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TACF Receives Top Rating 

 

The American Chestnut Foundation  

has earned a fifth consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for its ability to efficiently manage and grow its finances. Only 4% of the charities rated by Charity Navigator have received five consecutive 4-star evaluations.

 

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Welcome to TACF's New Monthly e-Newsletter!
We hope you enjoy this collection of hot-off-the-press chestnut articles. If you do, pass it along to a friend. And be sure to check out the TACF Calendar of Events below. Enjoy!
roasted ChestnutsQuestion of the Month:

Have you ever eaten roasted chestnuts?

Click on the question, answer and submit and see the total of everyone's response instantly!
angled leaf 45pxIt's Not Too Early to Think About Planting Chestnuts!

March is just around the corner, the time of year when thousands of Restoration Chestnuts 1.0 are packaged and mailed with care to TACF members and cooperators. It is not too early to start preparing for your seeds. You might want to touch up on some chestnut techniques like planting, watering, and fertilizing to ensure a long life for your Restoration Chestnuts 1.0. Start by watching this Chestnut Planting Tutorial with Dr. Hill Craddock from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Chestnut Planting Tutorial
Chestnut Planting Tutorial

For more information on reintroducing chestnuts to your property, read our Best Management Practices Manual. Download the PDF here

 

 

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Pittman Students Disney Challenge 

For Mrs. Young's fifth grade class from Elwood Kindle Elementary School in Pitman, New Jersey, reintroducing American chestnuts into their town is a labor of love. Last fall, Mrs. Young's class took on Disney's Planet Challenge (DPC), a project-based learning competition for classrooms across the United States... READ MORE 

 

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Keeping the West Salem Stand Alive
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Sometime around 1885, Martin Hicks, a farmer in West Salem, Wisconsin planted nine American chestnuts along his fencerows. In one century of prolific growth, these 9 trees expanded into a whopping 90 acres and until 1987, escaped the devastation of the chestnut blight. This article brings us up to speed on the remarkable story of the West Salem chestnut stand, the fight to keep the trees alive, and the researchers and landowners who will not give up... READ MORE

 

 

TACF Calendar of Upcoming Events:


FEBRUARY 16, 2012

 

Chestnut Dinner with Former President Jimmy Carter
Join the Georgia Chapter of TACF along with Special Guests,
former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, as well as Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell and his wife Rose Lane, for a Gala Dinner at the Carter Center. Check out our website for more information.

MARCH 2012

TBA: 2012 Spring Board Meeting

APRIL 18, 2012

Ceremonial Planting of Transgenic Potentially Blight-Resistant Chestnut Trees at New York Botanical Garden.


OCTOBER 20-21, 2012

2012 Annual Chestnut Summit in Asheville NC
TACF is a 501(c)3 conservation organization headquartered in Asheville, NC. To learn about TACF and its national breeding program, visit www.acf.org