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 […]
Come phenotype trees with us at Matthew's State Forest! We will have two workdays: July 10th, 12PM-5PM and July 11th, 8AM-3PM. We will be assessing trees for blight resistance and measuring their growth (height and diameter). Bring water, sunscreen and snacks! Wear working boots and long pants as the grass in the orchard can be […]
Come phenotype trees with us at Matthew's State Forest! We will have two workdays: July 10th, 12PM-5PM and July 11th, 8AM-3PM. We will be assessing trees for blight resistance and measuring their growth (height and diameter). Bring water, sunscreen and snacks! Wear working boots and long pants as the grass in the orchard can be […]
The event will begin at 10:00 AM and will finish by 3:00 PM (or earlier). Please bring weather-appropriate clothing, water, a snack, and thick gloves if you have them. To RSVP: register here. The gate attendant at SCBI must have your name prerecorded for entry onto site. Orchard location will be sent to you from […]
We'll be shucking chestnut burs to extract the nuts, prepare the nuts for stratification; record the family and quantity of nuts by family. We will be shucking at Augusta Forestry Center in Crimora, VA. Bring a lunch, water, and thick gloves (leather is best for shucking chestnut burs). Hope to see you there! Sign […]
We'll be shucking chestnut burs to extract the nuts, prepare the nuts for stratification; record the family and quantity of nuts by family. We will be shucking at Augusta Forestry Center in Crimora, VA. Bring a lunch, water, and thick gloves (leather is best for shucking chestnut burs). Hope to see you there! Sign […]
We'll be shucking chestnut burs to extract the nuts, prepare the nuts for stratification; record the family and quantity of nuts by family. We will be shucking at Augusta Forestry Center in Crimora, VA. Bring a lunch, water, and thick gloves (leather is best for shucking chestnut burs). Hope to see you there! Sign […]
We'll be shucking chestnut burs to extract the nuts, prepare the nuts for stratification; record the family and quantity of nuts by family. We will be shucking at Augusta Forestry Center in Crimora, VA. Bring a lunch, water, and thick gloves (leather is best for shucking chestnut burs). Hope to see you there! Sign up […]
We'll be shucking chestnut burs to extract the nuts, prepare the nuts for stratification; record the family and quantity of nuts by family. We will be shucking at Augusta Forestry Center in Crimora, VA. Bring a lunch, water, and thick gloves (leather is best for shucking chestnut burs). Hope to see you there! Sign up […]
If we are going to save the American chestnut, we'll need help planting LOTS of them! We'll either be planting trees or nuts, using shovels, post-hole augers, and/or other hand tools. Come prepared to work in field or forest conditions; wear appropriate clothing and solid closed-toe shoes (no crocs, sorry!), Join us to plant […]
Join us to plant 150 chestnut seedlings near Independence, VA! If we are going to save the American chestnut, we'll need help planting LOTS of them! We'll either be planting trees or nuts, using shovels, post-hole augers, and/or other hand tools. Come prepared to work in field or forest conditions; wear appropriate clothing and solid […]