Hemlockfest 2018 Nov. 2-4!!

Hemlockfest 2018 Nov. 2-4!!

The 14th annual HemlockFest music festival will be held on November 2-4 2018 in Dahlonega, Georgia. This environmental fundraising event features three days of live music, camping, children’s activities, canoeing, local arts and crafts, nature walks and...
Lake Allatoona Orchard Maintenance 2020

Lake Allatoona Orchard Maintenance 2020

Georgia Chestnut Enthusiasts, We just wanted to give you a quick update showing some work being done on behalf of GA-TACF in Georgia.  The series of photos below show groups of U.S. Army Corps staff and public volunteers engaging in major orchard maintenance work at...
Message from the New Georgia Chapter President

Message from the New Georgia Chapter President

Hello! I’m thrilled to introduce myself as your new president of the Georgia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation!  I was honored to be elected at the annual member meeting at Reinhardt University May 5, 2018.   I will be succeeding Dr. John French, who was our...
More Chestnut Seedlings for the Roy Richards Seed Orchard!

More Chestnut Seedlings for the Roy Richards Seed Orchard!

The weather was fantastic (~50 degrees and sunny) for our chestnut planting at the Roy Richards “Southern Road” seed orchard this past Saturday!  We want to thank everyone who participated for the enthusiastic help (see list below).  Altogether, we added ~115 hybrid...
News on Wild American Chestnut Search

News on Wild American Chestnut Search

The Search for American Chestnuts in Georgia Expands This spring and summer, GA-TACF has focused much attention on our ~14 year effort to locate and collect data on American chestnuts occurring naturally in the state of Georgia.  This year, the organization is also...