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Pollination Event at the Chestnut Return Farm, Seneca, SC, June 10, 2024
South Carolina Hemlock Festival, Mt. Rest, SC, April 20, 2024
Dr. Haiying Liang and her team attended the South Carolina Hemlock Festival on April 20, 2024, educating the general public on American chestnut diseases and restoration efforts.
Mountain Science Expo NC Arboretum, Asheville, April 27, 2024
The NC/SC Chapter attended the Mountain Science Expo at the NC Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina on April 27, 2024.
A Tree Grows in Lovell
By Joseph Shaffner, NC/SC Chapter Volunteer My first “real” paycheck job was at the Western Maine Forest Nursery (WMFN). I was beginning my freshman year of high school. It was 1977. We sorted fresh pine tree saplings on large worktables, placing them in bundles in...
“Chestnut Talk” with Doug Gillis of The American Chestnut Foundation
Doug Gillis, President of the Carolinas Chapter of TACF, will be giving a "Chestnut Talk" on January 25, 2024 at the Waxhaw-Weddington Rotary Club. Come have a cup of coffee and learn about the work to save the American Chestnut. Time of the meeting is 7:30 am to...
TACF’s 40th Anniversary Celebration- Come Celebrate With Us!
Come celebrate TACF’s 40th Anniversary with the Carolinas Chapter at the picturesque Fonta Flora Brewery location at Whippoorwill Farm in Nebo, NC! Join us from 12:00-3:00PM at the brewery to try Fonta Flora's release of Bread Tree, a brown ale brewed with local...
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Recently, the Quantitative Research class at Emory & Henry University toured the Price and Duncan farms at Meadowview Research Farms (MRF). The students will use data collected at MRF to conduct various analyses, focusing specifically on open pollination seed data from 2022-2024. This hands-on experience allows the students to work with real-world data and gain a deeper understanding of its applications. The tour highlighted the projects the data originates from, giving them valuable context for their analyses and a clearer understanding of why their results matter. We are thankful for our partnerships with Emory & Henry University and hope to continue growing them!
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Have you looked at TACF's events calendar lately? If you're looking for some chestnut-related fun, it's a great place to start!
tacf.org/events/category/tacf/
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Last week, the team at Meadowview Research Farms focused on grafting, a project they have been iterating over the past few years by testing different techniques. Grafting involves combining the rootstock of one tree, in this case, the disease-resistant Chinese chestnut, with the budwood of another, the wild American chestnut. This helps produce multiple replicates of the valuable traits and genetics of the American chestnut for future controlled crosses and restoration.
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But.... does it help? Or does the blight still find its way into the tree? It won't come back by graft....
Dolly Parton has long been a champion of the American chestnut and a supporter of TACF’s restoration mission. Her latest involvement was participating in our documentary film Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut. All of us at TACF send our deepest condolences on the loss of Carl Dean.
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This Wednesday, the Meadowview Research Farms team partnered with the Asheville-based Development team to pack and ship seeds for distribution to our members! Seed level members receive open-pollinated seed from mother trees that are chosen through our Recurrent Genomic Selection process. This ongoing initiative helps distribute high-quality seeds nationwide, supporting germplasm conservation, and is one of the ways the public can get chestnut seeds from TACF! If you are interested in receiving seeds from TACF, visit our website and become a seed level member today.
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