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Nominations Report for 2026
The Nominating Committee presented the following nominations at the Annual Member Meeting on 3/29/2026. All nominees have agreed to their nominations and were approved. Officer Positions: President: Jack Swatt Vice President: Fred Behringer Secretary:...
2025 CT-TACF Chestnut Harvest Schedule
Fall is quickly approaching and it's time to go out and collect the burs from the trees we pollinated this year as well as harvesting nuts from some wild American trees. This schedule can change at any time depending on weather, so this page may be updated...
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...
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:...
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...
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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May Events! Field season is starting, so get out and help plant some chestnuts!
Visit the following link to register for an event: tacf.org/events/category/tacf/
#americanchestnut #events #VA #WV #conservation #restoration #explorepage
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The VA Chapter collaborated on an orchard culling project at Matthews State Forest with Grayson Land Care!
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Read this article in Preservation Magazine to learn how a historic shelter made of American chestnut logs was moved across state lines.
Article by Alison Van Houten and image by David Huff.
Click the following link to read the article: savingplaces.org/stories/appalachian-trail-shelter-is-saved
#news #americanchestnut #historic #explorepage #conservation
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That picture is at it's new location in Hot Springs, NC, it's on display there
Love seeing what the Chapters are up to!
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I have two massive chestnut trees in my backyard and I’ve tried to get someone to look at them to see what kind they are. Who can I contact?
Thank you to our long time Partner, Army Corps of Engineers, Green River Lake. * * * You all do much to educate and serve the thousands of Visitors who enjoy Green River Lake in Central Kentucky. Ken Darnell, KY TACF Chapter President
Last week, the Clemson Facilities Landscape team planted nine Allegheny chinkapin trees (Castanea pumila) at Clemson University in honor of National Arbor Day. These trees came from Chestnut Returns Farm, operated by Joe James in Seneca, South Carolina.
Joe is a longtime member of The Foundation who has worked tirelessly on Phytophthora resistance in American chestnuts and has been working with chinkapins for several years.
#chinkapin #americanchestnut #explorepage #ArborDay #conservation
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Question: How often would you expect to find surviving American Chestnut trees in the wild?
Are the Allegheny chinkapin trees (Castanea pumila) part of a group of Chestnut Trees developed to prevent the Phytophthora disease that decimated the American Chestnut trees in America?
Interesting. I live seasonally in Seneca (up north in Pennsylvania the rest of the year). My farm in Pennsylvania had a VERY large American chestnut on it that I had to harvest when it died from the blight a few years ago. I do have a house full of furniture that was made from the lumber, which I'm very thankful for, but I'd rather have the tree back. There are still a few other living American chestnuts on the property near/around my farm, but none are as big as mine was (at least not documented, I've been told about a big one that I haven't been able to see yet). I'd like to talk to Mr. James at some point and see his operation.