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Grants Provide for Orchard Fencing and more
The CT Chapter has been the recipient of two generous grants which provided for the fencing and operational support of the American chestnut research orchard at Great Mountain Forest. Each grant was for $5000, totaling $10,000 and were from organizations which...
USFS Southern Research Station Compass Magazine
The most recent USF Southern Research Station "Compass" Publication, published in June 2008, is 42 pages devoted to the American chestnut. There are some fantastic articles, and a pdf version is available on-line. You may also be able to get the Southern Research...
Like Manna from God
That was the title of an article published in 2004 by Professor Ralph H. Lutts, a member of the Goddard College faculty, where he coordinates an M.A. concentration in interdisciplinary environmental studies. Some of you may recall reading an excerpt of this same story...
Plant Science Day at the CT Agricultual Experiment Station
New Haven, CT July 1, 2008 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station will hold its 98th annual Plant Science Day open house on Wednesday, August 6, at Lockwood Farm in Hamden. The featured program will begin at 11:15 a.m. in the main tent. Steve Grant, Staff...
Summer Celebration
Please come and join us in a joint celebration of the establishment of the Guilford chestnut orchard and the second Northeast Utilities donation of $8500 to The American Chestnut Foundation. We will celebrate these two developments by holding a check presentation,...
New Regional Science Coordinator Announced
Leila Pinchot has been the TACF Regional Science Coordinator for two years (May 2006) and has recently decided to pursue a PhD program at University of Tennessee, working with Dr. Scott Schlarbaum and Dr. Stacy Clark on a project that will include chestnut...
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There are two work opportunities on June 7, 2025 for members of the WV Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation.
The first is at the U.S. Forest Service property at 459 Nursery Bottom Road, Parsons. Work will begin at 10:00AM at the 'American Chestnut' sign. We will lay out spots for a 100-tree orchard that will be planted next spring. We also will weed the existing orchard and conduct other miscellaneous tasks. Bring gloves, water and lunch. A bathroom is available.
The second opportunity is at Jennings Randolph Lake north of Elk Garden in Mineral County. Forty American chestnut trees will be planted at the Roger Craig campground. Work will begin at 9:00 am. Bring gloves, water and a snack. This work is conducted in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
If you are available to assist at either of these two work sites, it will be much appreciated.
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What an incredible tree the American chestnut was! As The American Chestnut Foundations continues its decades-long work to restore this species, we welcome you to join the cause!
Become a member, volunteer with your local chapter, or simply spread the word about this incredible tree. Visit support.tacf.org/membership to get started.
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They can bring back a dead wolf from hundreds of years ago but they won’t bring back something useful like the American chestnut
And they are all gone because of humans
If it's extinct it not possible to bring back
Join us on Friday, May 16, 2025, from 11:30AM – 1:00PM (EPT), for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat.
Special guests Duane McKenna and Michael Charles will discuss beetle evolution and the rediscovery of a lost species, the greater chestnut weevil.
Visit tacf.org/event/chestnut-chat-beetle-evolution-greater-chestnut-weevil/ to learn more and register.
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