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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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Chestnuts Roasting is finally here! Come on down to Sweetbay Brewing Co and experience the iconic holiday tradition of roasted chestnuts. Sweetbay Brewing will be unveiling a limited edition chestnut beer, and settle in for the inspiring story of the American chestnut and live music. If you aren't convinced yet, check out some of our past Chestnuts Roasting events! Don't forget we changed the time to 5PM, can't wait to see you there!
#fall #chestnuts #americanchestnutfoundation #americanchestnut #ChestnutRoasting
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We are thankful for this abundant and resilient tree that brings us together. Thankful for a species with such a rich history touching millions of lives across this land, from animal to arthropod. Thank you for sharing this journey with us. #theamericanchestnut #theamericanchestnutfoundation #meadowviewresearchfarms #CastaneaDentata
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The American Chestnut Foundation's national office will be closed starting today, Thursday, November 28 through Sunday, December 1. We will reopen Monday, December 2.
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Here at Meadowview Research Farms, we do it for the trees and we do it for the team! Teamwork is a huge part of our daily operations at the farm. It takes a group effort for our team of six to get projects done, big and small. Recent team projects included replacing the current greenhouse walls with new plastic and our fall planting. Trees grown in the greenhouse are used for research or are grown out to be planted in the field for observation or future breeding, the work of each individual impacts the group as a whole. From putting a chestnut in a pot, to applying research treatments and taking data, to planting in the field, MRF staff work together as a team to get it all done. FOR THE TEAM!
#CHESTNUT #americanchestnut #meadowviewresearchfarms #theamericanchestnutfoundation #teamwork #greenhouse #planting #science #conservationscience #research
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Exciting update from TACF's Meadowview Research Farms! Please enjoy some footage from the ongoing 4-season research greenhouse construction. Contractors from GrowSpan Greenhouse Structures have been working hard for the past two weeks to get the greenhouse up and have made amazing progress so far. Beyond framing, the polycarbonate roof and side walls are going up and just today, heaters are being mounted! Once the exterior is complete, work will begin on building out the necessary environmental controls including the evaporative coolers and automated shading. With the weather growing continuously colder we are looking forward to having a warm and safe new home for TACF seedlings and experiments. We are so grateful to our generous donors for their dedication to the TACF mission and excitement for this project.
#greenhouse #research #TheAmericanChestnutFoundation #science #restoration #chestnut #ConservationScience #AmericanChestnut #MeadowviewResearchFarms
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