Sky Meadows State Park

Help us collect chestnuts from our orchard at Sky Meadows State Park.

Visit the Virginia Chapter’s Chestnut Seed Orchards during the Fall Foliage Festival at Sky Meadows State Park!Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the park offers the perfect backdrop for celebrating the stunning colors of the season. Enjoy breathtaking views of the changing leaves, wagon rides, and scenic hikes through vibrant forests. The […]

2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task - inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew, or crews, are required over three weekends, working from 9 am to 3 pm. Please email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. […]

2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task - inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew, or crews, are required over three weekends, working from 9 am to 3 pm. Please email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. […]

Come help us sow chestnuts in one of our three seed orchards. These orchards are part of our plan to make many thousands of chestnuts available for future restoration plantings in the forests of Virginia. Get your hands a little dirty gently planting chestnuts in the ground and setting up small tubes to protect them […]

One of the first chestnut plantings at Sky Meadows State Park.We will be providing educational material about American Chestnut restoration to the public including activity books geared to children. Our orchard at Sky Meadows will serve as a demonstration of these efforts. If you would like to see American Chestnut restoration in progress, come on […]

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The VA-TACF Chapter is looking for a few good volunteers to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting chestnuts. What better way to celebrate the coming warmer weather than to be outside getting a little dirt under your fingernails for a good cause? We have 5,000 chestnuts to plant (last year was a huge harvest) […]

The VA-TACF Chapter is looking for a few good volunteers to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting chestnuts. What better way to celebrate the coming warmer weather than to be outside getting a little dirt under your fingernails for a good cause? We have 5,000 chestnuts to plant (last year was a huge harvest) […]

Start time: 10:00. What to bring: a trowel and work gloves.  In addition, if you have them, a 5-gallon bucket for hauling mulch and a rubber mallet. We work light rain or shine.  We won't reschedule for drizzle or intermittent showers; but we won't work in heavy rain (or snow--could happen this year!). Where to […]