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A blight-resistant American chestnut tree. The next step. SUNY-ESF is working in collaboration with The American Chestnut Foundation to restore the American chestnut tree to its former prominence in the […]
The American chestnut may get a do-over. With a significant new round of grants, The American Chestnut Foundation, based in North Carolina, plans to develop ways to predict chestnut trees’ […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNITY, Maine — Students in the Conservation Biology program at Unity College will conduct a large planting of chestnut seeds as part of an ongoing restoration experiment […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Samantha Bowers, The American Chestnut Foundation, Grants Manager 828.281.0047, samantha.bowers@acf.org ASHEVILLE, N.C. 3/1/17 – Asheville-based conservation nonprofit, The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF), is pleased to announce it has received $600,000 in […]
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Transgenic American chestnuts could soon take root. Claire Dunn, CC BY-ND William Powell, State University of New York College of Environmental Science […]
Catawba College students in Dr. Jay Bolin’s resource ecology and management class took a field trip recently to Frog Hollow Orchard, just outside of Salisbury, to learn about the conservation […]
This wonderful event caught our eye! Susan Bull Riley is a favorite of The American Chestnut Foundation and her work will be on display at a gallery in Vermont […]
by Samantha Bowers, TACF Grants Manager In January, TACF staff met with U.S. Forest Service – Southern Region staff to discuss the long time partnership between the two organizations. At […]
By Robert Sypolt, TACF West Virginia Chapter President The West Virginia chapter of TACF is actively planning an exhibit at the 2017 Boy Scout Jamboree happening July 19 to July 28. […]
By Kendra Collins, New England Regional Science Coordinator Winter is often a quieter time for those of us working with American chestnuts. It is also a great time to start […]
