CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. Illustration by Dr. Fred Paillet.

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Last Posted: 29-Jul-10 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/

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Plant Science Day at CAES
Always a great day at the CT Agricultural Experiment Station Lockwood Farm, the CAES Plant Science Day is Wednesday August 4th from 10 am to 4pm. There are ninety field plots to review, technical demonstrations, insect identificationn, barn displa...
29-Jul-10 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/7/28/Plants-Science-Day-at-CAES

TACF Regional Science Coordinator - Mid-Atlantic Regional
American Chestnut Foundation seeks Mid-Atlantic Regional Science Coordinator The American Chestnut Foundation is seeking a Regional Science Coordinator, which supports the science-related activities of TACF chapters in MD, VA, and WV and cooperat... [More]
29-Jun-10 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/6/28/TACF-Regional-Science-C ...

Long Term Planning for the Connecticut Chapter, The American Chestnut Foundation
The CT Chapter, as part of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF), has made great strides in the effort to restore the American chestnut tree to its former range. As part of the back-cross breeding program, we have planted thousands of tree in doze... [More]
23-Jun-10 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/6/22/Long-Term-Planning-for- ...

TACF New England Chapters Held Regional Meeting
On Saturday, March 20, 2010, the New England Chapters of The American Chestnut Foundation® (TACF®) met for a Regional Chapters meeting at the Urban Forestry Center in Portsmouth, NH. The meeting was organized by Kendra Gurney, New Engla... [More]
18-Jun-10 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/6/16/TACF-New-England-Chapte ...

Chestnut Flower Season is Here
If you have any new info on the blooming status of trees you are checking, please let us know soon. Please count if the tree or tree cluster has at least 25 blooming tips - hopefully averaging 2 or more females per bag if 25 bags placed. A full l...
03-Jun-10 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/6/2/Chestnut-Flower-Season-is-Here

Volunteers Plant the Litchfield Hills Audubon Society's Wigwam Brook Orchard
Saturday May 8th an eighteen member team of volunteer orchard planters descended on the Litchfield Hills Audubon Society's Wigwam Brook property to plant the new American Chestnut Foundation back-cross chestnut research orchard. The group, made... [More]
18-May-10 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/5/16/Volunteers-Plant-the-Li ...

Volunteers Plant the Litchfield Hills Audubon Wigwam Brook Orchard
Saturday May 8th an eighteen member team of volunteer orchard planters descended on the Litchfield Hills Audubon's Wigwam Brook property to plant the new American Chestnut Foundation back-cross chestnut research orchard. The group, made up of m... [More]
17-May-10 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/5/16/Volunteers-Plant-the-Li ...

A Big Thank You for Chestnut Planting Help in Guilford and Middletown
On Saturday, May 1, 2010 dozens of hardy volunteers battled near-record heat to plant two American chestnut breeding orchards with the Connecticut Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation® (CT-TACF®). Volunteers included CT-TACF... [More]
17-May-10 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/5/16/A-Big-Thank-You-for-Che ...

Spring Chestnut Planting at Wigwam Brook
Are you looking for a way to welcome spring to CT? Please join the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation for planting at a brand new orchard site! On Saturday, May 8th CT-TACF will plant several American chestnut breeding lines (several hu... [More]
27-Apr-10 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/4/26/Spring-Chestnut-Plantin ...

Reminder - CT Chapter Annual Meeting
Do you know anyone interested in American chestnut and the current work to restore this important species to CT? Please spread the word that the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) will hold our annual meeting in partnership with T...
27-Feb-10 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/2/26/Reminder--CT-Chapter-An ...

Tracing American chestnuts with chloroplast DNA markers
By Kendra Gurney TACF® New England Region Science Coordinator In spring of 2009 Dr. Fenny Dane, a professor at Auburn University, presented her research on the evolutionary history of Castanea species at CT-TACF's Annual Meeting. Dr. Dane has us...
19-Feb-10 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/2/18/Tracing-American-chestn ...

2010 Report of CT-TACF Nominating Committee
CT-TACF Nominating Committee members Robert Gregg, Woods Sinclair and Jennifer Allcock are recommending the following slate of candidates for Board membership and for Chapter Officers: Nominees for Board membership Under the revised bylaws, as ma...
17-Feb-10 12:01 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/2/16/2010-Report-of-CTTACF-N ...

TACF Tree Web Application
By Bill Adamsen - Wilton, CT Director of The American Chestnut Foundation, President, CT Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) has embarked on a major initiative to bring its tree data closer to the end user by developing a web-interf... [More]
10-Feb-10 12:01 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/2/9/TACF-Tree-Web-Application

Chestnut and Invertebrate Extinctions
By Bill Adamsen - Wilton, CT Director of The American Chestnut Foundation, President, CT Chapter A few weeks ago I had the chance to speak to Dr. David Wagner at the University of CT about the functional extinction of the American chestnut and ...
13-Dec-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/12/12/Chestnut-and-Invertebr ...

Pre-Blight Chestnut Mast Estimates
Several months ago a friend sent a link to an article which provides evidence that chestnut really was a dependable source of food for wildlife - something frequently mentioned, but without documentation. In reading the article Hard Mast Production ...
05-Dec-09 12:01 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/12/5/PreBlight-Chestnut-Mast-Estimates

Annual Report of CT Chapter Operations
By Bill Adamsen Director of The American Chestnut Foundation President, CT Chapter TACF Wilton, CT With the rush of autumn harvest over, The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF®) and its Chapters finally get the opportunity to lo... [More]
01-Dec-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/11/26/Annual-Report

Mt. Riga Chestnuts
By Ellery Woods Sinclair Member of the Board of Directors CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation This past spring Christine Cadigan, the chapter's intern through a Duke University grant, and I scouted Salisbury's Mount Riga to fi... [More]
21-Nov-09 12:01 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/11/20/Mt-Riga-Chestnuts

Connecticut Forests in a Changing World ? from Global to Local
So is titled Connecticut's fifth Statewide Forest Forum. Be sure to look at the agenda and list of speakers - there's not a session you'd want to miss. Hope to see you there! The 5th annual Connecticut Statewide Forest Forum will be held on Tues...
14-Nov-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/11/13/Connecticut-Forests-in ...

2010 CT Annual Meeting
Saturday March 6th we'll be hosting the annual meeting of the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. As usual, we have exciting topics and speakers. Dr. Tom Kubisiak spends a lot of his time in a world ... [More]
06-Nov-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/11/5/2010-CT-Annual-Meeting

New England Poster for TACF Annual Meeting
Just finished creating the posters for the TACF® Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. Regional Science Coordinator Kendra Gurney wrote the copy and ran the review process with the Chapter Officers. I made a few design simplifications from last year's vers...
14-Oct-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/10/13/New-England-Poster-for ...

Chasing Chloroplasts
Professor Fenny Dane of Auburn University presented her Castanea Migration Theory at last year's CT Chapter Annual Meeting. Each Castanea species has several distinct chloroplast types. More differences can be detected among Asian species than... [More]
01-Oct-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/9/30/Chasing-Chloroplasts

ORTV Tours Woodbridge Orchard
By Bill Adamsen Stephanie Valickis of The Office of Radio and Television (ORTV) recorded a segment featuring interviews with TACF Director and Chapter President Bill Adamsen, and CT-TACF Chapter Director/Secretary Dr. Phil Arnold. ORTV's... [More]
18-Sep-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/9/17/ORTV-Tours-Woodbridge-Orchard

Housatonic Heritage Tour of TACF Great Mountain Orchard
Interested in seeing one of Connecticut's beautiful chestnut orchards? Join Ellery "Woods" Sinclair of the Berkshire-Litchfield Environmental Council and the Connecticut Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation for a brief walk into a 300 plant... [More]
18-Sep-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/9/17/Housatonic-Heritage-Tou ...

Norman Borlaug, Nobel Laureate, TACF Director, Dies at 95
Norman Borlaug, a plant scientist who in the 20th Century was perhaps the person most responsible for teaching the world how to feed itself died Saturday. He was 95 and lived in Dallas. NYTimes Obit Borlaug was often called the f...
14-Sep-09 07:20 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/9/14/Norman-Borlaug-Nobel-La ...

Maps Showing Where You Might Find Chestnut in Litchfield
We've completed our predictive model for finding American chestnut trees in Litchfield County and now need your help determining whether this model works! Do you live in or visit Litchfield County? Print out one of these maps and tell us if you fin... [More]
12-Jun-09 07:42 PM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/6/12/Maps-Showing-Where-You- ...

Chestnut Pollination Season
by Bill Adamsen Achieving the goals set out in our regional adaptation program require finding native American chestnuts and capturing their genes. We do this by finding American chestnut that can be ... a) validated as being pure Americ... [More]
11-Jun-09 09:30 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/6/11/Chestnut-Pollination-Season

Hunting the Elusive Flowering Chestnut
by Christine Cadigan After a day of testing the hypothesis suggested in A Needle in a Haystack, I think our geospatial predictor hypothesis for chestnut may have merit. Those of you who read the article will recall that we used soil type, road pr...
06-Jun-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/6/5/Hunting-the-Elusive-Flow ...

The Needle in a Haystack
Or ... how to improve our chances of finding native American chestnut by Christine Cadigan It's that time of year when we pull out all stops trying to find native American chestnut trees to pollinate across the native range. A recent suggest... [More]
04-Jun-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/6/3/The-Needle-in-a-Haystack

Orchard Takes Root in Middletown
by Jane Harris Phase One of the collaboration between Middletown Connecticut's Urban Forestry Commission, Water & Sewer Department, AIC, Middletown Garden Club and the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (CT-TACF) is off to a roaring st... [More]
03-Jun-09 09:39 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/6/3/Test-Orchard-Takes-Root- ...

Wigwam Brook Test Orchard
By Bill Adamsen [click for larger photo] In December of 2008, John Baker, a member of long standing in both Litchfield Hills Audubon (LHA) and the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) called to chat about a new property Litchfield Hills A... [More]
02-Jun-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/6/1/Wigwam-Brook-Test-Orchard

A Thin Slice of Chestnut
Written by Bill Adamsen CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation Yesterday a most unusual and welcome gift arrived in the mail. A micro-thin slice of American chestnut embedded between thin panels in a sandwich of glass, and described by i... [More]
23-May-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/5/22/A-Thin-Slice-of-Chestnut

Evolutionary History of American Castanea species
Professor Fenny Dane, PhD Department of Horticulture Auburn University [click to enlarge]Figure 1. Distribution of vegetation on US continent 18,000 years ago during the last ice age The geographical range and distribution of a plant ... [More]
15-May-09 06:26 PM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/5/15/Evolutionary-History-of ...

Chestnut Research Orchard for Middletown
The Honorable Sebastian N. Giuliano, Mayor of Middletown, today signed land-use and germ-plasm agreements with the Connecticut Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. With these agreements in place, CT-TACF will collaborate with the Middleto... [More]
06-May-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/5/5/Chestnut-Research-Orchar ...

Visit to Aton Forest
By Sara Fitzsimmons Regional Science Coordinator The American Chestnut Foundation On Saturday, April 25, several representatives from The American Chestnut Foundations (TACF) met at Aton Forest to discuss details of a summer project that is to b...
05-May-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/5/2/Visit-to-Aton-Forest

Appalachia Series on PBS
PBS has put out a series, Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People, which features American chestnut in the final segment. This segment, Power and Place, is airing this weekend, though from what I found, at some inopportune times. Thought memb...
29-Apr-09 12:00 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/4/28/Appalachia-Series-on-PBS

The Prospect of Loss
Against the new fungus enemy, scientists at the Botanical Gardens, and at the Laboratory of Forest Pathology at Washington, will muster their forces in the interest of the lovers of chestnut parks and woodlands. the New York Times - May 1908 As w...
23-Apr-09 03:36 PM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/4/23/The-Prospect-of-Loss

Observations While Hiking in the Woods
Illustrations by Dr. Fred Paillet about American chestnut Some of you may be aware that Dr. Paillet has been a major contributor to the training for the Appalachian Mountain Club Mega Transect project. Anyone who has read Dr. Paiilet's papers is aw...
23-Apr-09 06:25 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/4/23/Observations

Weed Protection and Your Feedback!
By Sara Fitzsimmons Soil and weeds will significantly and negatively affect the growth of young trees; grasses in old fields are especially tough competitors. Growers with most success keep a weed-free area of at least 2-3 feet in diameter around ...
03-Apr-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/3/24/Weed-Protection-and-Your-Feedback

Selection of Summer 2009 CT-TACF Intern
We're extremely excited to announce that Christine Cadigan has accepted the position of summer intern for the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. The internship is made possible by grants from the Stanback Scholarship Fund at the Nichola... [More]
02-Apr-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/3/13/Selection-of-Summer-200 ...

US Endowment for Forestry and Communities Announces Partnership
Concerns over the role of pests in potentially transforming our landscape and even threatening the restoration of the American chestnut have never been greater. Those involved in breeding for blight resistance are concerned not just about cryphonect...
01-Apr-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/3/3/US-Endowment-for-Forestr ...

Connecticut Flower Show
Just a reminder that from Thursday though Sunday, February 19th through 22th, the CT Flower show is Hartford's big event. The event is held at the Hartford Convention center and is easily accessible from route 91 south or north. A momentary blo...
31-Mar-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/2/19/Connecticut-Flower-Show

Web-site Redesign and Publication of Spring 2009 Newsletter
The Spring 2009 Newsletter is at the printers and will be headed to the letter-shop for mailing any day now I am assured. We had a slight mixup with mailing related to the status of our non-profit bulk mail authorization. This required a last minut...
30-Mar-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/2/11/Website-Redesign-and-Pu ...

340 Year Old Solid Chestnut Canoe
By Bill Adamsen [click for larger photo] While visiting the Mashantucket Pequot Museum, I was thrilled to see their exhibit of a large dugout canoe carved from solid American chestnut. I was visiting the museum with my daughter and he...
29-Mar-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/2/10/340-Year-Old-Solid-Chestnut-Canoe

Northeast Utilities Helps Support Restoring the American Chestnut
Northeast Utilities' paper reduction program has once again made The American Chestnut Foundation beneficiary of a shareholder "challenge" grant opportunity. Northeast Utilities, with 50,000 registered shareholders, raised $8500 in 2008 for TACF and ...
28-Mar-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/1/23/Northeast-Utilities-Hel ...

Report of the Nominations Committee
Chair Dr. Jennifer Allcock, members John Anderson and Bill Adamsen comprised the Nominating Committee. They respectfully present the following for your consideration. [More]
27-Mar-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/1/23/Report-of-the-Nominatio ...

Proposed Modification of the Organization's Bylaws
In 2007 The Chapter initiated a process to review certain sections of the 1991 Bylaws to ensure alignment in the way business was being conducted and to leverage opportunities provided by changes in strategic direction, communications (ie: the Intern... [More]
26-Mar-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/1/16/Bylaws

2009 Annual Meeting
This is a reminder to mark Saturday March 14th on your calendar for the annual meeting of the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. The meeting will be held in Guilford, CT. The program is free for both members and non-members, as is lunc...
25-Mar-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/1/16/Annual-Meeting

Capturing Connecticut?s American chestnut Genes
By Gayle Kida Although there are currently thousands of small native American chestnut (Castanea dentata) sprouts in the understory of Connecticut's forests, only a rare few escape or survive blight long enough to grow to flowering size. [More]
24-Mar-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/1/16/Capturing-Connecticuts- ...

Strategic Vision
The Annual Meeting on March 14th features an excellent program with Prof. Fenny Dane as our keynote speaker, and excellent presentations by TACF Science Coordinators Sara Fitzsimmons and Kendra Gurney. If terrestrial ecology, species restoration, or... [More]
23-Mar-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/1/15/Strategic-Vision

A Chestnut Stump Oddity
I thought I would share three small file size pics of what I believe to be a chestnut stump and its "companion tree" that is growing on a mountainside in East Granby, CT. [More]
22-Mar-09 10:17 AM http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2008/12/23/A-Chestnut-Stump-Oddity


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