As the spring temperatures start to warm up, it’s time to start planting our next generation of chestnut trees to help fulfill our mission of restoring the American chestnut. We will gladly appreciate any help you would like to offer us. Please bring your own work gloves or any hand gardening tool, as well as […]
As the spring temperatures start to warm up, it’s time to start planting our next generation of chestnut trees to help fulfill our mission of restoring the American chestnut. We will gladly appreciate any help you would like to offer us. Please bring your own work gloves or any hand gardening tool, as well as […]
Chestnut Tree Hike in Nehantic State Forest hosted by the Lyme Land Trust. Join Emery Gluck, retired CT DEEP forester, and Jack Swatt, President of the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation for a walk to see some of the largest surviving chestnut trees in Connecticut. Large chestnut trees are rarely seen since they […]
A previous timber harvest at this location has allowed chestnut sprouts to grow to flowering height. On this hike we will search for the flowering chestnut trees. We will also be holding an optional workshop to learn how to obtain samples to verify their pure American status and additional information to enter them in our […]
A previous timber harvest at this location has potential for chestnut sprouts to grow to flowering height. It is unknown if there are any chestnuts in this area, but was suggested as a good place to look by a DEEP forester. On this hike we will search for the flowering chestnut trees. We will also […]
When an isolated American chestnut tree flowers without a nearby source of pollen, the tree produces infertile nuts. We have been helping these trees successfully reproduce by bringing pollen to the tree and manually pollenating the female flowers. Join us this weekend to learn how to perform the pollinations at one of two pollination workshops. […]
When an isolated American chestnut tree flowers without a nearby source of pollen, the tree produces infertile nuts. We have been helping these trees successfully reproduce by bringing pollen to the tree and manually pollenating the female flowers. Join us this weekend to learn how to perform the pollinations at one of two pollination workshops. […]
The Manchester Land Conservation Trust GCO was planted back in the spring, but due to lack of fencing supplies due to COVID, and a thunderstorm bringing a quick ending to our spring planting day, installation of the fencing was put off to a later time. Now that we have the supplies available, come to see […]
Come visit the CT-TACF Chapter's exhibit booth in the Discovery Center at the 2021 Durham Fair in Durham, CT from Thursday, September 23 through Sunday, September 26. We will be informing the public about our work to restore the American chestnut to the forests of Connecticut. Volunteers are needed, so if you are a member […]
The 2021 Fall Board meeting of the CT Chapter of TACF will be held on Friday, November 19th at 12:00 Noon. The meeting will once again be held over Zoom given the continued pandemic. The meeting is open to the public, but please contact us at moc.liamg@retpahctc.fcat for access information.