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The American chestnut may get a do-over. With a significant new round of grants, The American Chestnut Foundation, based in North Carolina, plans to develop ways to predict chestnut trees’ […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNITY, Maine — Students in the Conservation Biology program at Unity College will conduct a large planting of chestnut seeds as part of an ongoing restoration experiment […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Samantha Bowers, The American Chestnut Foundation, Grants Manager 828.281.0047, gro.fca@srewob.ahtnamas ASHEVILLE, N.C. 3/1/17 – Asheville-based conservation nonprofit, The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF), is pleased to announce it has received $600,000 in […]
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Transgenic American chestnuts could soon take root.Claire Dunn, CC BY-ND William Powell, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry American chestnut trees were once among the most majestic hardwood trees in the eastern deciduous forests, many reaching 80 to 120 feet...
Catawba College students in Dr. Jay Bolin’s resource ecology and management class took a field trip recently to Frog Hollow Orchard, just outside of Salisbury, to learn about the conservation […]
This wonderful event caught our eye! Susan Bull Riley is a favorite of The American Chestnut Foundation and her work will be on display at a gallery in Vermont […]
by Samantha Bowers, TACF Grants Manager In January, TACF staff met with U.S. Forest Service – Southern Region staff to discuss the long time partnership between the two organizations. At […]
By Robert Sypolt, TACF West Virginia Chapter President The West Virginia chapter of TACF is actively planning an exhibit at the 2017 Boy Scout Jamboree happening July 19 to July 28. […]
By Kendra Collins, New England Regional Science Coordinator Winter is often a quieter time for those of us working with American chestnuts. It is also a great time to start […]
