Ohio Chapter Meeting September 11, 2021

September 11, 2021 Annual Meeting of the Ohio Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation

The annual meeting was held virtually via ZOOM. President Carolyn Keiffer told the membership she is retiring from Miami University at the end of the year and the presidency of the Ohio Chapter. Thank you Carolyn for all you have done at the National and State level. We hope you will continue to be an active member and sharing your knowledge. Stephen Rist is the new president. Complete list of officers and board members.

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The American Chestnut Foundation

23 hours ago

The USDA has announced its desire to shut down or repurpose the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), putting TACF’s important chestnut orchard at risk.

This orchard is especially valuable because the trees are growing in soil naturally affected by Phytophthora root rot (PRR), allowing researchers to evaluate disease resistance under real-world conditions. It includes predominantly American chestnut hybrids that have shown promising resistance and could soon provide a vital source of seed for restoration efforts.

We are asking members and volunteers to contact their representatives in Congress and urge continued access to BARC to help preserve this irreplaceable research and restoration resource.

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I hope they keep it open. These orchard are so important for forest restoration efforts. I created one for Butternut.

who do we contact - and yes it would be great to us government funding back because that is also mia

So where do we now send Bee samples for disease confirmation?

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The American Chestnut Foundation

3 days ago

It was so much fun to get out and nature and be a part of a community. Volunteer and check out events with your state Chapter to see what you have been missing!

Click the link in our bio to visit the "Volunteer" and "Events Calendar" links under "Get Engaged"

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