TACF’s 40th Anniversary Celebration- Come Celebrate With Us!

The American Chestnut Foundation

2 days ago

Last week, staff at TACF’s national office in Asheville joined Carolinas Chapter President Peggy McDonald, husband Bob, and Chapter board member Jon Taylor for a hike at Albert Mountain in Western NC to visit wild American chestnut trees in search of flowering catkins.

During their venture, the team also came across a few cool amphibians: a red-legged salamander, which only inhabits portions of the southern Appalachian Mountains, and a red-spotted newt, which is much more common, but its brilliant red is stunning!

Of course, the biggest thrill was seeing large surviving chestnut trees and, as the day wrapped up, collecting some beautiful catkins that were high in the canopy of a tree on the way down the mountain. Pollen collected from the catkins will be used in TACF’s southern region breeding program.

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The American Chestnut Foundation

4 days ago

Trying to figure out if you found an American chestnut or a Chinese chestnut? These identifiers should help!

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The American Chestnut Foundation

1 week ago

Do you have a favorite nature quote?

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