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Outreach – we have several outreach events coming up later this month and in April.  If you would like to help us spread our message to the public at any of these events please contact us.

Outreach Coordinator – we are in need of a member to help coordinate volunteers and supplies for our outreach events.

Germplasm Comittee – we are looking to form a committee of members throughout CT willing to search for new sources of American chestnut germplasm and follow up on reports from the public.  Committee members will learn how to obtain and preserve a leaf and stem sample and submit it, with other pertinent information to our Regional Science Coordinator.

Board Membership – If you would like to become more involved at the chapter level in helping to organize and lead our events and fulfill our mission, please contact us.  Nominations need to be submitted by our Nominating Committee by March 15th.

If you are interested in helping our chapter in any of the positions listed above, please contact us at gro.fca@retpahCTC

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Recently, 45 students in grades 5-8 at Christ the King Church & School in Rutland, Vermont, helped harvest American chestnuts from trees planted by 8th graders back in 2019. Students opened burs, explored fertile and sterile seeds, felt the unique textures of the burs, and learned about the history of the American chestnut and the restoration efforts underway today.

A special thank you to TACF member Thomas Estill for leading this engaging experience and helping connect students with one of America's most iconic native trees. The students can't wait to roast them this week and experience that sweet starchy flavor.

#AmericanChestnut #ChestnutRestoration #EnvironmentalEducation #FutureForesters #STEMeducation
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Recently, 45 students in grades 5-8 at Christ the King Church & School in Rutland, Vermont, helped harvest American chestnuts from trees planted by 8th graders back in 2019. Students opened burs, explored fertile and sterile seeds, felt the unique textures of the burs, and learned about the history of the American chestnut and the restoration efforts underway today.A special thank you to TACF member Thomas Estill for leading this engaging experience and helping connect students with one of Americas most iconic native trees. The students cant wait to roast them this week and experience that sweet starchy flavor. #AmericanChestnut #ChestnutRestoration #EnvironmentalEducation #FutureForesters #STEMeducationImage attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment
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"American chestnut trees were wiped out more than a century ago. Now, new trees that are fungus-resistant are being planted at the zoo."

Read this article by the New York Times about a chestnut tree planting today at the Bronx Zoo, where chestnut blight was first discovered.

Click the following link to read the article: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/nyregion/chestnut-trees-bronx-zoo.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GVE.LAU...

#news #americanchestnut #explore #NY #forestry
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American chestnut trees were wiped out more than a century ago. Now, new trees that are fungus-resistant are being planted at the zoo.Read this article by the New York Times about a chestnut tree planting today at the Bronx Zoo, where chestnut blight was first discovered. Click the following link to read the article:  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/nyregion/chestnut-trees-bronx-zoo.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GVE.LAUd.6FTRdUqLEmBm&smid=nytcore-ios-share#news #americanchestnut #explore #NY #forestry

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We had a chestnut tree in the yard of an air bnb in Washington's Crossing, PA.

They are hybrid trees, not full American.

Utter waste of time. They’ll be dead from the blight in 50 years just like all true Anerican chestnut trees. These scientists are creating hybrids because they cannot stop the blight.

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We're grateful to see the important work of American chestnut restoration highlighted by Wild Appalachia.

The segment features WV Chapter member Mark Double and TACF partner Dr. Amy Metheny of WVU, who share why restoring this iconic native tree matters and the progress being made in West Virginia and beyond.

Watch the whole video or read the article here: wchstv.com/community/wild-appalachia/wild-appalachia-american-chestnut-restoration
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my daughter in mt pleasant ny ( catskills) has a huge american chestnut tree in front of her 1904 home. somehow it missed the blight

I just sent this as email to Governor Morrisey in West Virginia. Please do the same and send to everyone and anyone who may be able to help in an effort to save Clements Nursery American Chestnut Grove. "Dear Governor Morrisey. I have learned that a private corporation plans to destroy the grove of American Chestnut trees at Clements Nursery. For the love of god and all that is good in this world please help to preserve these American Chestnut trees. There are not that many genuine American Chestnut trees that are still growing and what you have there in West Virginia is a national treasure that cannot be replaced with any amount of money, gold or riches. I among with many other multi generational Americans believe this grove of trees should be a treasured working national historic landmark producing seeds and seedling for reestablishing genuine pure American Chestnut trees in our Appalachian Mountains and throughout our country."

They are planning to destroy the site on Nov. 1, 2026 for a data center 🙁

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