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Pre-Blight Chestnut Mast Estimates
By Bill Adamsen - Wilton, CT Director of The American Chestnut Foundation, President, CT Chapter Several months ago a friend sent a link to an article which provides evidence that chestnut really was a dependable source of food for wildlife - something frequently...
Annual Report of CT Chapter Operations
By Bill Adamsen Director of The American Chestnut Foundation President, CT Chapter TACF Wilton, CT
Mt. Riga Chestnuts
By Ellery Woods Sinclair Member of the Board of Directors CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation This past spring Christine Cadigan, the chapter's intern through a Duke University grant, and I scouted Salisbury's Mount Riga to find an accessible...
Connecticut Forests in a Changing World? from Global to Local
So is titled Connecticut's fifth Statewide Forest Forum. Be sure to look at the agenda and list of speakers - there's not a session you'd want to miss. Hope to see you there! The 5th annual Connecticut Statewide Forest Forum will be held on Tuesday,...
2010 CT ANNUAL MEETING
Saturday March 6th we'll be hosting the annual meeting of the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. We have interesting presenters and a fantastic venue – and hope you'll mark you calendar and join us. Should you decide to...
2010 CT Annual Meeting
[click for larger image] Saturday March 6th we'll be hosting the annual meeting of the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. We have interesting presenters and a fantastic venue - and hope you'll mark you calendar...
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These beautiful backcross seedlings from TACF's Meadowview Research Farms are hanging out in our Asheville office looking pretty in the sunlight.
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Chestnut season may be winding down, but the thrill of finding these hidden treasures never gets old.
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Will Chestnut trees grow in the North?
I have several chestnut trees on my farm and they produce every year. I know the wildlife loves them. 
Wish mine would start producing
🎃 From all of us at Meadowview Research Farms, have a spook-tacular Halloween! May your night be free of blight and all things weevil (not evil!)—and full of chestnut cheer. 🌰👻 We’re brewing up serious science in our cauldrons to bring the American chestnut back from the dead—no tricks, just treats for the next forest! 🌳🧪 #HappyHalloween #ChestnutRestoration
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Alabama friends! 🌰 The Alabama Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation is officially resprouting! Join us for our Annual Meeting to reconnect, elect new officers, and plan the future of chestnut restoration in Alabama.
📅 Tuesday, Nov 4 | 🕕 6:00 PM
📍 South Huntsville Public Library (or join via Zoom!)
👉 RSVP by Nov 2: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-al-chapter-of-the-american-chestnut-foundation-2025-annual-meeting-ticke....
Let’s bring the American chestnut back to Alabama’s forests — together.
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I can't make that meeting, but I've been a TACF member in AL for many years.
Just a question regarding planting chestnuts in Iowa. I understand that not all states allow them. Perhaps I am wrong ? I think California prohibits them ? Does anyone know, are chestnut trees planted on private property allowed in Iowa ?
Chestnut blight changed everything. Watch how this deadly fungus transformed a once-mighty tree.
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The last time I saw a chestnut tree was 50 years ago in Detroit. I was a kid and saw the trees lined up and down our street die one by one.
Has anyone ever tried spraying copper sulfate & lime mixture on a tree to kill the fungus
Wonder if the genes can be changed on the blight fungus so it will die off.