This year again, the CT Chapter will be at the CT Flower and Garden Show. Stop by our table in the CT Federated Garden exhibit to see the work of the Foundation. Free entry will be provided for volunteers who will help us at the table during the week. Email us at gro.fcat@retpahCTC if you […]
Date: Saturday March 1st 2025 Time: 9:30AM - 3:00PM Central Time (CT) Location: Tennessee Tech University W. Clyde Hyder-Tommy Burks Agricultural Pavilion 2390 Gainesboro Grade Cookeville, TN 38501 The Tennessee Chapter is excited to host our next annual meeting at Tennessee Tech University! This meeting includes opportunities to hear from TACF staff, TN board members, […]
Join us at Sky Meadows State Park for annual chestnut orchard maintenance on Friday, March 7 from 9 am to 3pm. We look forward to seeing you there! Come prepared to work in field or forest conditions; wear appropriate clothing and solid closed-toe shoes (no crocs, sorry!), bring gloves, a hat, sunscreen, bug spray, water, […]
Join us at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve for our annual chestnut orchard maintenance on Saturday, March 8 from 9 am to 3 pm. We can't wait to see you there! Come prepared to work in field or forest conditions; wear appropriate clothing and solid closed-toe shoes (no crocs, sorry!), bring gloves, a hat, sunscreen, bug […]
Learn the basics behind grafting and practice yourself at the Bedford County Virginia Cooperative Extension Building, with, Jared Quesenberry, on Saturday, March, 15th. Apart from grafting, there will be time to meet with fellow chestnut enthusiasts and citizen scientists! Jared Quesenberry will be demonstrating techniques to graft American chestnut scion onto germinated nut rootstock. In […]
The extremely popular Annual Wild-Type American Chestnut Seed Sale starts at 9 AM on March 18! This sale is only open to members of The American Chestnut Foundation. You must be a current member as of March 1st to be eligible. For more information, visit the Seeds page!
The American Chestnut Foundation's Annual Spring Meeting 2025 will be held at the Southwest Virginia Education Center in Abingdon, VA from Thursday, March 20th through Saturday, March 22nd. (Attendance iby invitation only.) Stay tuned for more info.
Join us on Friday, March 28, 2025, from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM (Eastern), for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat.Special guests Dr. Camila Filgueiras, Assistant Professor of Biology at UNC Asheville, and Dr. Jonathan Horton, Professor and Chair of Biology at UNC Asheville, will discuss their research into the ecological interactions between American chestnut hybrids […]
The American chestnut was a reliable provider of food and shelter for wildlife as well as Native and Early Americans until an introduced blight fungus decimated the species in the early 20th century. Learn about the history of the American chestnut, it’s decline and the efforts currently underway to try and restore this keystone species […]