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GA-TACF Annual Meeting May 2, 2026
The Georgia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation GA-TACF will hold its annual meeting on May 2, starting at 9:30 AM at Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center in Buford, GA. The meeting is open to both chapter members and the general public. Although we...
GA-TACF’s 2nd Annual Chestnutoberfest!
It's that time of year again! Chestnut harvest is just wrapping up in Georgia and our next fun event is Chestnutoberfest on October 25 at River Remedy Brewing, Rome. 1-7 pm (note the brewery's new location). Hope you can join us to have some fun and learn about what...
GA-TACF’s Annual Meeting April 12 2025
The American Chestnut Foundation Georgia Chapter (GA-TACF) Notice of Annual Meeting GA-TACF will hold its annual meeting on April 12, 2025, starting at 10:00 AM at Kennesaw State University (see directions below). Chapter members are invited and encouraged to attend,...
GA-TACF Chestnut Seedling Distribution Event!
GA-TACF will hold a chestnut seedling distribution event on Saturday February 8 from 12 noon - 5 pm at River Remedy Brewing, Rome, GA https://www.riverremedybrewing.com/home Most of the seedlings will be hybrids derived from the TACF backcross breeding program. Most...
GA-TACF Annual Meeting May 11, 2024
The American Chestnut Foundation Georgia Chapter (GA-TACF) Annual Meeting Announcement The Georgia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will convene for its annual meeting on May 11th, 2024 at 10:00 AM, at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources,...
GA-TACF By-laws Update
Copied below is a draft of updated by-laws for GA-TACF that will be presented and adopted at the annual meeting at UGA, May 11. Many thanks to Scott Laseter for re-drafting these by-laws. Please excuse formatting errors and use horizontal scroll bars to read through...
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After a couple of weeks of bagging flowers in our chestnut orchards, we are now transitioning to pollinations. We have added shifts for tomorrow and Thursday of this week, as well as Monday and Tuesday of next week.
Volunteers will help pollinate chestnut trees that were previously bagged. The process involves removing the bags, applying the pollen, and immediately reaffixing the bags. Work may be from the ground, using a tri-pod orchard ladder, or using a bucket lift. All necessary safety and technical training will be provided on site, so experience is not necessary.
We could still use more help. If you have not already registered to volunteer with GA-TACF, please do so here: theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=99170
After you have registered, please sign up for pollination shifts here: theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=113887
I hope you will be able to help!
Martin Cipollini, GA-TACF
(P.S. Volunteers for this particular activity must be 18 years or older)
Here are some pics of the work that was done at the Berry College orchard last week.
The American Chestnut Foundation Berry College
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Is there anyway to obtain nuts or seedlings for planting in Upstate NY? Looking to get some started on our property
GA-TACF friends, members, and supporters:
We have started this season's controlled pollination work for our chestnut breeding program, centered at Berry College and a nearby orchard site. Here are some pics of the work so far. At this point we have six trees bagged for pollination and are looking to bag another four or five trees before we transition to pollination. We are looking for some more volunteer assistance. Volunteers need not have experience; essential safety and pollination training will be provided at the start of each shift. Our next shifts will be this Thursday May 28 (9 am - noon, and 1 - 5 pm) and Friday May 29 (9 am - noon). More dates and shifts will be added later.
If you have not previously registered to volunteer with GA-TACF, please do so at this site: theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=99170
Once you have registered as a volunteer, please sign up for shifts here: theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=113887
I hope you will be able to help!
Martin Cipollini, GA-TACF
(P.S. Volunteers for this particular activity must be 18 years or older)
The American Chestnut Foundation Berry College
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To be clear, GA-TACF is an all-volunteer organization. There is no "us" without "you", so please sign up to lend a hand!!