Low Tech Irrigation

As we developed plans for several of our research orchards in CT, one of the missing links in our infrastructure were flexible systems for irrigation and delivery of fertilizer. E-mails to the various nut grower forums and Chapter mailng lists returned a wealth of...

Man Joins Effort To Save Nut Trees

CT-TACF Director Dr. David Bingham is highlighted in this local Connecticut TV broadcast in front of the Old Lyme Library. “Man Joins Effort To Save Nut Trees – News Links Story – WFSB Hartford”...

Maps Showing Where You Might Find Chestnut in Litchfield

We've completed our predictive model for finding American chestnut trees in Litchfield County and now need your help determining whether this model works! Do you live in or visit Litchfield County? Print out one of these maps and tell us if you find an American...

Mt. Riga Chestnuts

By Ellery Woods Sinclair Member of the Board of Directors CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation This past spring Christine Cadigan, the chapter's intern through a Duke University grant, and I scouted Salisbury's Mount Riga to find an accessible...