Vermont / New Hampshire News
40th Anniversary Celebration! October 14, 2023
We are excited to announce TACF’s 40th Anniversary celebration on Saturday October 14th in beautiful Lebanon NH. Bring your whole family, and friends interested in joining, to the Salt Hill Pub at the west end of the green, between 10:30am and 2pm. The VT/NH...
President’s Message Summer 2023
I’m reminded of John Steinbeck’s novel “The Winter of Our Discontent." This year’s field work became "The Summer of Our Discontent." We were anticipating Darling-58 deregulation, instead we got a nasty reminder of winter. The hard frost which hit all of New...
Planting American Chestnuts at Vermont Schools
On June 5th, 3 Rutland Middle School students (Donovan, Zaida, and Caiden), along with their two teachers (Mr. Bjorn and Van Sciver) planted a MEREDITH-2023 chestnut seedling near Rocky Pond in Pine Hill Park in Rutland, VT. It is one of 50 American chestnuts planted...
Pollination Training at Beaver Brook May 2023
On May 18 the VT/NH Chapter took another step in its strategy to build a team of trained pollinators who will be ready to act following deregulation of the Darling-58 transgenic American chestnut tree. The Beaver Brook Association (BBA) in Hollis, NH hosted a combined...
Free Membership With The American Chestnut Foundation for Students at VT and NH Institutions of Higher Education
Appeal to Students New Student Membership Application Form What is the most important tree that ever grew in eastern U.S. forests? American chestnut, Castanea dentata Why was it so important? • One of the largest trees in the eastern U.S.; measuring 6-8’ diameter at...
Man on a Mission
About three years ago VT/NH Chapter Board member, Tom Estill, from Rutland VT had a vision to have American chestnut trees growing at all schools in VT. That was thought to be an ambitious undertaking that would take years to accomplish. Tom does not seem to agree...
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