by TACF | May 28, 2024
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...
by TACF | May 28, 2024
by TACF | May 17, 2024
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...
by TACF | May 15, 2024
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....
by TACF | May 15, 2024
by TACF | May 14, 2024
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...
by TACF | May 14, 2024
by TACF | May 7, 2024
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...
by TACF | May 7, 2024
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...
by TACF | May 7, 2024
