by Kimberly Greenway | Apr 15, 2024
Doug Gillis, President of the Carolinas Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation, will discuss the demise and restoration of the American chestnut tree at the Huntersville Garden Club’s meeting on April 24. The Garden Club will meet at Waterbean Coffee, 9705...
by Kimberly Greenway | Jan 15, 2024
Doug Gillis, President of the Carolinas Chapter of TACF, will be giving a “Chestnut Talk” on January 25, 2024 at the Waxhaw-Weddington Rotary Club. Come have a cup of coffee and learn about the work to save the American Chestnut. Time of the meeting is...
by Hal Brindley | Jul 14, 2023
Join us September 15 from 11:30AM – 1:00PM (EDT), for TACF’s next LIVE Chestnut Chat. TACF’s Chief Conservation Officer Sara Fitzsimmons and SUNY-ESF’s American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project researcher Andy Newhouse, along with others, will...
by Hal Brindley | May 15, 2023
TACF is thrilled to announce that its long-anticipated documentary film CLEAR DAY THUNDER: Rescuing the American Chestnut is a wrap! This 53-minute film highlights the story of the tree’s exceptional significance, the people determined to save it, and its promising...
by Hal Brindley | Apr 25, 2023
The Chestnut Chat on May 19 will focus on the steps, methods, and processes of gathering and storing chestnut pollen. Join Hannah Pilkey of SUNY-ESF, and Cassie Stark and Eric Jenkins of TACF as they discuss the biology of male flowers, timing of catkin emergence and...
