by Jean Najjar | Oct 4, 2021
Join Sara Fitzsimmons and Tim Eck at the House Rock BC1 Orchard to take measurements. These trees have had their genomes fully sequenced, and now we need to take the phenotypic data to compare to the underlying genetic information. This event would mainly be...
by Jean Najjar | Sep 29, 2021
The PA/NJ Chapter has postponed the in-person program planned for this fall due to concerns over COVID variants. In its stead, they will hold a shortened Zoom meeting on November 6th focused on the American chestnut and our restoration efforts. Sara Fitzsimmons,...
by Jean Najjar | Sep 29, 2021
What: RESMAP Data Collection Volunteer Day When: Friday, October 8th, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM (or until finished) Where: Shadehouse of the Forest Resources Lab, University Park, PA 16802 (Use 206 Forest Resources Lab for navigation.) Description: After being inoculated on...
by Jim Curtis | Sep 27, 2021
Dear members and friends, The Maryland Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation (MDTACF) will have our fall meeting by Zoom on Saturday, Oct. 2, starting at 10:00 am. (The Zoom invitation is below).We are very pleased to announce that our keynote speaker will be...
by Jules Smith | Sep 23, 2021
Join us on Friday, October 15 at 11:30 AM (EST) for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat: Genomic Sequencing 101 and the Genome of American Chestnut. People often ask, “Have you considered gene editing to enhance disease resistance in American chestnut?” For gene...
by Jack Swatt | Sep 4, 2021
The Manchester Land Conservation Trust GCO was planted back in the spring, but due to lack of fencing supplies due to COVID, and a thunderstorm bringing a quick ending to our spring planting day, installation of the fencing was put off to a later time. Now that we...
by Jules Smith | Aug 31, 2021 | eSprout
On August 24-25, 2021 ME-TACF Chapter Vice President Tom Klak, and VT/NH-TACF Chapter President Doug McLane, once again combined efforts to move American chestnut restoration forward. They checked the condition of hundreds of chestnut flowers at Cape Elizabeth, ME...
by Jules Smith | Aug 31, 2021 | eSprout, External News
This article in the Sun Journal revisits the 114-foot tall American chestnut tree in Hebron, Maine. The tree is considered to be the largest surviving American chestnut in the state of Maine, and one of the largest in the country. The reason for its blight-resistance...
by Jack Swatt | Aug 31, 2021 | eSprout
In July 2021, the CT-TACF Chapter held several Chestnut Hikes to search for new sources of American chestnut germplasm. The CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection had previously performed habitat management harvests at many parcels of state-owned land...
by Jules Smith | Aug 31, 2021
Join us on Friday, September 17 at 11:30 AM (EDT) for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat. Charles David Ray, associate professor of ecosystem science and management at Penn State University, will discuss identification and properties of chestnut wood. Participants can join...
