In The News
TACF’s Director of Restoration, Sara Fitzsimmons, had an article published recently about the work TACF is doing to restore the American chestnut tree. The article was requested by The Rewilding […]
TACF’s MA/RI Chapter is getting media attention for their work at the Robert J. Presutti Chestnut Orchard in Pittsfield, MA. The orchard, in Springside Park, was started in 2014 and occupies […]
On May 31, TACF’s Mid-Atlantic Science Coordinator, Tom Saielli, and Adam Polinski of the Coopers Rock Foundation led the inaugural WV Chapter hike to find American chestnuts at Coopers Rock State Forest in Preston County. […]
Dr. William Powell, TACF committee member and Co-Director of the American Chestnut Research & Restoration Project at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), […]
Members and volunteers in the OH Chapter kicked off spring by diving into some plantings in their region. The first planting took place on April 11 at Hocking State Forest. […]
What were your Memorial Day weekend plans this year? Many of us likely participated in activities such as hiking, visiting friends and family, or spending time on the water, but what about going on a quest for American chestnut trees as part of that long weekend? When I was asked about my plans...
Send your best chestnut-related photos to TACF. The winning photo will be featured on an upcoming cover of Chestnut magazine and the winning photographer will receive a complimentary one-year membership. […]
Marty Cipollini, TACF's GA-Chapter science coordinator and professor of biology at Berry College in Rome, GA is working diligently with the help of others to revive the American chestnut through painstaking development of potentially blight-resistant trees. The late Ralph Henry, who lived on a mountain between Rome and Summerville, used to love to...
At the College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse, a team of researchers are using the tools of biotechnology to produce fully American chestnut trees that successfully tolerate […]
More than 100 Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) students, faculty, and staff celebrated Arbor Day 2018 by helping plant more than 400 chestnut seedlings at EKU’s TACF seed orchard. In addition, Honors students in an experimental […]
A number of years ago, Cory Woods, a teacher at Blue Ridge School in Saint George, VA, reached out to TACF’s VA Chapter in an effort to get his students […]
On April 28, I attended the Native Plant Sale and Arbor Day Celebration at Montreat College, near Asheville, NC to talk about the American chestnut and its restoration, and to learn about other’s interests. I decided to “jack up” my conversations with […]