In The News
This timely article helps explain the purpose and research behind the development of the GE tree at SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry, leading up to the USDA’s public […]
On June 27, the CT-TACF Chapter held a chestnut hike along with the Wyndham Land Trust (WLT) and the Meshomasic Hiking Club to search for flowering American chestnut trees at […]
In Defense of Plants podcast recently featured an episode about the American chestnut tree, interviewing Sara Fitzsimmons, TACF director of restoration. Sara shares the story of the American chestnut, the […]
An article about longtime TACF member Bart Chezar and his tireless efforts toward American chestnut restoration has been featured in the Culture section of the Audubon website. Bart, along with […]
Recently, I had the honor of presenting two American chestnut wood carvings to brothers Remus and Howard Lyles. The carvings were made by past president and TACF board member emeritus […]
On February 1, 40 MD-TACF Chapter members and volunteers planted about 2,000 5th-generation hybrid chestnuts in the greenhouse located at the Baltimore County Center for Maryland Agriculture and Farm Park. […]
In 2015 the Leominster Sportsmen’s Assoc., Inc. (LSA) in Leominster, MA had four forest management/wildlife habitat improvement clearcuts conducted totaling 20+ acres. Three of the clearcuts are near the top […]
Have you taken a photograph of an American chestnut or American chestnut hybrid that should be displayed on the cover of Chestnut magazine? Enter it in TACF’s 2020 American Chestnut […]
When people see my work, they usually ask me about the woods I use for carving. They want to know which wood is my favorite. I tell them my favorite […]
In winter 2019 CBS News produced and aired a feature story about TACF and American chestnut restoration on their morning show, CBS This Morning. Crews from the network visited our […]
It is hard to overstate the value and cultural importance of the American chestnut tree for those who came before us. The native hardwood was once so ubiquitous, it has […]