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TACF Tree Web Application
By Bill Adamsen - Wilton, CT Director of The American Chestnut Foundation, President, CT Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) has embarked on a major initiative to bring its tree data closer to the end user by developing a web-interface on a database...
Chestnut and Invertebrate Extinctions
A few weeks ago I had the chance to speak to Dr. David Wagner at the University of CT about the functional extinction of the American chestnut and he commented with an anecdote I'd not heard before. He pointed out that the functional extinction of the American...
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,...
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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?
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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/
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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.
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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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