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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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2024 New Leaf, the CT newsletter, is out!

2024 New Leaf, the CT newsletter, is out!

Like Spring is always coming after Winter, the New Leaf is always coming before the Flower and Garden Show! This issue includes the articles Celebrating the 40 years of TACF in Hamden Backcross Breeding Program Update Planting Chestnuts in a Colonial Setting Breeding...

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With your support, this year’s raffle of two handcrafted Kasumi® Damascus chef knives with American chestnut handles raffle raised more than $27,000!

Congratulations to the winners Jeffrey Monaco and Natalie Harper, and thanks to everyone who participated.

Many thanks also to Antique River Logs for generously supplying these unique and extremely rare raffle items.
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With your support, this year’s raffle of two handcrafted Kasumi® Damascus chef knives with American chestnut handles raffle raised more than $27,000! 

Congratulations to the winners Jeffrey Monaco and Natalie Harper, and thanks to everyone who participated.

Many thanks also to Antique River Logs for generously supplying these unique and extremely rare raffle items.

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Many thanks to William Joiner at Antique River Logs for donating these beautiful knives. www.antiqueriverlogs.com

Meet Taz! Taz is a 3.5-year-old Blue Heeler who wreaks havoc every day. She belongs to TACF's Director of Business Operations, Mark. Mark retired from the U.S. Army after 21 years in 2014. After retiring, he followed his wife and children to Asheville, NC. ... See MoreSee Less

The article covers the Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) and The American Chestnut Foundation’s (TACF) efforts to restore the American chestnut at Lesesne State Forest. It describes three chestnut orchards: the Connecticut Hybrid Seed Orchard, American Orchard, and Backcross Hybrid Orchard. Each orchard holds genetically distinct trees, contributing to blight resistance research and breeding. Future projects aim to preserve chestnut genetic diversity through further cross-breeding and conservation. For further details, see the original article here: www.associationpublications.com/flipbook/vfa/2024/Summer/8/#zoom=true ... See MoreSee Less

The article covers the Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) and The American Chestnut Foundation’s (TACF) efforts to restore the American chestnut at Lesesne State Forest. It describes three chestnut orchards: the Connecticut Hybrid Seed Orchard, American Orchard, and Backcross Hybrid Orchard. Each orchard holds genetically distinct trees, contributing to blight resistance research and breeding. Future projects aim to preserve chestnut genetic diversity through further cross-breeding and conservation. For further details, see the original article here: https://www.associationpublications.com/flipbook/vfa/2024/Summer/8/#zoom=true

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The American Chestnut Foundation I’m looking at planting a few American chestnuts- resistant. Who has them for sale?

In this article, TACF’s Director of Research, Vasiliy Lakoba, and Laboratory Scientist, Lauren Kerwien, explain how citizen scientists are the driving force behind TACF’s mission to restore the American chestnut tree to the eastern US. You'll also learn how you can become a part of the new Recurrent Genomic Selection breeding program, and if those words sound like nonsense to you, don’t fret: There is an explanation of how this complex model is used to predict the best crosses of parent trees that will produce offspring with improved blight and phytophthora disease resistance while maximizing American chestnut ancestry! Become part of the solution!

The full article can be found here: www.associationpublications.com/flipbook/vfa/2024/Summer/10/#zoom=true
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In this article, TACF’s Director of Research, Vasiliy Lakoba, and Laboratory Scientist, Lauren Kerwien, explain how citizen scientists are the driving force behind TACF’s mission to restore the American chestnut tree to the eastern US. Youll also learn how you can become a part of the new Recurrent Genomic Selection breeding program, and if those words sound like nonsense to you, don’t fret: There is an explanation of how this complex model is used to predict the best crosses of parent trees that will produce offspring with improved blight and phytophthora disease resistance while maximizing American chestnut ancestry! Become part of the solution!

The full article can be found here: https://www.associationpublications.com/flipbook/vfa/2024/Summer/10/#zoom=true

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Do american chestnut trees self-pollinate?

Listen as TACF's northern regional outreach coordinator Catherine Martini is interviewed about the story of the American chestnut on Nature Nuggets. This engaging and educational episode can be listened to here, radiokingston.org/en/broadcast/nature-nuggets/episodes/nature-nuggets-episode-23-american-chestnu..., or follow the show on @hvnaturenuggets ... See MoreSee Less

Listen as TACFs northern regional outreach coordinator Catherine Martini is interviewed about the story of the American chestnut on Nature Nuggets. This engaging and educational episode can be listened to here, https://radiokingston.org/en/broadcast/nature-nuggets/episodes/nature-nuggets-episode-23-american-chestnut-tragedy-and-inspiration, or follow the show on @hvnaturenuggets
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