Inauspicious as the day may have seemed (rain, sleet and snow) CT Chapter Members Dr. David Bingham, Gayle Kida and Bill Adamsen braved the elements and inaugurated the season with a bit more than a symbolic planting. David had prepared the site during better...
It's now a countdown of just days before pre-bagging the Chestnut flowers to avoid open pollination. Have you seen a tree with these leaves and flowers? Click Photo for full-sized image. American chestnut flowering photo courtesy of CT-TACF Director Gayle Kida If...
By Bill Adamsen – Wilton, CT Director of The American Chestnut Foundation, President, CT Chapter Several months ago a friend sent a link to an article which provides evidence that chestnut really was a dependable source of food for wildlife – something...
April 29, 2005 – President Bush, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, and TACF President & CEO Marshal Case at the Arbor Day Ceremony. Not only was this a wonderful day for chestnut, it was a wonderful day for the environment — in the same week, the...
Joining TACF back in 2005 I brought with me little more than a passion for the idea of restoring the American chestnut to the landscape. I had grown up visiting my Grandmother's log cabin built of chestnut and those wonderful memories had inspired me to learn...
