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So you want to plant some chestnuts?
We're happy to be hearing from so many folks like you who are interested in planting chestnuts on their property. We’ve received a lot of requests for chestnut seedlings and that’s good news, since it indicates a high level of interest in restoring the American...
Georgia Chapter Activities Summer 2021
GA-TACF members and other chestnut enthusiasts, We just wanted to give a quick update on some of the activities going on in our chestnut breeding and disease resistance program. Many of you have expressed interest in volunteering, and very soon we will have some...
GA-TACF Annual Membership Meeting 2021
Please join our Annual Georgia Chapter Member Meeting on May 22, 2021, 10 am – 12 noon (via Zoom; details and URL at the bottom of this page) Our special invited speaker will be Dr. Donald Davis, founding GA-TACF chapter president and author of the upcoming book "The...
Chestnut Grafting at Berry College
On Wednesday, April 8, 2021, GA-TACF volunteers initiated a third year of grafting attempts as part of our American chestnut gene conservation program. This phase of the work took place at the Berry College nursery. Scion material was collected in Jan-March from 15...
Georgia Chapter Request for Volunteer Roles
GA-TACF members, collaborators, and other “chestnut” people! For many years, the Georgia chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation has relied on our general membership primarily for volunteer work in the field (pollinations, harvests, plantings, orchard care). But...
More Chestnut Seedlings for the Roy Richards Seed Orchard!
The weather was fantastic (~50 degrees and sunny) for our chestnut planting at the Roy Richards “Southern Road” seed orchard this past Saturday! We want to thank everyone who participated for the enthusiastic help (see list below). Altogether, we added ~115 hybrid...
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GA-TACF's President Jack Rogers and Board member Patty Rogers had a great time this Saturday at the Waterfest in Gainesville, reporting that they spoke "chestnuts" with about 90 individuals.
Our next event will be our annual meeting at UGA on May 11.
Read more here; everyone is invited!
The annual meeting is a great way to meet other folks interested in American chestnut restoration and to learn about the cool/interesting/fun things our state chapter is working on. The meeting is free and open to members and non-members alike!
We have just a couple of weeks to go until the May 11 meeting. The event will be held at The University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources on (morning meeting and presentations with an option to tour the UGA chestnut biotech labs in the afternoon). Come learn about American chestnut restoration in Georgia and meet some of the folks involved in our work. Among other guests, TACF's recently appointed CEO Will Pitt and its Science Director Jared Westbrook will be on hand to give us updates from our national organizations.
The full announcement with the agenda and Eventbrite link can be found here: tacf.org/ga-news/ga-tacf-annual-meeting-may-11-2024/ Note: The last day to reserve a lunch via the Eventbrite link is May 3, so act soon!
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GA-TACF’s annual meeting will be held at The University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources on May 11 (morning meeting and presentations with an option to tour the UGA chestnut biotech labs in the afternoon). Please come learn about American chestnut restoration in Georgia and meet some of the folks involved in our work.
The meeting is free and open to members and non-members alike! Please come and bring a friend.
The full announcement with the agenda and Eventbrite link can be found here:
GA-TACF Annual Meeting May 11, 2024 | The American Chestnut Foundation
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The American Chestnut Foundation Georgia Chapter (GA-TACF) Annual Meeting Announcement The Georgia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will convene for its annual meeting on May 11th, 2024 at ...0 CommentsComment on Facebook