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Asian Ambrosia Beetle Update
Asian Ambrosia Beetle Update by Jennifer Santoro, Graduate Student Intern Asian ambrosia beetles, an invasive wood-boring insect, have shown up in a handful of our Virginia orchards. The beetles bore into small-sized trees and introduce a fungus that ultimately kills...
Mullins/McFall Chestnut Planting
Forty volunteers and organizers braved snow, cold, and wind to plant a total of 625 chestnut seeds, including 525 Restoration Chestnut 1.0 seeds, on Saturday, March 2, 2013, on the Mullins/McFall reclaimed surface mine site in Dickenson County, near Clintwood,...
Planting Seedlings in Jefferson National Forest
From November 27-29, 2012, some 20 volunteers from the U.S. Forest Service, Virginia Forestry Department, Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists and The American Chestnut Foundation planted nearly 1200 chestnut seedlings at an...
WSLS10 Story on Chestnut Breeding
Roanoke station WSLS10 reported on the VA Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation’s breeding program in the Roanoke area.
November 10 Roanoke Meeting Report
Roanoke Meeting Provides Views of Past and Future of American Chestnut in Virginia From mouse-eaten remains of trading records found at one of the few remaining mountain trading posts in southwest Virginia, Dr. Ralph L. Lutts provided attendees at the Virginia Chapter...
Mother Tree Orchard Readied for Winter
Several Virginia Chapter volunteers joined Smithsonian volunteers and staff of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) near Front Royal on November 5th to prepare the mother tree orchard hosted by SCBI for winter. Thanks to the work of the orchard...
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June is packed with activities! There are numerous provisional field work projects that haven’t yet been added to the Event Calendar. If you’re interested in participating in your Chapter's planting, pollination, and various field tasks, please contact them to express your enthusiasm. Additionally, consider subscribing to their newsletter, which regularly provides updates on upcoming events.
Check out our event calendar: tacf.org/events/category/tacf/
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Barbara Stovall
The USDA has announced its desire to shut down or repurpose the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), putting TACF’s important chestnut orchard at risk.
This orchard is especially valuable because the trees are growing in soil naturally affected by Phytophthora root rot (PRR), allowing researchers to evaluate disease resistance under real-world conditions. It includes predominantly American chestnut hybrids that have shown promising resistance and could soon provide a vital source of seed for restoration efforts.
We are asking members and volunteers to contact their representatives in Congress and urge continued access to BARC to help preserve this irreplaceable research and restoration resource.
#americanchestnut #contactcongress #calltoaction #conservation #environment
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Does the blight that affects the American chestnut live in the soil or is it airborne? I own several acres that once was a surface coal mine. The reclaimed soil is void of microbes (some consider it sterile). Empress trees grow on it, as well as many native species that don’t do so well in a mature forest. I’d like to try chestnut but not sure if it’s worth the investment.
That is a Chinese chestnut not an American chestnut
I hope they keep it open. These orchard are so important for forest restoration efforts. I created one for Butternut.
It was so much fun to get out and nature and be a part of a community. Volunteer and check out events with your state Chapter to see what you have been missing!
Click the link in our bio to visit the "Volunteer" and "Events Calendar" links under "Get Engaged"
#explore #getinvolved #volunteer #americanchestnut #conservation
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Excellent, Maryland TACF, Maryland Maryland Chestnut Festival
Have you been wanting to learn more about chestnut blight? I thought so!
Check out the article: www.aol.com/lifestyle/orange-gashes-tree-bark-023000711.html
#americanchestnut #explore #restoration #nature #news
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That's just Bigfoot pruning around