VA Seed Orchard Planting – Blandy Experimental Farm

Blandy Experimental Farm 400 Blandy Farm Lane, Boyce, VA, United States

Come help us sow chestnuts in one of our three seed orchards. These orchards are part of our plan to make many thousands of chestnuts available for future restoration plantings in the forests of Virginia. Get your hands a little dirty gently planting chestnuts in the ground and setting up small tubes to protect them […]

VA Seed Orchard Planting – Banshee Reeks

Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve 21085 The Woods Rd, Leesburg, VA, United States

Come help us sow chestnuts in one of our three seed orchards. These orchards are part of our plan to make many thousands of chestnuts available for future restoration plantings in the forests of Virginia. Get your hands a little dirty gently planting chestnuts in the ground and setting up small tubes to protect them […]

VA Seed Orchard Planting – Sky Meadows State Park

Sky Meadows State Park 11012 Edmonds Ln, Delaplane, VA, United States

Come help us sow chestnuts in one of our three seed orchards. These orchards are part of our plan to make many thousands of chestnuts available for future restoration plantings in the forests of Virginia. Get your hands a little dirty gently planting chestnuts in the ground and setting up small tubes to protect them […]

VA Special Guided Tour of Lesesne State Forest

Lesesne State Forest Lesesne State Forest Trailhead, State Rt 680, Roseland, VA, United States

SPECIAL GUIDED TOUR:Saturday, March 30, 9:30am to Noon, Lesesne State ForestLesesne State ForestLatitude/Longitude: 37° 50′ 32.3″, -78° 57′ 50.0″ Learn about the History of Chestnut BreedingJoin us for a walking tour of Lesesne State Forest, where chestnut breeding has been going on since 1968. See large surviving American chestnuts that we grafted there in the […]

VA- Chestnut Inoculations at Blandy, Day 1

Blandy Experimental Farm 400 Blandy Farm Lane, Boyce, VA, United States

2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation ProgramVolunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task - inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew, or crews, are required over three weekends, working from 9 am to 3 pm. Please email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It […]

VA- Inoculations at Blandy, day 2

Blandy Experimental Farm 400 Blandy Farm Lane, Boyce, VA, United States

2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task - inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew, or crews, are required over three weekends, working from 9 am to 3 pm. Please email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. […]

VA- Inoculations at Sky Meadows, day 1

Sky Meadows State Park 11012 Edmonds Ln, Delaplane, VA, United States

2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task - inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew, or crews, are required over three weekends, working from 9 am to 3 pm. Please email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. […]

VA- Inoculations at Sky Meadows, day 2

Sky Meadows State Park 11012 Edmonds Ln, Delaplane, VA, United States

2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task - inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew, or crews, are required over three weekends, working from 9 am to 3 pm. Please email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. […]

VA- Inoculations at Banshee Reeks, day 1

Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve 21085 The Woods Rd, Leesburg, VA, United States

2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task - inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew, or crews, are required over three weekends, working from 9 am to 3 pm. Please email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. […]

VA- Inoculations at Banshee Reeks, day 2

Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve 21085 The Woods Rd, Leesburg, VA, United States

2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task - inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew, or crews, are required over three weekends, working from 9 am to 3 pm. Please email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. […]