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Carolinas Chapter Holds Virtual Meeting

by Jen Picicci | Oct 25, 2023 | Uncategorized

By Hannah Leeper, Southern Regional Outreach Coordinator Thank you to President Doug Gillis and the other members and volunteers of TACF’s Carolinas Chapter who attended our virtual meeting on September 20, 2023! This meeting, the first held since the COVID-19...

Restoring the American Chestnut to the 21st-Century Forest

by TACF | Oct 24, 2023

Dr. Scrivani will discuss how the land has changed, how the climate has changed, how human impact on the land has changed, how the suite of forest species has changed, and how these species interact with the land, with the climate, with human intervention, and with...

Chestnut Chat: Mineland Reclamation

by TACF | Oct 23, 2023

Green Forests Work – Restoring Native Forests and Creating Economic Opportunities on Surface Mines across Appalachia Join us November 17 from 11:30AM – 1:00PM (EDT), for TACF’s next LIVE Chestnut Chat. Our special guest Michael French will discuss mineland...

Carolinas Chapter Hike with TACF and Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

by TACF | Oct 19, 2023

UPDATE: Unfortunately, this hike has to be canceled once again. The weather conditions are not favorable, with forecasts predicting rain and low temperatures in the morning. We will have another hike at a later date, which is yet to be determined. We apologize for any...

GA – 40th Anniversary Celebration – Atlanta

by TACF | Oct 18, 2023

Help us celebrate the 40th anniversary of The American Chestnut Foundation! Best End BrewingSunday, November 122-6 PM1036 White Street SWAtlanta, GA 30310 Live Music! Cool American chestnut merch! American chestnuts to grow! Prizes! Great Best End beer and food for...

Screening full-sib and half-sib families of chestnut seedlings for resistance to Cryphonectria parasitica using a small stem assay and to oxalic acid using a leaf-disc assay — Uma Plambeck

by TACF | Oct 17, 2023 | Posters 2023

2023 Poster Session View all 2023 Posters Uma Plambeck and J. Hill Craddock The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Dept. Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science, 615 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga TN 37403 Download PDF: Poster: Screening full-sib and half-sib...

Restoring endangered Chestnuts trees at William Paterson University — Tyler Fishman

by TACF | Oct 17, 2023 | Posters 2023

2023 Poster Session View all 2023 Posters Tyler Fishman, Kay Gardiner, Dayanara Magallanes, Mike DaSilva, Nicole Davi William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470 Download PDF: Restoring Endangered Chestnuts at William Paterson University – Tyler...

Natural pollen dispersal and the effect of controlled burns in American chestnut restoration — Maya Niesz Kutsch

by TACF | Oct 17, 2023 | Posters 2023

2023 Poster Session View all 2023 Posters Maya Niesz Kutsch and Dr. Andrew Newhouse SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York Download PDF: Poster-Natural Pollen Dispersal and the Effect of Controlled Burns on American...

CT Chapter – Fall Board Meeting

by Florian Carle | Oct 16, 2023

The 2023 Fall Board meeting of the CT Chapter of TACF will be held on Friday, November 10th at 12:00 Noon. The meeting will once again be held over Zoom. The meeting is open to the public, but please contact us at gro.fca@retpahcTC for access information.

VA- Clear Day Thunder screening

by TACF | Oct 13, 2023

Come enjoy a free screening of the new documentary, Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut at the Bedford Central Library in Bedford, VA. Showing starts at...

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Carolinas Chapter Holds Virtual Meeting

Restoring the American Chestnut to the 21st-Century Forest

Chestnut Chat: Mineland Reclamation

Carolinas Chapter Hike with TACF and Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

GA – 40th Anniversary Celebration – Atlanta

Screening full-sib and half-sib families of chestnut seedlings for resistance to Cryphonectria parasitica using a small stem assay and to oxalic acid using a leaf-disc assay — Uma Plambeck

Restoring endangered Chestnuts trees at William Paterson University — Tyler Fishman

Natural pollen dispersal and the effect of controlled burns in American chestnut restoration — Maya Niesz Kutsch

CT Chapter – Fall Board Meeting

VA- Clear Day Thunder screening

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