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Chestnut Supporters Unite! Kevin Stankiewicz with the Pittsburg Post-Gazette wrote a great article this week on the current progress and...
By the 1950s, two non-native pathogens had killed almost all American chestnut trees. “There’s a lot of interest in breeding...
The first of multiple unsuccessful efforts to restore the American chestnut tree began in the 1920s, barely two decades after...
Outdoor Education staff and students at Green Chimneys’ Clearpool Campusin Carmel, NY got their hands dirty – as they often do...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The nearly century-old effort to employ selective breeding to rescue the American chestnut, which has been...
On April 21 and 25, high school students at the Tidioute Community Charter School in Tidioute, Pennsylvania, dug into forest...
National Arbor Day, April 28, was celebrated in TN by certifying the Governor’s Residence as a level 2 arboretum by...
On a sunny Sunday morning in April, fourteen volunteers showed up to help ME-TACF orchard manager Larry Totten and Maine...
Much of conservation work is a long-term effort requiring forethought and patience. It also depends on one generation inspiring the...
TACF’s Maryland Chapter is making great strides in its backcross breeding program, and has established two seed orchards with two excellent...
Send your best chestnut-related photos to TACF. The winning photo will be featured on an upcoming cover of Chestnut magazine...
Ralph Billow, a former longtime employee at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont, OH, was recently honored...