredible results, including pollen production in less than 2 years. In the field, pollen and female flower production typically takes 5–7 years. This acceleration allows us to shorten breeding cycles and speed up tree generations, helping us select, improve, and scale better chestnut genetics much faster than traditional timelines.
#AmericanChestnut #RestorationInProgress #ChestnutResearch #ForestRestoration #MeadowviewResearchFarms #ConservationScience
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Is it possible to buy pollen from American chestnuts?
Have you sent out the seeds for seed-level members? I was supposed to get six of them; and in the past, they have always come in March -- and today is the 27th.
It is good to hear of the accelerated time line. Are these trees all genotyped?
If you’ve ever wondered why we keep planting wild‑type American chestnuts, even though they eventually succumb to blight, this is why.
Any other questions we can answer? Drop them in the comments!
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Is it true they're safe out here in the west? I'd plant some.
I understand why you keep planting wild type...you should... and use your RGS on pure Americans not the hybrids( Mr Westbrook). What I don't understand is why you keep growing the hybrids and fighting off Molissima after all these years of consistent failure Mr Goergen?
Quick technical question. I saw a video that claims if you somehow place soil into the blighted area soon enough, it stops or curtails the blight’s destruction of the tree. True, or nonsense ? Thanks. Definitely planting some Chestnuts this year. And pawpaws of course ❤️
Rogueing has officially begun! Late last year, Meadowview Research Farm staff selected the best trees in our 2018 progeny test to be genetically tested this year, and now our Director of Land Management, Dan McKinnon, is removing the trees that weren’t selected. The 2017 progeny test is also being cleared to make way for future plantings. Removing undesirable trees on a regular basis provides space for the trees of tomorrow.
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if you dug them I am sure some of us could plant them.. i mean if there is a chance they make it
Can't you replant the "undesirable " trees else where as they're important to the earth breathing.
Thanks, Dan!
The PA/NJ Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation is having a Spring Growers meeting on March 28, 2026 from 9:30am - 3:30pm
Expert speakers: Michael Goergen, Allen Dietrich-Ward, Noah Vincent, and Lake Graboski
$30 ticket price includes breakfast and lunch!
All are welcome! Learn more at PANJTACF.org
It will be held at The Centennial Barn at Fort Hunter Mansion
5395 N. Front St, Harrisburg, PA 17110
#americanchestnut #meeting #getinvolved #nonprofit #explorepage
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Sorry I will miss this! I have to be at our SAWN-PA forest workshop.