Spring 2018 Newsletter Now Available

Spring 2018 Newsletter Now Available

The Spring 2018 issue of the Virginia Chapter’s newsletter, The Bur, is now available on line.  Click here to read the latest issue, which includes stories on progeny testing, the backcross breeding program and chainsaw safety practices and training, along with...
Spring 2020 Newsletter Available

Spring 2020 Newsletter Available

The Spring 2020 issue of The Bur, the newsletter of the Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation, is now available for viewing on line or downloading at this link.
Spring 2020 Newsletter Available

Spring Issue of The Bur Published

The Spring 2021 issue of The Bur is now available for downloading as a pdf file. This 12-page issue is packed with exciting news about our progress in re-establishing the American chestnut.
Successful Blue Ridge Heritage Planting – May 28

Successful Blue Ridge Heritage Planting – May 28

Blue Ridge Heritage, Inc. (BRHI), in partnership with The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is planting native American chestnuts on the property BRHI purchased last year (in the Rocky Knob area of the Blue Ridge Parkway). These plantings are test sites, allowing...