by Jules Smith | Dec 30, 2021 | eSprout, External News
ME-TACF Chapter’s Tom Klak, professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Programs at the University of New England (UNE), has partnered with Sweet Cream Dairy in Biddeford, ME to release a chestnut ice cream for the third year in a row. This partnership...
by Jules Smith | Dec 30, 2021 | eSprout
Do you know what a landscape fabric spreading machine looks like? I didn’t, until the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDF) lent one to the VA-TACF Chapter on December 7 and 8. This machine helped greatly as volunteers planted 678 hybrid chestnut seedlings at Matthews...
by Jules Smith | Dec 22, 2021 | eSprout
The Susquehannock Wildlife Society (SWS) is proud to announce that a new American chestnut restoration project is underway on our 20-acre Wildlife Center property in Harford County, MD, thanks to the generous donation of forty seedlings from TACF. This project began...
by Jules Smith | Dec 14, 2021 | eSprout
Today, December 14, 2021 is a special occasion at TACF: Roast Chestnuts Day! As we enjoy this holiday season, the tune of Nat King Cole’s famous 1946 “The Christmas Song” brings forth cheerful appreciation for “chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” TACF’s...
by Jules Smith | Dec 3, 2021 | External News
In this November 2021 article from The Washington Post, University of California Santa Cruz professor of ecology and evolution Beth Shapiro explores the power of synthetic biology to restore earth’s critical biodiversity. Citing the restoration of the functionally...
by Jules Smith | Nov 23, 2021 | External News
On November 17, 2021, the This is Love podcast released its 40th episode titled “Grandfather of the Forest,” exploring the multigenerational journey of American chestnut restoration. Host Phoebe Judge speaks with passionate TACF members Blair and Mary...
by Jules Smith | Nov 22, 2021
Join us Friday, December 17 at 11:30 AM (EST) for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat: Phytophthora cinnamomi and American chestnut. Steve Jeffers, Professor of Plant Pathology & Extension Specialist, Ornamental Crops & Trees at Clemson University, and Katie McKeever,...
