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TACF’s Mid-Atlantic “Volunteer of the Year” is Robert Sypolt from WV
At TACF's annual meeting held October 17-20, 2019 at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg, PA, Robert Sypolt was selected as the Mid-Atlantic region Volunteer of the Year.
Rainelle, WV United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church in Rainelle, WV (Greenbrier County) is reported to be the largest structure in the world built entirely of American chestnut lumber. The church, completed in 1914 (pre-chestnut blight), was built by workers of the Meadow River Lumber...
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WV chapter work day at the Clements Tree Nursery in Mason County
The state tree nursery in Mason County, WV has two chestnut orchards. The older orchard was planted in the mid-1970s from nuts from large, surviving American chestnuts in the mid-Atlantic region. Nuts from the 1970's orchard were used to initiate a second orchard in...
WV chapter potting chestnuts
The group at the Meadowview farm sent about 350 beautifully packaged germinating chestnuts in mid-March. A group of a dozen volunteers from the WV chapter gathered at the Plant and Soil Sciences greenhouse on the campus of West Virginia University to pot the nuts. ...
Chestnut seedlings headed to the Boy Scout Camp at Summit Bechtel Reserve in WV
Sam Muncy, treasurer of the WV chapter, loaded up 100 chestnut seedlings from the West Virginia University greenhouse for planting at the 10,000 acre national Boy Scout Camp at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Fayette/Raleigh Counties, WV.
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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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I hope they keep it open. These orchard are so important for forest restoration efforts. I created one for Butternut.
who do we contact - and yes it would be great to us government funding back because that is also mia
So where do we now send Bee samples for disease confirmation?
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