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Workshop on Educational Resources January 19
Please plan to attend a special Virginia Chapter workshop from 1:30 to 3 pm on Sunday, January 19th, 2014 at the Walker Nature Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191. We will be demonstrating many of the rich educational resources now available to educators...
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...
Fall 2013 Newsletter Available Online!
The Fall 2013 issue of the Virginia Chapter, The American Chestnut Foundation, newsletter–The Bur–is now available for download online. Click here to get a pdf copy of the newsletter.
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...
Asian Ambrosia Beetle Monitors Sought
The VA Chapter seeks volunteers to help set up a program for monitoring traps in our orchards beginning early in 2014. There will be a workshop on the monitoring process at the TACF Annual Meeting in Herndon on Saturday, October 18th. A strong interest in entomology...
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...
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🍂 As autumn arrives, chestnut trees at TACF’s Meadowview Research Farms enter dormancy, leaves turning gold and brown before falling. This cozy pause is nature’s renewal, while staff use the time to plan, prepare, and continually refine methods across the field, nursery, and lab. Dormancy sets the stage for a strong spring and a year of progress in chestnut science. 🌳
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Chestnut shortbread, anyone? In the latest issue of Chestnut magazine, staff member Angus shares his recipe for shortbread topped with black walnut spread. Watch the full recipe video on YouTube and see it in print in our members-only magazine!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTW0m0R8UF4&feature=youtu.be
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These beautiful backcross seedlings from TACF's Meadowview Research Farms are hanging out in our Asheville office looking pretty in the sunlight.
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Love the trees
Looking pretty…pretty Chinese. 😞
I sent a membership in and have heard nothing back, did you steal my money?
Chestnut season may be winding down, but the thrill of finding these hidden treasures never gets old.
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Will Chestnut trees grow in the North?
I have several chestnut trees on my farm and they produce every year. I know the wildlife loves them. 
Wish mine would start producing
🎃 From all of us at Meadowview Research Farms, have a spook-tacular Halloween! May your night be free of blight and all things weevil (not evil!)—and full of chestnut cheer. 🌰👻 We’re brewing up serious science in our cauldrons to bring the American chestnut back from the dead—no tricks, just treats for the next forest! 🌳🧪 #HappyHalloween #ChestnutRestoration
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