Successful Planting April 4 at Pound, VA

Successful Planting April 4 at Pound, VA

Ten volunteers recruited by the Southwest Virginia Branch helped plant 625 chestnut seeds as part of the Conservation Innovation Grant progeny test at the Red Onion Mine site near Pound, Virginia. The day started dry and cool but a cold front blew in during the...
VA TACF Announces New PlantsMap Page!

VA TACF Announces New PlantsMap Page!

The Virginia TACF proudly announces the inauguration of its PlantsMap page.  The PlantsMap page shows the location of American chestnut trees planted throughout the state as a part of VA TACF’s ceremonial planting program.  Here you will find the location of the...
VA TACF Strategic Plan Draft Available

VA TACF Strategic Plan Draft Available

Following our successful strategic planning meeting in Charlottesville, we have been hard at work compiling the results and crafting a strategic plan for the next phase of our work to restore the American chestnut to our forests.   You can review drafts of the plan...
VA TACF Strategic Plan Draft Available

Video on Jennifer Santoro’s Duke University Stanback Internship

VA TACF intern Jennifer A. Santoro, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Master of Forestry & Master of Environmental Management Candidate, produced this brief video explaining her work with VA TACF and why she finds it so rewarding. See why...
Volunteer Now!

Volunteer Now!

Current Opportunities to Volunteer! Working with the Public Plantings are planned for Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna on May 3 and at Mount Vernon at a date in the spring to be determined.  We are looking for a few volunteers to help with (a) planting the...