by Jules Smith | May 18, 2020 | eSprout
Recently, I had the honor of presenting two American chestnut wood carvings to brothers Remus and Howard Lyles. The carvings were made by past president and TACF board member emeritus Gary Carver out of chestnut wood from two cylindrical posts that supported the first...
by Jules Smith | May 18, 2020 | eSprout
On February 1, 40 MD-TACF Chapter members and volunteers planted about 2,000 5th-generation hybrid chestnuts in the greenhouse located at the Baltimore County Center for Maryland Agriculture and Farm Park. This was the second year of chestnut plantings in preparation...
by Jules Smith | May 18, 2020 | eSprout
In 2015 the Leominster Sportsmen’s Assoc., Inc. (LSA) in Leominster, MA had four forest management/wildlife habitat improvement clearcuts conducted totaling 20+ acres. Three of the clearcuts are near the top of a hill-ridge system and the other is on the eastern...
by Jules Smith | May 12, 2020
Join TACF’s President & CEO Lisa Thomson for a live, informal conversation with world renown keyboardist Chuck Leavell, this Friday, May 15th, 2020! Chuck has performed with superstar groups such as the Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton...
by Jules Smith | May 12, 2020
Join TACF’s President & CEO Lisa Thomson for a live, informal conversation with world renown keyboardist Chuck Leavell, this Friday, May 15th, 2020! Chuck has performed with superstar groups such as the Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton...
by Florian Carle | May 5, 2020
Join Ellery Sinclair and friends for a walk in a 300-planting American chestnut orchard at Great Mountain Forest. Learn of the dramatic, sudden loss of this major tree and the ecological impact. Hear of the American Chestnut Foundation’s efforts to restore this iconic...
by Florian Carle | May 5, 2020
Join Ellery Sinclair and friends for a walk in a 300-planting American chestnut orchard at Great Mountain Forest. Learn of the dramatic, sudden loss of this major tree and the ecological impact. Hear of the American Chestnut Foundation’s efforts to restore this iconic...
by Jules Smith | Apr 27, 2020
Join us on Friday, May 8, 2020 at 11:30AM (EDT) for our next live Chestnut Chat. The dedicated staff at TACF’s Meadowview Research Farms will share updates about seed orchards and greenhouse production, and how crucial work is being accomplished during this...
by Jules Smith | Apr 27, 2020
Join us on Friday, May 8, 2020 at 11:30AM (EDT) for our next live Chestnut Chat. The dedicated staff at TACF’s Meadowview Research Farms will share updates about seed orchards and greenhouse production, and how crucial work is being accomplished during this...
by Jules Smith | Apr 21, 2020
Join us at 11:30AM (note new time) for our next live Chestnut Chat on Friday, April 24. The topic for this week’s chat is National Volunteer Week and Earth Day: TACF Volunteers Share Their Stories. You’ll hear personal stories from several volunteers...
