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Southbound and Down (But Not For Long!)

This short film (~20 min) highlights the story of the American chestnut cabin at Many Streams Ranch, near Rome, GA.  This cabin, a former VFW lodge built in 1936 in Camp Hill, PA, was relocated to GA about 20 yrs ago by Dr. Matt Mumber and his family.  This film is dedicated to the many GA-TACF volunteers, who for the past 15 yrs, have dedicated themselves to the restoration of the American chestnut.  We hope it helps remind us all of some of the reasons we are doing this work!

Click on the cabin photo below to view the video on YouTube!

This is a view of the front porch of the restored American chestnut cabin at Many Streams Ranch near Rome, GA.

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2 weeks ago

Stop by to learn how our breeding program produces nice, nearly pure American chestnut trees like this one - at the Summer Shade Festival in Grant Park this weekend! Great food, arts, crafts, and music fest 10 am - 6 pm Saturday and Sunday.

Weather should be more moderate this weekend, so it should be a great time to get out of the AC and into the shade!

summershadefestival.org/

Also, please look forward to announcements about volunteer opportunities for this fall's harvest. The time frame is early September through early October and we will need help harvesting, shucking, and prepping seeds for cold storage. Both indoor and outdoor tasks.

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Stop by to learn how our breeding program produces nice, nearly pure American chestnut trees like this one - at the Summer Shade Festival in Grant Park this weekend! Great food, arts, crafts, and music fest 10 am - 6 pm Saturday and Sunday. Weather should be more moderate this weekend, so it should be a great time to get out of the AC and into the shade!https://summershadefestival.org/Also, please look forward to announcements about volunteer opportunities for this falls harvest.  The time frame is early September through early October and we will need help harvesting, shucking, and prepping seeds for cold storage.  Both indoor and outdoor tasks.The American Chestnut Foundation

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Scene from our booth today

Here we are among hundreds of other vendor booths at the Summer Shade Festival! Come on out and visit with us.

Sorry for the late notice, but please consider volunteering for Wednesday's small stem assays at UT Chattanooga. Read here for details. tacf.org/event/2026-utc-small-stem-assay-inoculation/ ... See MoreSee Less

Sorry for the late notice, but please consider volunteering for Wednesdays small stem assays at UT Chattanooga.  Read here for details. https://tacf.org/event/2026-utc-small-stem-assay-inoculation/

Imagine restoring this view up through the canopy throughout the native range of American chestnut. If you share that vision, please join us in our efforts! See www.tacf.org/ga

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Imagine restoring this view up through the canopy throughout the native range of American chestnut. If you share that vision, please join us in our efforts!  See www.tacf.org/gaThe American Chestnut Foundation
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