
Chestnut Chat: History of American Chestnut Breeding and New Innovations
Join us on Friday, September 20, 2024, from 11:30AM – 1:00PM (EPT), for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat. Assisting Evolution: The History of American Chestnut Breeding and New Innovations Special guests Mike Aucott, John Scrivani, and Jared Westbrook will discuss American...VA- Chestnut Planting, Falling Creek Park, Bedford County
The Bedford Area Master Gardeners Association (BAMGA) in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension, and Bedford County Parks and Rec have collaborated with the VA Chapter TACF to plant a demonstration plot of a dozen backcross hybrid chestnuts, plus one wild...Maryland Chapter Fall Meeting
The MD-TACF fall meeting will take place from 10-2:30 pm at Fox Haven Farms. We will have two guest speakers and tour a chestnut orchard from our breeding program. Hope to see you there!
Learn More About TACF’s Research Advisory Council
Over the course of The American Chestnut Foundation’s 41 years, the organization has consistently sought external scientific expertise to ensure that its programming and progress are on track. To reach this goal, The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) holds two...
Press Release: Partnership in Genetic Research Between TACF and Virginia Tech
Partnership in Genetic Research Between The American Chestnut Foundation and Virginia Tech Guides Efforts to Restore the American Chestnut Tree Asheville, NC, July 23, 2024 Indigenous trees adjust to the climate and environmental circumstances of their locality as a...Chestnut Chat: Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change
Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: Exploring Options for Sustaining Eastern Forests in an Uncertain Future Join us on Friday, August 16, 2024, from 11:30AM – 1:00PM (EPT), for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat. Special guests Tony D’Amato, Pete Clark, and Tim...
SC- Clear Day Thunder Documentary Screening
Join us at Grateful Brew on Sunday, July 14 at 4 p.m. for a screening of Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut, a new documentary detailing grassroots efforts by researchers and citizen scientists to restore one of America’s most ecologically and...