by TACF | Nov 20, 2009
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...
by TACF | Mar 2, 2007
Jonathan llaude.csiw.htaptnalp@remlapmjremlaP material is protected by copyright Mycorrhizae: What are they and what do they do? The success of any plant species such as chestnut is dependent upon environmental conditions such as soil pH, soil porosity, water...
by TACF | Feb 3, 2022
The American Chestnut Foundation announced today a gift by the Nancy Spofford Yerkes Foundation, Inc to support our chapter for continued planting and monitoring of the American Chestnuts in Connecticut. Given the tremendous American chestnut harvest we had last fall...
by TACF | Mar 4, 2008
In this month's National Geographic there is a one page focus on the American chestnut. click on image for larger size
by TACF | Mar 16, 2006
…on the Grounds of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History It once graced eastern forests from Maine to Georgia and its beauty and strength were legendary. Its nuts fed forest wildlife and became a cash crop for many of the families living in...
