 
"The power of ordinary Americans working in common purpose to achieve a worthy and visionary goal."
These inspiring words from TACF Chairman of the Board Dr. Kim Steiner summarize the focus of our 2014 Spring Appeal. The American chestnut has always been an important symbol of our heritage and it can, in fact, be restored. Join us today in our efforts to restore a species. Contribute now!
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 Spring is here, and with it comes planting season. Across the range of the American chestnut, TACF field staff, volunteers, partners and collaborators are busy planting chestnuts, and regardless of the location, all of these plantings are generally conducted in about the same way. In honor of planting time, we have created a list of some of our field staff favorites, which you are welcome to borrow, steal or even improve upon. |
In 2006, the Maryland State Champion American chestnut tree succumbed, not to blight, but to a winter thunderstorm. It lived on the American Chestnut Land Trust (ACLT) located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, south of Washington, DC in Calvert County, Maryland.
This magnificent tree fell shortly after I measured its diameter at 84 centimeters diameter at breast height (DBH) and estimated its height at 25 meters. The Namesake was the last of three large stems, the other two having fallen years earlier. Read more.
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| Gary Robertson Wins the Trees Database Contest! |
Congratulations to Gary Robertson of the VT/NH Chapter for his creative skill in naming databases! Gary submitted the name dentataBASE and our committee of experts voted it their #1 choice. The official TACF trees database will now be called dentataBASE.
TACF would also like to thank everyone who submitted a name. There were a LOT of great choices and we thank you for your participation in this fun project!
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Volunteers from the Tennessee Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation use the Eagle Point Railroad to haul the planting crew and trees to the site of a 600-tree silviculture test. Watch this short video to get an idea of the kind of work we do on the Cumberland Plateau to restore the American chestnut! For more information, visit www.acf.org.
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| Local chapters are very busy this time of year and we are always looking for volunteers to help! Please check out our online calendar to find out what's going on in your area: http://www.acf.org/calendar.php. |
 The American Chestnut Foundation
160 Zillicoa St, Ste D
Asheville, NC 28801
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The mission of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) 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. To join the effort to restore the American chestnut tree, visit www.acf.org/join.php. |
