Virginia Bur Shucking Party

Virginia Bur Shucking Party

Come help the Virginia Chapter shuck chestnut burs. The chestnuts we collected will be used in breeding, research, and distribution for planting.   9 am – 4 pm, Virginia Department of Forestry, 908 Natural Resources Dr, Charlottesville VA...
VT/NH 40th Anniversary Celebration

VT/NH 40th Anniversary Celebration

We are excited to announce TACF’s 40th Anniversary celebration on Saturday October 14th in beautiful Lebanon NH. Bring the whole family, and friends interested in joining, to the Salt Hill Pub at the west end of the green, between 10:30am and 2pm. Members new and old...

TN Volunteers – Chestnut Shucking Party!

Who:  calling all Tennessee Chapter volunteers of The American Chestnut Foundation What:  a fun day processing this year’s harvest of backcross American chestnut seeds Where: The Fortwood Street Greenhouse and Nursery, on the campus of the University of...

MA/RI-TACF Autumn 2023 Quarterly Meeting – Hybrid

All are welcome to our Autumn 2023 Quarterly meeting. RSVP This meeting will be hybrid;  in-person & on Zoom (link below) LOCATION: The University of Rhode Island, Center for Biotechnology & Life Science, Room 010 and on Zoom. Please send agenda items to...
Shucking party

Shucking party

The Fall Harvest was very successful, thanks to all the volunteers who braved all that rain! And now that we have all those burrs, we need help get the nuts out! Come to our Shucking Party (bring gloves!) and help up open, select, list and track all the nuts coming...