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Chestnut Backcross Orchard Demonstration – June 9th
Event: On June 9th we will have an orchard demonstration at the Salem Backcross Orchard from 9 AM to 11 AM hosted by CT Chapter board member, David Bingham. First we will tour the backcross orchard he established on his property. At this time of year many of the...
2018 Annual Meeting
2018 Annual Meeting | April 14th | 1:30pm | CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation® CT Forest & Parks Goodwin Center, 16 Meriden Road, Rockfall | Speaker: Andy Newhouse Agenda: 1:30 Opening Reception 2:00 Annual Meeting Minutes of prior meeting...
Proposed Amendment to the ByLaws
Four members in good standing of the CT Chapter TACF have submitted a proposal for amending the Chapter ByLaws (link below). Those members include the three members of the Nominating Committee (Baker, Adamsen, Harris), plus the Chapter Treasurer (Jim Gage). The...
Nominating Committee Report – 2018
CONNECTICUT CHAPTER-TACF 2018 REPORT OF THE CT-TACF NOMINATING COMMITTEE CT-TACF Nominating Committee Members Woods Sinclair, Bill Adamsen and John Baker are recommending the following Candidates for the Board of Directors and Chapter Officers: Nominees for...
CT Flower Show
Stuck inside because the "bomb cyclone" is blasting Connecticut with a polar vortex? Schedule a visit to the CT Flower Show at the Hartford Convention Center. While there stop by and visit us at the CT Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation display, and learn...
A Tree Grows In Salem
“They’re the perfect food,” says David Bingham referring to the American chestnut. From a story by Sayzie Koldys with photos by Glenn Hilliard in the 2016 Winter Edition of the Edible Nutmeg Magazine. David Bingham makes a small X with his knife in each of the...
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Our President & CEO sat down with Scott to talk about the past, present, and future of the American chestnut — from its historic role in Appalachia to the cutting-edge science driving restoration today.
- Why the roots never died
- The cutting-edge science behind restoration
- Why volunteers and donors are leading this effort
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We’re on the Naturally Scott Podcast!
Our President & CEO sat down with Scott to talk about the past, present, and future of the American chestnut — from its historic role in Appalachia to the cutting-edge science driving restoration today.
- Why the roots never died
- The cutting-edge science behind restoration
- Why volunteers and donors are leading this effort
Watch the full episode now and join us in bringing back America’s iconic tree:
www.youtube.com/@NaturallyScott
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/naturallyscott/id1830513032
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🐛 Large silk moth caterpillar native to North America, not a threatened species fairly common *but beautiful.
🌳 Tree is a wild American chestnut planted for a PRR fungicide trial in Clemson, SC.
Photo credit: Celeste Giles, Research Associate with the Plant and Environment Sciences Department at Clemson
#americanchestnut #explore #nature #Bugs #chestnuts #caterpillar
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Can you tell us more about the PRR fungicide trial?
So cool. Curious if the funguscide harms the catepillar and insects?
In celebration of GivingTuesday, TACF’s Board of Directors and President & CEO Michael Goergen came together to issue a matching gift challenge. The original goal was $5,000, but because of their collective passion and generosity a total of $18,125 has been raised, making the impact of your gift even greater. If that amount is reached, it will double to $36,250! Visit the link in our bio to donate.
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Join the VA chapter for a science presentation, orchard tour and seed give away! This meeting is open to the public and will take place on December 6th at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve from 1pm-4pm.
Stop by and get some free wild-type American chestnut seeds!
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What kind of American chestnut seeds?
Very cool! Have fun everyone who can go!
their is one kind only