Prince William Forest Planting November 5

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!

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

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...
Roanoke June Restoration

Roanoke June Restoration

We had a good day of bagging chestnuts yesterday. We placed 32 bags on the Hinlicky tree, 29 bags on the Absher tree, and 17 bags on the McPherson tree. A total of 154 burs are covered and ready to be pollinated in a week or so. I will be sending out an email...
Seed Planting at Catawba

Seed Planting at Catawba

On the bright and windy morning of Saturday, April 4, four volunteers planted 88 chestnut nuts at the Catawba Sustainability Center’s breeding orchard. The Catawba Sustainability Center, a property of Virginia Tech, is located in Catawba, Virginia. Catawba is a...