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CT American Chestnut Harvest Schedule
We will be starting to collect chestnut burs from several American chestnut trees through out the state starting this Thursday and extending into next week. The schedule has been quick to put together and may be changing based on weather or other factors. IF you...
25 years ago: the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library Chestnut Tree
As we discussed our plans to pollinate the American chestnut tree on the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library yard during our last meeting, Jack Ostroff found a 1995 article in the New York Times about the very same tree. At the time, the tree was a young seedling....
Tools for tree identification – Kendra Collins’ presentation
During the 2020 CT Chapter Annual Meeting held virtually on May 2, New England Regional Science Coordinator Kendra Collins gave a presentation on the best practices for chestnut tree identificat ion, and detailing the macroscopic and microscopic differences in...
2020 Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter of TACF – a ZOOM event
The Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter of TACF will be held on Saturday, May 2nd at 10:00 AM remotely utilizing TACF's Zoom account so that anyone can attend via their computer or phone. Given the increasing incidents of Zoom-hacking, we will not be publicly...
Controlled Pollination of American Chestnuts Completed
This spring we have been busy performing controlled crosses of wild American chestnuts that were found the previous year. The trees had produced sterile nuts in the fall since there was not another American chestnut nearby to pollinate the female flowers. Thanks to...
Nominations for Officers and Board of Directors for the 2019 Annual Meeting
CT-TACF Nominating Committee Members: Jane Harris, Bill Adamsen and John Baker (chair) are recommending the following candidates for the Board of Directors and Chapter Officers: Nominees for the Board of Directors: Eight current Board members have expiring...
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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
If it's extinct it not possible to bring back
Thank NYC, destroyed not only the tree, but a way of life 😢
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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Huge thanks to our amazing Bonner Scholars, Maddy, our dedicated Farm Assistant, and Gabbie, our creative Social Media Intern for all their hard work this semester! We’re so grateful for their contributions and can’t wait to welcome them back in August for another season of collaboration.
#americanchestnut #castaneadentata #americanchestnutfoundation #meadowviewresearchfarms #emoryhenry #bonnerscholars
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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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Why don't they make a weevil that can't have babies? And put them in the wild? So it'll past it to overs so they'll die out!!!