News from TACF

Planting at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Greenhouse Featured Image

Planting at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Greenhouse

On March 7, Dr. Jennifer Koslow, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at EKU, volunteered 15 students in her “Chestnuts and...
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Report Released on Forest Health and Biotechnology Featured Image

Report Released on Forest Health and Biotechnology

At the beginning of this year, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) released a report entitled Forest...
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Black History Month: The Community of Coe Ridge, KY Featured Image

Black History Month: The Community of Coe Ridge, KY

“The loss of the nuts ended a way of life and brought economic hardship to many. ‘The blight was hard...
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Black History Month: Chef James Hemings Featured Image

Black History Month: Chef James Hemings

Did you know chestnuts have helped end famous quarrels between those such as Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, thanks to...
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Blight fight: the story of America’s chestnuts offers hope for British trees Featured Image

Blight fight: the story of America’s chestnuts offers hope for British trees

The Guardian, a heavily-read online media source that covers American and international news, recently published an article about how TACF’s...
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Volunteers plant 4,000 chestnut seeds to restore blighted trees Featured Image

Volunteers plant 4,000 chestnut seeds to restore blighted trees

On February 9, 2019, about 30 members of the MD-TACF Chapter planted 4,000 American chestnut seeds in a warm...
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Black History Month: Synopsis from National Park Service Featured Image

Black History Month: Synopsis from National Park Service

Audrey Peterman’s Huffington Post blog includes American history from a Black History Month synopsis she received from her friends at...
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Black History Month: Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Featured Image

Black History Month: Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention

Musician, keyboardist, and conservationist, Chuck Leavell. Photo credit: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). As The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) moves...
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New Kiosk on Trail in Ohio Educates Visitors about American Chestnut Featured Image

New Kiosk on Trail in Ohio Educates Visitors about American Chestnut

Educational chestnut orchard at Ridgeview Farm in Highland County, OH. The Arc of Appalachia’s Land Restoration trail at Ridgeview...
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High School Students in VT Participate in American Chestnut Restoration Featured Image

High School Students in VT Participate in American Chestnut Restoration

Students from the Center for Technology, Essex – the Essex Junction, VT technical high school, are participating in American chestnut...
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Ceremonial Planting at Russian Orthodox Monastery in West Virginia Featured Image

Ceremonial Planting at Russian Orthodox Monastery in West Virginia

The Hermitage of the Holy Cross is an English-speaking monastery under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia...
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Warren Wilson College Students Plant Trees from <i>Phytophthora</i> Test Featured Image

Warren Wilson College Students Plant Trees from Phytophthora Test

Students from Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC planted 160 chestnuts at the campus on November 29 after delays due...
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