This photo of roasted Italian chestnuts was taken by Don Davis of Washington, DC on a recent trip to Rome, Italy.
More on this photo, Don's trip to Rome, and how you can enter your own photos for our contest here! |
The American Chestnut Foundation Turns 30 This Year!
To commemorate 30 years of chestnut restoration, we are collecting remembrances of the foundation. If you have memories or photos of TACF (particularly from the early days) that you would like to share, please send them to Paul Franklin at pfranklin@acf.org.
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Chestnuts in the News
Chestnuts On the Radiowaves - Ben Finnegan, president of the Indiana Chapter, talks with PRX about the organization's efforts to restore this ecologically significant species.
When Trees Die, People Die - The curious connection between an invasive beetle that has destroyed over 100 million trees, and subsequent heart disease and pneumonia in the human populations nearby.
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Meadowview Operations Report
By Jeff Donahue, TACF Director of Operations
We are excited to announce that the 2012 seed crop was the largest at the Meadowview facility to date and almost triple that of the previous year. Seeds were collected from more than 600 individual trees, requiring substantial coordination of people, equipment and materials. Read more from Meadowview.
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Reflections of a Chestnut Cooperator
By Edwin Camp, Alabama Chapter Treasurer
I think I first learned of the plight of the American chestnut tree, Castanea dentata, when my wife Sheryl and I first started making our annual sojourn to the mountains of East Tennessee way back in the early 70s. I was always an outdoorsy type, but Sheryl was a city gal, both of us raised in Birmingham, both going to the same high school, both living in the same neighborhood. Read Edwin's story here.
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On Site in the Chestnut Orchard: Nature in Action
 Last fall, Harold Mosher and Eric Evans of the Maine Chapter were inspecting Harold's backcross breeding orchard in Hope, ME when they came across a meadow vole wedged into a small crotch of a chestnut tree. The vole was lifeless and situated about 5 feet off the ground and somewhat sheltered by small branches. Find out what happened in Harold's orchard.
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Get Your Tickets Quick - TEDxDeExtinction
 Dr. Bill Powell, from SUNY-ESF and a TACF Science Cabinet member, will be presenting a talk on the American chestnut as part of TEDxDeExtinction event held on March 15th in Washington, DC. Although the American chestnut is not extinct, it provides a model for restoring (or "rewinding") an important keystone species. Dr. Powell's talk will include the importance of the American chestnut, current research, and how we make progress the near future. Find out how you can attend the program or watch the live stream here! |
TACF Calendar
March 15 / TEDxDeExtinction Event - With speaker Dr. William Powell (SUNY-ESF) / Grosvenor Auditorium, Washington, DC
March 16 / MD-TACF Spring Meeting / Isaak Walton League 18301 Waring Station Rd, Germantown
March 22 - 23 / Spring Board and Cabinet Meetings / Southwest Virginia 4-H Center / Abingdon, VA
March 22 / Ozark Chinquapin Foundation Meeting / Hobbs State Park Conservation Area Visitor Center, Arkansas / contact Steve Bost stvbost@yahoo.com
April 6 / PA-TACF Spring Growers Meeting / Milton Hershey School Environmental Center / Hershey, PA
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