2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task – inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew, or crews, are required over three weekends, working from 9 am to 3 pm....
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...
Have you ever wanted to be a chestnut breeder? Please join us at the beautiful Tennessee Tech University Orchard for a one-day pollination workshop to learn the basics of chestnut breeding. The workshop is a hands-on opportunity to learn and practice the techniques we...
It’s the 50th Episode Spectacular! Join us on Friday, July 19, 2024, from 11:30AM – 1:00PM (EPT), for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat. Inspiring Next Gen Conservationists Dancing chestnuts, fireworks, Hollywood celebrities, free beer, and a special musical...
Join us for TrailsFest on June 1st, National Trails Day! Come for morning hikes and trail work, stay for a festival to celebrate trails, getting outdoors, and connecting our community members with organizations supporting our land, trails, and outdoor activities....
The American Chestnut tree was almost extinct. Blight had all but eradicated this native tree until dedicated scientists, volunteers, and some insightful celebrities like Dolly Parton, President Jimmy Carter and musician Chuck Leavell banded together to bring the...
Spend a day surrounded by chestnut trees and friendly people as we inoculate chestnut trees with blight to test their blight resistance at the Penn State Arboretum orchard in State College, Pennsylvania. If you enjoy outdoor work then this is for you! The PSU...
Join TACF at the chestnut orchard at Penn State Arboretum in State College on Friday, June 14th to learn all about the controlled pollination process, and see the many different types of chestnuts at this large backcross chestnut orchard. Controlled pollination is...
NOTICE: This hike has been canceled due to weather. We hope to try again at some point in the future! Join TACF Chief Conservation Officer Sara Fitzsimmons to see a large surviving American chestnut at Devil’s Marbleyard in Glasgow, VA! Come out to Glasgow, VA...
Please join us for the Annual Meeting of the VT/NH Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation on Saturday, May 11, 2024, from 9-1 at the Tracy Memorial Library, 304 Main Street, New London, NH. Annual business meeting is 9-10 (all members welcome). The program is...
