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New England Regional Science Coordinator
Please welcome Leila Pinchot to the staff of TACF. Leila is a Graduate Student at the Yale University Graduate School of Forestry, and will split her time between school and serving as TACF?s New England Regional Science Coordinator. While she'll be working with...
Spring Newsletter
This should be in your mailbox by the Memorial Day weekend, but if not, you saw it here first. Click below to download your copy! CT-TACF Spring 2006 Newsletter Color - low resolution [347kb] CT-TACF Spring 2006 Newsletter Color - high resolution [768kb] And some...
Save the American Chestnut!
Come to Earthplace in Westport for the grand opening at 2:00PM of Natureplace, a new indoor nature experience, and a fun program about the endangered American Chestnut trees. Natureplace features a great big tree in the Explorers? Clubhouse. Gather near the Clubhouse...
Stand of Rare Chestnut Trees Discovered
A stand of American chestnut trees that escaped the blight, has been discovered near President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Little White House at Warm Springs, Ga. This find has created quite a flurry of news and stirred excitement among those working to restore the...
TACF Hires New England Regional Science Coordinator
I'm extremely pleased to welcome Leila Pinchot to the staff of The American Chestnut Foundation. Leila is a graduate student at the Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry at Yale University, and while continuing her studies, has agreed to concurrently perform...
CT-TACF Spring Board of Director’s Meeting
The spring Board Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter was hosted by the Woodbridge Land Trust at the Center Building in Woodbridge. Special gratitude goes out to Dr. Robert Gregg of the Land Trust for making the arrangements and providing refreshments. Special thanks...
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Especially if you're under a canopy of American chestnuts...
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Unless, of course, it's fall. Then the chestnut seed pods are falling from the trees and creating a floor covered in pins and needles so sharp that it puts sweetgum to shame. You wouldn't want to be laying under the chestnut canopy then!
I'm about ready to put a tree outfront of my house. Needing some shade? I would love to have a seedling sent to me of a chestnut American chestnut.? I would put it out front of my house probably
I live in Barboursville, WV and wanted to know if i can buy a seedling or how i go about acquiring one! Thank you!
Today was the last day of controlled pollinations in the southern region. Many thanks to the NC/SC Chapter members who came out to help!
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Thank you for your hard work!
I'm in south Arkansas. We had miniature Chestnut call chink a pin which got wiped out in the 50s. I have found two this spring 2025. They are small.
Hello, is this a chestnut tree?
This summer, we’re aiming to produce 1,000 hand-pollinated nuts for our genomic-assisted breeding program, and each one is a vital step toward restoring the American chestnut.
Producing a single nut takes time, tools, and teamwork. From pollination to harvest, every step is a vital part of the process to ensure that each nut has the best chance possible to grow into a more blight-resistant tree.
Here’s what goes into a single $25 nut:
Pollination Bag: $5
Hand Pollination Process: $5
Harvesting the Nut: $5
Shucking & Storing: $5
Equipment & Fuel: $5
Total per Nut: $25
By supporting just one nut, you’re helping us bring the American chestnut back to our forests. Support a handful, and you’re helping to rebuild an entire ecosystem.
This nutty campaign only runs from June 3 to 23, and we’ve got 1,000 nuts to grow. Join us!
support.tacf.org/nuts
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Would the Chestnut tree grow well in the upper Midwest?
Question, why don’t you just plant the seeds/trees in an orchard and let nature pollinate them? That would reduce the cost exponentially and sell the seeds by the bag full? So people can then plant them in mass? Also, Why only 1000 seeds when one tree can produce more than that?
Howdy. He have four American Chestnuts together, growing opposite of several Chinese. They are about 20 years old. An interesting study.
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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