The American Chestnut Foundation

Over the next six years, TACF volunteers, partners and scientists will test and evaluate more than one million potentially blight-resistant chestnuts.

With your support we can restore these "Mighty Giants" to their original grandeur. Make a difference today!
and the winner is.... 


"It's Going to Fall" by Laura Pirisi del Balzo of Cervinara in the province of Avellino, Italy won the 2012 TACF Photo Contest! Learn about Laura and her photo here.

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Chestnut identification PowerPoint now available for download on TACF website. Thanks to all the folks who put this together! Download it here.

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Record attendance and great programs meant that many events were standing room only at the 2012 American Chestnut Summit last week in Asheville, NC.  Check out some of the most memorable moments and photos from the conference here.
Same Place, New Face for the Mid-Atlantic Region

By Matt Brinckman, Mid-Atlantic Regional Science Coordinator

Inspiring. This word keeps coming up when folks ask me, "How's the new job going? What's it like?" After two months in the position of Mid-Atlantic Regional Science Coordinator for TACF, I'm truly inspired. Inspired by the countless individuals who are so interested and dedicated to a cause far greater than one person, tree or forest. Read more about Matt and his work in the Mid-Atlantic Region.  
Death By Chestnutting and Grave Torpedoes
A Strange but True Tale from 1894 by S. Zimmerman
 
This eerie story about an accidental death and the unfortunate man's strange grave site is back by popular demand from the 2011 November/December issue of the Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF). Need a spooky chestnut story for Halloween? The tale of Samuel Lautenschlager's tombstone in the Apple Creek Cemetery will fit the bill!
TACF Makes Nature News 
 
Early October, the weekly journal Nature published an article detailing the current status of chestnut restoration. Nature is the world's most cited interdisciplinary scientific journal, with a circulation of 56,000 to scientists and researchers in the United States and internationally. Check it out!
In signing off, our thoughts are with everyone effected by this super-storm "Sandy" -- be careful and stay safe and warm!

There have been quite a few creative methods for nut storage in case of a prolonged power outage bouncing around on the Chestnut Growers of TACF listserv over the past couple of days. There seem to be a lot of ways to keep chestnuts cool and safe, from the Italian method of burying nuts in the forest under a thick layer of chestnut leaves, burs, and ferns to storing them in a root cellar or cool basement.

Whatever you do, take care! 

TACF Staff

TACF Calendar       

November 12-15 / Volunteers needed for the Jefferson National Forest Planting / Craig County, VA / contact matt@acf.org
for more information 

  

November 17th / Volunteers needed for the Chattahoochee National Forest planting / Meet in Blairsville, GA at 9:00 AM / contact tom@acf.org for more information   

  

November 28- 29 and December 1 - 2 / Volunteers needed for the Nantahala National Forest Planting / contact tom@acf.org for more information    

 

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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.