John Scrivani

  The Virginia Chapter will hold a board meeting on Friday, January 11, 2019, from 10 am - 2 pm.  The meeting will be held at the Virginia Department of Forestry, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Charlottesville, VA.

  The Virginia Chapter will hold a board meeting on Friday, January 11, 2019, from 10 am - 2 pm.  The meeting will be held at the Virginia Department of Forestry, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Charlottesville, VA.

The Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will conduct its annual membership meeting on Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Claytor Nature Center in Bedford.  The meeting is open to the public and members are especially invited to attend. The meeting begins at 1:00.  Our special guest is Dr. Jason Holliday, Associate Professor, Department of […]

The Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will conduct its annual membership meeting on Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Claytor Nature Center in Bedford.  The meeting is open to the public and members are especially invited to attend. The meeting begins at 1:00.  Our special guest is Dr. Jason Holliday, Associate Professor, Department of […]

Come help the Virginia Chapter shuck chestnut burs. The chestnuts we collected will be used in breeding, research, and distribution for planting.   9 am - 4 pm, Virginia Department of Forestry, 908 Natural Resources Dr, Charlottesville VA 22903

Please join us for our annual general membership meeting and a special screening of the exciting new documentary Clear Day Thunder - Rescuing the American Chestnut. After the film we will have a Q&A session and a site visit to our chestnut seed orchard, Help us celebrate the 40th Anniversary of The American Chestnut Foundation!

Come to Lesesne State Forest for a demonstration of controlled pollination of American chestnuts as part of our breeding program. In the two hours, you will have the opportunity to see the process hands-on and also see the results of over 50 years of chestnut research. Come prepared for outdoor conditions and hazards. Bring water […]

The Virginia Chapter will present a poster at the 2025 Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve Research Symposium. Chapter citizen scientists will be there to discuss our work and to give tours of the chestnut seed orchard located at the Preserve.