Many Opportunities to Volunteer!

Many Opportunities to Volunteer!

Many opportunities exist to help support VATACF’s mission to restore chestnut trees to Virginia. The volunteer opportunities are part-time and hours can usually be flexible to meet your schedule. Some of the opportunities will take you into nature and involve contact...

Mayes Speaks to Prince William Garden Clubs

Cathy Mayes made a presentation in January 2019 to the Prince William Area Council of Garden Clubs on chestnut trees and the blight that nearly obliterated the species in America.  The Council membership is five garden clubs in Prince William County, Virginia.
Meadowlark Gardens Planting May 3

Meadowlark Gardens Planting May 3

The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and the Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will plant a demonstration orchard of Restoration Chestnuts at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna on Sunday, May 3 at 11:00 am. We are looking for a few...
Meet the Intern: Jennifer Santoro

Meet the Intern: Jennifer Santoro

Jennifer Santoro, a graduate student at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, is joining the Virginia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation as an intern this summer. Based out of the Marshall office, Jennifer hopes to participate in the...
Middle Mountain Workday

Middle Mountain Workday

On April 30, a large group of 22 volunteers, including 15 members of Boy Scout Troop 79, worked on the orchard at Middle Mountain Farm in Albemarle County. The orchard, which contains nearly 300 seedlings, was started from seeds planted earlier this year. The...