Come help plant 200 potentially root rot -esistant seeds at Cumberland State Forest! These trees will be monitored for root rot susceptibility and resistant trees will be incorporated into our breeding program. Planting will take place on April 2nd at 751 Oak Hill Rd, Cumberland, VA 23040. Note: this is an old house and we […]
MDTACF is planting almost 900 chestnut seeds as part of a common garden experiment at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research and Education Center (WMREC) in Keedysville, MD. 18330 Keedysville Rd, Keedysville, MD. Note: address will take you to office, we will put up signs to get to the orchard. We will be planting […]
The VA Department of Forestry and VATACF will be planting 300 bareroot seedlings at Lesesne State Forest on Monday, April 15th. Planting will begin at 10 am and last until we are finished (likely 4-6 hours depending on how many folks come out). Please come out and help us plant these trees in our effort […]
Harvest time has come! Volunteer to help collect and/or shuck burs with the chapter. We will be outside, so wear appropriate clothing and solid shoes, and bring a hat, gloves, water, and a snack. You should bring thick work gloves (the burs are VERY spiky!). If you don't have any, we will have some […]
Come plant bareroot chestnuts with us at Whitney State Forest. We will start at 10am and we have 400 trees to plant. Please note this planting takes place on uneven terrain and is a forest planting rather than an orchard planting. Wear appropriate shoes, bring water, lunch, and gloves if preferred. Location is at Whitney […]
Join us at Cumberland State Forest to plant 250 hybrid chestnut trees on May 15th! Planting location is behind the main office in a field to the left if you are facing the office. Wear closed toe shoes, bring water, sunscreen, bug spray, and lunch. We look forward to planting with you! Spots are limited, […]
Come plant with us at Matthews State Forest on May 16th starting at 12 noon. Meet us outside of the Matthews State Forest Education Center and we will bring/show you to the planting site. We will be planting 100 American chestnuts! Wear closed toe shoes, bring gloves, sunscreen, bug spray, water and a lunch. Spots […]
