by Jules Smith | Jan 14, 2019 | eSprout
Students from Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC planted 160 chestnuts at the campus on November 29 after delays due to cold weather and the first dusting of snow in the Asheville area. The seedlings are from 40 different genetic families from across the native...
by Jules Smith | Jan 14, 2019 | eSprout
Champion, written by Sally M. Walker, is The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut Tree as the subtitle states. First published in 2018, the book is written in a narrative style at a middle-grade level. The eight chapters are well illustrated and contain helpful...
by Yvonne Federowicz | Jan 9, 2019
All are welcome to our first meeting in 2019! The meeting is at the Wachusett Meadow Audubon Sanctuary; see directions below. Please bring lunch; we will provide coffee and chestnut snacks. Agenda to follow. (Rescheduled from 1/20 due to Winter Storm)...
by Yvonne Federowicz | Jan 9, 2019
All are welcome to our first meeting in 2019! The meeting is at the Wachusett Meadow Audubon Sanctuary; see directions below. Please bring lunch; we will provide coffee and chestnut snacks. Agenda to follow. (Rescheduled from 1/20 due to Winter Storm)...
by Jules Smith | Jan 9, 2019 | External News
“To do something that has never been done before, to bring a species back from oblivion, is the result of research and teamwork by partners who want to restore the tree to its nearly mythic glory.” This is just a taste of an article about American chestnut...
by Jack Swatt | Jan 8, 2019
The Annual Meeting of the CT-TACF Chapter will be held on Sunday, March 31 at 10:00AM (opening reception at 9:30AM) at the CT Forest & Park Association’s (CFPA) Headquarters, 16 Meriden Rd, Rockfall, CT. Featured guest speaker will be TACF Director of...
by Jack Swatt | Jan 8, 2019
The Annual Meeting of the CT-TACF Chapter will be held on Sunday, March 31 at 10:00AM (opening reception at 9:30AM) at the CT Forest & Park Association’s (CFPA) Headquarters, 16 Meriden Rd, Rockfall, CT. Featured guest speaker will be TACF Director of...
by Jules Smith | Jan 3, 2019 | External News
This news article out of central New Jersey explains the efforts being made in that area to restore the American chestnut. The New Hopewell Environmental Commission has teamed up with the PA/NJ-TACF Chapter to plant trees in Hopewell Township’s Woolsey Park....
by Jules Smith | Jan 3, 2019
The PA/NJ Chapter will have a table at the PA Farm Show on January 5-12 in Harrisburg, PA. Browse the chapter’s table for cool branded merchandise and hand-crafted items including: Chris Ditlow chestnut spoons, Jim Finley bowls, and more. All proceeds go toward...
by Jules Smith | Jan 3, 2019
The PA/NJ Chapter will have a table at the PA Farm Show on January 5-12 in Harrisburg, PA. Browse the chapter’s table for cool branded merchandise and hand-crafted items including: Chris Ditlow chestnut spoons, Jim Finley bowls, and more. All proceeds go toward...
