The American Chestnut Foundation

Send us your best chestnut-related photos.
Deadline for Submissions is September 30th!
2011 Photo Contest winner "Two Appalachian Mountain Staples" by Vicky Somma
 
How to enter and contest rules (pdf)



While you're there, download Dolly Parton's new song dedicated to the American chestnut tree. Here's how:
  1. Click the "download" link when Dolly's photo appears in the rotating image view.  
  2. You will see a pop-up box with instructions for the download.        
  3. Sit back and enjoy Dolly's tribute to our majestic American chestnut tree! 


October 19-21 in Asheville, North Carolina for the
2012 American Chestnut Summit

For a $10 donation TACF will plant a chestnut tree
in your name or in the name of a recipient you choose. Learn more! 

 
Don't forget! TACF is listed on the 2012 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Charity List this year. If you are a federal employee or member in the military, please consider designating TACF (donor code 95986) as your beneficiary.
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TACF Sprouts Up in the News Again and Again!

Autumn is always a busy time for chestnut news. Check out the great publicity TACF and their partners have been
receiving lately:
NBC News - NY Video: Steven Handel from Rutgers University discusses chestnut research at Duke Farms in New Jersey. 

 

Our State Magazine 

 

NBC News - NY  

 

Wall Street Journal 

 

NewJersey.com 

 

 


Let us know if chestnuts in your area make the news this fall!
Highlights From the Southern Region of TACF
By Tom Saielli, Southeast Regional Science Coordinator


After five months on the job as the Regional Science Coordinator in the Southeast I've been enjoying a hearty mix of outreach and management. Even though it's been long hours and a lot of traveling, I can honestly say that this is my dream job - I'm doing exactly what I want to be doing and I'm working with some really awesome people! Read Tom's update on TACF's Southern Region.
Let It Rain in Meadowview
By Mila Kirkland, TACF Communications Specialist

These days, visitors to Meadowview Research Farms and Price Lab will notice a thriving and beautiful garden that wasn't there a year ago. With a closer look, it is clear that it serves a purpose that not every landscaping project can. The rain garden is working hard to clean and infiltrate the storm water runoff from the Lab roof and parking lot that would otherwise run into the field and gravel road. Read the rain garden story and see more photos.
Have You Gotten Your Daily Dosage of Chestnut Today?

We have! TACF Asheville staff have been baking tasty treats with chestnut flour, a delicious gluten-free alternative to wheat flour. Hear what TACF staffers say about these taste-tested recipes published in recent Journals of The American Chestnut Foundation: Chestnut Banana Cake and Chocolate Chip Chestnut Cookies.

Welcome to Joe Collins, TACF's Newest Member of the Chestnut Legacy Society 

By Mila Kirkland, TACF Communications Specialist

 
It's no secret society, in fact, it's pretty easy to join! Meet the Chestnut Legacy Society's newest member, Joe Collins of Martinsville, Indiana and learn how he is helping to secure the future of the American chestnut
TACF Calendar       

September 30
/ TACF's 2012 Photo Contest / Deadline for submissions

October 5-7 / TACF's Sara Fitzsimmons at the Paul Bunyan Show / Guernsey County Fairgrounds, Old Washington, OH  

October 6 / Virginia Chapter's Annual Chestnut Gala / Ayrshire Farm in Upperville, VA 

 

October 7 /Annual West Virginia Chestnut Festival / Rowlesburg, WV

October 10 / American Chestnut Experiences in Learning Contest / Deadline for submissions
 
October 13 / 3rd Annual Chestnut Restoration Celebration / Heartwood in Abingdon, VA  

 

October 18-19 / TACF Fall Board Meeting / Crowne Plaza Resort, Asheville, NC      

 

October 19-21 /2012 American Chestnut Summit / Crowne Plaza Resort, Asheville, NC
The mission of The American Chestnut Foundation is to restore the American chestnut tree to our eastern woodlands to benefit our environment, our wildlife, and our society.
 
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.