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Special Membership Promotion

For the period of the Hartford Flower Show (February 21-24, 2008) the Connecticut Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is offering a special membership promotion – Enhanced Regular Memberships which include gifts of recently published and hard-to-find books celebrating the American chestnut.

This offer applies to Connecticut Residents only.

Regular Membership (benefits below) at $40 can be enhanced with one of two options.

  • The Bark and New Leaf (quarterly TACF Newsletter and periodic Chapter Newsletter)
  • The Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation (semi-annual scientific Journal)
  • Membership in the Connecticut Chapter of TACF
  • Access to expert advice on growing and caring for American chestnut trees.
  • Opportunities to participate in local breeding and research activities.
  • The opportunity to purchase American chestnut seed and seedling kits.
  • Help ensure the future health of the eastern American forest ecosystem.
  • Invitations to attend meetings and meet scientists working on chestnut research.
  • A welcome to visit, tour, and/or volunteer at TACF and CT-TACF research farms

Option1 – Enhanced Regular Membership at $60 total – all the benefits of the Regular Membership plus “Mighty Giants – an American Chestnut Anthology” (in softcover — list price $24.95)

Option 2 – Enhanced Regular Membership at $80 total – all the benefits of the Regular Membership plus “Mighty Giants – an American Chestnut Anthology” and “American Chestnut – Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree” by Susan Freinkel (in hardcover — list price $27.50)

You can join by completing a membership at the show, or by registering directly at the TACF Website.

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A wild American chestnut is always a sight to see, especially one with a healed canker.

Have you found any wild American chestnuts?

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Quite a few around us in CT, but none that big. I assume what we are seeing are stump sprouts.

God, I hope it has developed genetic resistance and passes that on. I want to live in a world full of American Chestnuts and Elms again

At my art residency in WV there was an American chestnut tree in their yard! I cried! I collected some of the seed pods

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Every season tells a story… 🌰

Maybe it’s a chipmunk on the run, a chestnut sprouting new life, or snow dusting winter leaves. However you see it, we want you to capture it. The 2026 American Chestnut Photo Contest is open!

📸 Submit up to 5 photos
🏆 Chance to win TACF gear + a feature in Chestnut magazine + Seed Level membership
🗓️ Entries due December 31, 2026

Your next hike could lead to the winning shot.

Submit photos to: gro.fcat@snoitacinummoc

Visit the following link for more information: tacf.org/2026-photo-contest/

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Every season tells a story… 🌰Maybe it’s a chipmunk on the run, a chestnut sprouting new life, or snow dusting winter leaves. However you see it, we want you to capture it. The 2026 American Chestnut Photo Contest is open!📸 Submit up to 5 photos🏆 Chance to win TACF gear + a feature in Chestnut magazine + Seed Level   membership🗓️ Entries due December 31, 2026Your next hike could lead to the winning shot.Submit photos to: communications@tacf.orgVisit the following link for more information: https://tacf.org/2026-photo-contest/#naturelovers #americanchestnut #photographycontest #exploremore #photographyImage attachment

Visit www.williamsondailynews.com/opinion/appalachian-bluebird-when-the-forests-were-brought-down-the-m... to explore this article on the historic logging industry, the significance of American chestnuts within it, and the methods used to transport logs from the mountains.

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Visit https://www.williamsondailynews.com/opinion/appalachian-bluebird-when-the-forests-were-brought-down-the-mountain/article_2f171b21-7152-50ab-9767-4c52aff55471.html to explore this article on the historic logging industry, the significance of American chestnuts within it, and the methods used to transport logs from the mountains. #americanchestnut #news #logging #history #explore

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Raping the earth really noble 🤬

Check out this reel by the Seed Crown Company! They are testing whether Seed Crown shelters can help with direct seeding chestnuts in a forest setting.

In this video, Scott Laseter heads out to a montane longleaf restoration area on Georgia's Pine Mountain for the first tally of a direct seeding trial for American chestnuts.
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Check out this informative short video by the Georgia Chapter! It shows you how we process catkins and store pollen for chestnut breeding. ... See MoreSee Less

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