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GA-TACF Annual Meeting May 11, 2024

GA-TACF Annual Meeting May 11, 2024

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 10:00 AM, at the Warnell School of Forestry and National Resources,...

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GA-TACF By-laws Update

Copied below is a draft of updated by-laws for GA-TACF that will be presented and adopted at the annual meeting at UGA, May 11. Many thanks to Scott Laseter for re-drafting these by-laws. Please excuse formatting errors and use horizontal scroll bars to read through...

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American chestnut seeds available from GA-TACF

American chestnut seeds available from GA-TACF

NOTE: We have allocated all of the seeds from the 2023 seed crop!  We hope to run this promotion again next year (January 2025). Special offer for new or renewing GA-TACF members If you join TACF, renew a lapsed membership, or renew early plus add a donation of at...

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GA-TACF Annual Meeting May 13 2023

GA-TACF Annual Meeting May 13 2023

Calling all Georgia American Chestnut enthusiasts! The Georgia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (GA-TACF) will hold its annual state meeting on May 13th, 2023, in Dahlonega. The meeting will be held at the University of North Georgia Health and Natural...

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GA-TACF Science Progress 2022

GA-TACF Science Progress 2022

2022 was a very productive year for the Georgia chapter of TACF and its many citizen volunteers.  Here is a quick summary of progress, starting with a summary of what we've been able to accomplish in the breeding program since 2006. Seed type Crosses American chestnut...

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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-TACFs 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, TACFs 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: https://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!Image attachment
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