by Florian Carle | Feb 2, 2024
This year again, the CT Chapter will be at the Flower and Garden Show. Stop by our table in the CT Federated Garden exhibit to see the work of the Foundation. Free entry will be provided for volunteers who will help us at the table during the week. Email us if you can...
by Hal Brindley | Feb 2, 2024
by Hal Brindley | Feb 2, 2024
The Maine Chapter will gather at Ellis Greenhouse and Nursery in Hudson, Maine to plant chestnut seeds for our annual seedling sale. Meet at the Ellis Greenhouse at 10:00 AM Saturday, February 10. Bring something to share for potluck...
by Jim Curtis | Jan 31, 2024
The Maryland Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is excited to invite you to our annual Spring Meeting. This is a fantastic opportunity to: Hear from leading experts · Dr. Douglas E. Norris (Johns Hopkins): gain insights into tick-borne disease · Bruce...
by Hal Brindley | Jan 30, 2024
Please join us for a Zoom presentation! 1/30/2024 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Returning American Chestnut Trees to their Native Range with John Meiklejohn hosted by NOFA – Massachusetts Pollinator Monthly Meeting Pre-Register to receive the Zoom link...
by Hal Brindley | Jan 29, 2024
2024American ChestnutSymposium October 24-26 Cromwell, CT Symposium Info Register NOW Highlight: tour the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and visit large American chestnut trees and hybrids.(Aerial photo of CAES by Florian...
by Hal Brindley | Jan 26, 2024
As part of its “Voices of the Land” series, Westerly Land Trust in partnership with The United Theatre hosts a screening of Clear DayThunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut. At the turn of the 20th century, a deadly blight accidentally imported into the U.S. from Asia...
by Hal Brindley | Jan 26, 2024
by Hal Brindley | Jan 23, 2024
Join us February 16, 2024, from 11:30AM – 1:00PM (EPT), for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat. In this edition, Joanna Malukiewicz will discuss the interplay in the evolution of Castanea and the chestnut blight fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica). Listen in to learn about the...
by Hal Brindley | Jan 19, 2024
Chestnut Planting Workshop Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 4:00-5:30PM Join us for Part 1 of a 2-part event! Part 1 will be held at Gassaway Field in West Asheville Park and will show you how to plant and care for American chestnut seedlings. The American Chestnut Foundation...
