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American Chestnut
Our mission is to return the iconic American chestnut to its native range.
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Chestnut Chat Series
European Chestnut: Impressions of Natural Stands Before and After Blight
Join us on May 17, 2024, from 11:30AM – 1:00PM (EPT), for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat. Dr Fred Paillet will discuss a fascinating mystery in the distribution of the European chestnut: was it native to Western Europe or brought in by the Romans? If it was native, how did it survive glacial advances? Join Fred as he recounts his firsthand experience with the European chestnut tree in the Caucasus Mountains and Mount Etna, and how it has been impacted by the arrival of chestnut blight on the European continent.
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2024 Photo Contest
View from above of American chestnut catkins, by Florian Carle 2024 American Chestnut Photo Contest Lace up your hiking boots and keep your phone or camera handy, because it’s time for this year’s American Chestnut Photo Contest. We want to see your colorful,...
Press Release: TACF Supports Ohio’s New Seedling Nursery
The American Chestnut Foundation Supports Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetics Resources Program and Ohio’s New Seedling Nursery Asheville, NC, February 29, 2024 The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) celebrates the work of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources...
Press Release: TACF Discontinues Development of Darling 58
TACF Discontinues Development of Darling 58Asheville, NC, December 8, 2023 The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) announced today that it will discontinue its development of the Darling 58 American chestnut due to significant performance limitations that, from TACF’s...
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Upcoming Events
On Thursday, April 25th at 6pm, the RIHS will be screening a new documentary film from The American Chestnut Foundation:Clear Day Thunder, a documentary about the efforts of passionate citizen […]
On Thursday, April 25, Christ Church on 66 Middle Haddam Road in Middle Haddam will host a screening of “Clear Day Thunder”. The 52-minute documentary describes the rescuing of the […]