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2013 CT CHAPTER ANNUAL MEETING
Join us on Saturday April 6th for the Annual Meeting of the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation at the Rockfall Foundation's deKoven House in Middletown, CT. We will have two great presenters in the morning and an afternoon field trip ? we hope you'll mark...
President’s Message
Joining TACF back in 2005 I brought with me little more than a passion for the idea of restoring the American chestnut to the landscape. I had grown up visiting my Grandmother's log cabin built of chestnut and those wonderful memories had inspired me to learn...
2013 CT Chapter Annual Meeting
[click for larger photo] deKoven House, Rockfall Foundation, Middletown, CT Join us on Saturday April 6th for the Annual Meeting of the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation at the Rockfall Foundation's deKoven House in Middletown, CT. We will have two...
2012 Summary Report on Orchard Operations
By Bill Adamsen Member CT Chapter TACF 2012 Summary Report on Orchard Operations The purpose of this report is to present the Connecticut Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation® summary of breeding orchard success following close of 2012. The Connecticut Chapter...
CT Chapter Director Passes
Long-time TACF Member and Woodbridge resident Dr. Robert A. Gregg, passed away November 28th after a long and active life at 94 years of age. Robert was active and involved in his many passions to the end! Dr. Gregg was a member of the CT Chapter of the American...
East Tennessee – New England Chestnut Connection
By Bill Adamsen President, CT Chapter TACF Dr. Paul Sisco, President of the Carolinas Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation sent this note last week. I enjoyed reading about the New England dispersed progeny of former Tennessean John Quillin Tilson assembling on...
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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?
#americanchestnut #nature #envrionment #blight #explore
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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
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/
#naturelovers #americanchestnut #photographycontest #exploremore #photography
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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.
#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.
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