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2025 CT-TACF Planting Season has Begun

2025 CT-TACF Planting Season has Begun Below is the current schedule for our spring plantings where we could use volunteer help.  Dates and times are tentative and may be rescheduled due to weather or other unforeseeable circumstances.  Check our website News...

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Nominations Report for 2025

The Nominating Committee will present the following nominations at the upcoming Annual Member Meeting. All nominees have agreed to their nominations. For Officer Positions: For President:             Jack Swatt For Vice President:     Fred Behringer For Secretary:...

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2024 CT-TACF Chestnut Harvest Schedule

2024 Chestnut Harvest Schedule All dates and times are subject to change due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.  The schedule will be posted and updated on our website News feed here:https://tacf.org/ct/connecticut-news/.  Bring thick gloves or a couple of pair...

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Spring 2024 Orchard Maintenance and Planting Schedule

Orchard Plantings -  The Final Update Norcross Seed Orchard - Friday, May 31st, 8:00 AM - 5 Lamb Rd Stafford Springs. We will be planting up to 60 potentially Phytophthera resistant backcross nuts. Bring workgloves and plenty of water to stay hydrated. Winchester Seed...

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Agenda for the 2024 Annual Meeting

This is the agenda for the upcoming 2024 CT Chapter Annual Meeting, held on Sunday, March 24th, 2024   10:00 am - Annual Meeting Minutes of prior annual meeting Treasurer's Report President's Report Committee Reports:       Outreach and Education Committee      ...

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CT-TACF Nominating Committee Report

The CT-TACF Nominating Committee of John Baker, Ginny Patsun and Michael Gaffey are recommending the following candidates for: 1)      The Board of Directors for 2024 with the term ending in 2026: You are: Renee Allen                                       Jim Gage...

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The American Chestnut Foundation’s (TACF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Michael Goergen has been appointed as the organization’s new President & CEO and will begin in mid-September 2025. He will succeed interim President & CEO Bruce Levine.

A strategic executive with more than 25 years of leadership in the forest products and climate sectors, Michael has driven innovation, sustainability, and transformative partnerships throughout his career.

To learn more about him, visit tacf.org/michael-goergen-named-president-ceo-of-the-american-chestnut-foundation/
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The American Chestnut Foundation’s (TACF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Michael Goergen has been appointed as the organization’s new President & CEO and will begin in mid-September 2025. He will succeed interim President & CEO Bruce Levine.A strategic executive with more than 25 years of leadership in the forest products and climate sectors, Michael has driven innovation, sustainability, and transformative partnerships throughout his career. To learn more about him, visit https://tacf.org/michael-goergen-named-president-ceo-of-the-american-chestnut-foundation/

Lucinda’s got a tree to introduce you to 🌳👋
Meet even more trees at tacf.org/meet-the-trees/
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This is D2-19-136 if you'd like to view it on our webpage!

Great video, keep them coming.

Thanks. I have one from OIKOS that was advertised as 95% American. Here's the trunk -- alittle blight on the lowest branch at left, but that's been yrs ago and has healed over. It's been putting out male pollen racemes, but they don't open (become fuzzy) -- don't know why.

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Reminder! TACF's 2025 American Chestnut Photo Contest is going on now, with a new, extended deadline!

The first-place winner will have their photo featured on the cover of a future issue of Chestnut magazine and receive a one-year TACF membership, along with a T-shirt and hat. The second-place winner will receive a T-shirt and sticker, and the third-place winner will receive a sticker. All winners will be recognized in a future issue of Chestnut.

Visit tacf.org/2025-photo-contest/ for all the details.
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Reminder! TACFs 2025 American Chestnut Photo Contest is going on now, with a new, extended deadline! The first-place winner will have their photo featured on the cover of a future issue of Chestnut magazine and receive a one-year TACF membership, along with a T-shirt and hat. The second-place winner will receive a T-shirt and sticker, and the third-place winner will receive a sticker. All winners will be recognized in a future issue of Chestnut.Visit https://tacf.org/2025-photo-contest/ for all the details.

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who has chestnut seeds? i want to grow some.

Celebrate the legacy of Rex Mann—forester, storyteller, and passionate champion for the American chestnut—with this limited edition Leave Tracks t-shirt.

Rex devoted his life to restoring forests and inspiring others to care for the land. Now, you can honor his memory and help carry his mission forward.

🌳 100% of the proceeds from every shirt go to The American Chestnut Foundation (THANK YOU!), supporting the work Rex believed in so deeply.

👉 Pre-order now through August 2: scottmann.com/store/Leave-Tracks-In-Honor-of-Rex-Mann-PREORDER-p768130686

Let’s keep walking the trail Rex helped blaze.
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Celebrate the legacy of Rex Mann—forester, storyteller, and passionate champion for the American chestnut—with this limited edition Leave Tracks t-shirt.Rex devoted his life to restoring forests and inspiring others to care for the land. Now, you can honor his memory and help carry his mission forward.🌳 100% of the proceeds from every shirt go to The American Chestnut Foundation (THANK YOU!), supporting the work Rex believed in so deeply.👉 Pre-order now through August 2: https://scottmann.com/store/Leave-Tracks-In-Honor-of-Rex-Mann-PREORDER-p768130686Let’s keep walking the trail Rex helped blaze.

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Transgenic American Chestnuts are still a much better option. The product of this method will always be a hybrid and that should not be the goal.

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