The Pennsylvania Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (PA-TACF) is partnering with the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to restore habitat for migratory birds in northeastern Pennsylvania. Kinder Morgan, a...
Every volunteer makes a difference but when individuals work together on a project the impact is magnified. Over the course of a week, we were able to plant 8,000 nuts for the Raystown and Penn State Orchards. Many thanks to the volunteers who joined our staff in...
On behalf of the PA/NJ Chapter I would like to send out a special thank you to Board Members, Rebecca Hirsch (left) and Susan Smith (right) for donating their time to help with registration at the TACF Annual Meeting. Their warmth, wit, and intelligence provided a...
Deb Ridgeway is an invaluable member of our team here at PA-TACF. Pretty much anywhere you see the work of PA-TACF, you are also seeing the hand of Deb Ridgeway at work. She is one of those volunteers you know you can count on, stepping up to the plate for any type of...
Susan Smith co-directs Longacre, a summer program for students ages 8-18, on a 200 acre organic farm outside of Newport, PA. They celebrate their 40th season this year. She has been a member of the American Chestnut Foundation since 2002 when the first pure American...
