Prince William Forest Planting November 5
The Virginia Chapter of TACF has teamed with the National Park Service to plant a test grove of Restoration Chestnuts at Prince William Forest Park. We know this park was once home to many American chestnut trees, and we hope these new trees will start a return of...
Progress Harvesting Orchards!
Good news! We are almost finished with harvesting backcross orchards in Virginia. Fortunes Cove was loaded with burs; the same was true with the orchard at Blandy and a few of the others. Soon we’ll focus our efforts on harvesting wild Americans. This is a chance...
Restoring Virginia’s Chestnuts West of the Blue Ridge
What: Restoring Virginia’s Chestnuts West of the Blue Ridge When: Saturday, June 7, 2014, from 2 pm to 5 pm Where: Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia 1290 Richmond Avenue, Staunton, VA The public is invited to an informational meeting June 7th in Staunton hosted by...