Meeting of the Southern Region Minds at Berry College

Meeting of the Southern Region Minds at Berry College

On July 27, a group of chestnut researchers, Georgia and Tennessee Chapter members, and TACF staff convened at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. The purpose was to discuss southern germplasm conservation strategies, vegetative propagation of American chestnuts, and...
Working to Restore the American Chestnut

Working to Restore the American Chestnut

TACF’s Director of Restoration, Sara Fitzsimmons, had an article published recently about the work TACF is doing to restore the American chestnut tree. The article was requested by The Rewilding Institute, an organization whose mission is to “explore and...
Restoring an American Giant in Pittsfield, MA

Restoring an American Giant in Pittsfield, MA

TACF’s MA/RI Chapter is getting media attention for their work at the Robert J. Presutti Chestnut Orchard in Pittsfield, MA. The orchard, in Springside Park, was started in 2014 and occupies about 1.5 acres of meadowland in the park’s interior. It contains 3,000...

2018 Walk in Penn’s Woods

Mark your calendars for October 7, when Pennsylvanians across the state will walk to celebrate Penn’s Woods! Rural, urban, and suburban woods, state and national forests and parks, municipal watersheds, conserved areas, private lands and industries in the state’s 67...

2018 Walk in Penn’s Woods

Mark your calendars for October 7, when Pennsylvanians across the state will walk to celebrate Penn’s Woods! Rural, urban, and suburban woods, state and national forests and parks, municipal watersheds, conserved areas, private lands and industries in the state’s 67...
WV Chapter Hike to Locate American Chestnut Trees

WV Chapter Hike to Locate American Chestnut Trees

On May 31, TACF’s Mid-Atlantic Science Coordinator, Tom Saielli, and Adam Polinski of the Coopers Rock Foundation led the inaugural WV Chapter hike to find American chestnuts at Coopers Rock State Forest in Preston County. Polinski was the hike leader, knowing...