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The American Chestnut Foundation depends primarily upon its members to support research to develop a blight-resistant American chestnut tree.

Over 5,000 members nationwide, and 250 in the State of Connecticut are helping to bring this important tree back from the brink of extinction.

As a member you will . . .

  • help ensure the future health of the eastern American forest ecosystem
  • receive our quarterly newsletter, The Bark, to keep in touch with membership and staff
  • be a member of a state chapter if you live in AL, CT, GA, IN, KY, MD, ME, NC, SC, NY, OH, PA, TN
  • be invited to attend TACF national and chapter meetings to learn about local projects and meet scientists working on chestnut research
  • be welcome to visit, tour, and/or volunteer on our research
    farms in Meadowview, Virginia

  • have access to expert advice on growing chestnuts
  • receive our bi-annual scientific publication, The Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation, for updates on the progress of chestnut research

    Click here to join TACF or renew your membership online. Click here to print out a form that you can complete and mail in.

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Amazing work being done by the West Virginia Chapter! ... See MoreSee Less

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Well done West Virginia TACF Chapter !!! * * * *

Thank you!

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We love helping students get excited about, and involved in, the American chestnut tree! ... See MoreSee Less

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Save this for when you plant your chestnuts! All you need is a deep pot, well-draining soil, and proper seed orientation for success. 🌱

Want to learn more about growing chestnuts? Visit this link to learn more: tacf.org/growing-chestnuts/

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I appreciate the effort, but you’re just planting a tree that will die young.

Another way is put out a bunch of chestnuts, walnuts, acorns etc and let the squirrels plant them (they won't eat them all)!

Where do you get the American chestnuts?

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I highly recommend checking out this article by Robert Foster, in which he reminisces about the time he helped save a large, standing American chestnut tree. He also shares an older article that tells the full story of the tree and the effort to preserve it. The original piece, published in American Forests magazine, is titled “Saving Something of Value” by Herbert E. McLean and is copied below his introduction.

Click the following link to check it out: rfoster.substack.com/p/one-big-tree

#americanchestnut #nature #explore #fighttosave #story
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I highly recommend checking out this article by Robert Foster, in which he reminisces about the time he helped save a large, standing American chestnut tree. He also shares an older article that tells the full story of the tree and the effort to preserve it. The original piece, published in American Forests magazine, is titled “Saving Something of Value” by Herbert E. McLean and is copied below his introduction. Click the following link to check it out: https://rfoster.substack.com/p/one-big-tree #americanchestnut #nature #explore #fighttosave #story
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