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Chapter Position on Darling
Late in 2023 The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) abruptly withdrew its support for the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science & Forestry (SUNY-ESF) petition for deregulation of the Darling line of genetically modified (transgenic)...
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...
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🌰 Harvest processing at TACF’s Meadowview Research Farms is equal parts important science and hands-on fun! Staff and volunteers shuck burs and sort chestnuts with care, ensuring quality seeds for future plantings and solid data for research. It’s a lively, rewarding way to support restoration while sharing in the joy of chestnut season together. 🌳
#AmericanChestnut #MeadowviewResearchFarms #americanchestnutfoundation#ChestnutResearch #ConservationScience #harvest
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That was our job after school pick up the chestnuts, we opened them up with our feet.
This isn’t a chestnut tree, right? It’s too old and healthy to be one.
Mary Ellen McCoy
Join us on tomorrow, October 10, 2025, from 11:30AM – 1:00PM (EPT), for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat.
Our special guest, Dr. Trevor Walker, Assistant Professor of Forest Genetics and Co-Director of the Cooperative Tree Improvement Program at NC State University, will share insights from 70 years of breeding loblolly pine for disease resistance, growth, and stem form. He will also consider which practices are likely to succeed for American chestnut, which are not, and why.
Visit tacf.org/event/chestnut-chat-breeding-disease-resistance-in-loblolly-pine/ to learn more or register.
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Just saw this. How was the chat?
Do you love pulling on your work gloves and cracking open freshly fallen burs to reveal the chestnuts inside? If you do, but don’t have any of your own yet, become a member and get access to our wild-type seed sale in 2026. In just a few years, your hands could be full of spiky burs and American chestnuts of your own. support.tacf.org/membership/new-regular
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We’re proud to share this segment from the PBS show Human Footprint, featuring former TACF staff member Sara Fitzsimmons. The American chestnut sequence was selected to be adapted into a standalone YouTube video, which launched in late September and has already garnered more than half a million views. Sara’s dedication and expertise have shaped much of the progress in restoring the American chestnut. Give it a watch to learn more about this important work.
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Great presentation!
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🌰 Harvest season at TACF’s Meadowview Research Farms brings both beauty and breakthrough science. Many of the chestnut crosses we gather are generated through recurrent genomic selection—cutting-edge research driving restoration forward. Each bur holds not only the wonder of new life, but also the promise of a future where the majestic American chestnut returns to our forests. 🌳
#americanchestnut #castaneadentata #americanchestnutfoundation #ChestnutResearch #meadowviewresearchfarms
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Are there places we can purchases a Chestnut tree that is disease resistant? Thanks!
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