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Using Pollen from Land Between The Lakes
WE’RE SO HAPPY …….. RETURNED TO STEVE HARTMAN FULL AMERICAN ORCHARD, SCOTTSVILLE, KY near Tennessee Border to apply pollen from three LBL wild Americans, harvested, processed and stored last June by Lee Grace, UK Forestry Technician, from trees previously TreeSnapped...
KY TACF Partnership with USFS Daniel Boone National Forest
Thank you Scott Ray for inviting us to attend DBNF Annual Meeting held at Berea College Dr. Ellen Crocker, Scott Ray, and Ken Darnell, KY TACF Board Members, conducted a presentation on TreeSnap and the State University of New York's "Darling 58" transgenic American...
Many Miles Completed in Search for wild, full American Chestnuts Across Kentucky
Our Kentucky Volunteers have driven and hiked many miles across the state searching wild full American Chestnuts and “Snapped” them into our data base using the free TreeSnap app. We estimate that we have observed close to 4,000 wild Americans, “Snapping” 1,543...
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Planted 17 Full American Seedlings in Partnership Germplasm Conservation Orchard at Army Corps of Engineer's Green River Lake, Taylor County Wednesday April 30, 2025
Thank you to KY TACF's long time Partners, the Army Corps of Engineers for providing the land, and deer cages for this Orchard to preserve DNA of Kentucky full American Chestnuts. Thank you to Lead Ranger Larry Lemmon, Maint. Dept's Stephen Turner, for their hands on help today, plus their mowing crew who had the site well prepared.
Additionally, special thanks to long time Partner, Steve Hartman, Scottsville, KY for sustaining his full American Orchard with Warren County DNA. Steve provided 20 nuts last fall that the KY Chapter stratified in cold storage, potted on February 12th, cared for by EKU Biology Department for several weeks, then "hardened off" on Patti Darnell's partially shaded back deck. Chapter President Ken Darnell drove the seedlings and protective tree shelters to Green River Lake today. In other words, LOTS OF TEAMWORK TO MAKE IT HAPPEN * * * * *
The Green River leaders will be planting several of our "Better" hybrid seedlings at their Office / Visitor Center for educational purposes. TACF signage is in place to help the public learn about our many actions to help RESTORE THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT. * * * * * *
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Planting full American Chestnut Seedlings at Kentucky Division of Forestry's Morgan County Tree Nursery
April 29, 2025
Thank you KDF Partners for providing Orchard Space for 27 new full American seedlings and for Volunteering to mow, weed eat and plant this 2025 batch of seedlings. * * * * * Thank you Charlie Saunders, Suzy Knott, Terry Stamper, Derek Stamper and our newest Volunteer Arlinda Fannin for working with Ken Darnell, KY Chapter President. This orchard preserves a variety of wild American DNA sources to utilize in future breeding to support the national American Chestnut Foundation Restoration science and actions.
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Kentucky Division of Forestry Hannah Leeper TACF
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Call for Volunteers to help plant 16 full American Seedlings and 6 hybrid American Seedlings at Green River Lake Army Corps of Engineers Office / Visitor Center area
Wednesday April 30, 2025 Beginning 10:00 ET
We will be adding to previous plantings, in Partnership with ACE Green River Lake, Larry Lemmon, Lead Ranger.
If you live in the area, and can join us, please email to: Ken Darnell, KY Chapter President moc.rennurdaor@llenradkd or TEXT: 859 585 9520
..... and enjoy the Visitor's Center and grounds * * * * * *
Photo: June 2024 Larry Lemmon, ACE Lead Ranger (left) Keith Chasteen, KY Chapter Board Member Emeritus (right)
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