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

For the period of the Hartford Flower Show (February 21-24, 2008) the Connecticut Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is offering a special membership promotion - Enhanced Regular Memberships which include gifts of recently published and hard-to-find books celebrating the American chestnut.

This offer applies to Connecticut Residents only.

Regular Membership (benefits below) at $40 can be enhanced with one of two options.

  • The Bark and New Leaf (quarterly TACF Newsletter and periodic Chapter Newsletter)
  • The Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation (semi-annual scientific Journal)
  • Membership in the Connecticut Chapter of TACF
  • Access to expert advice on growing and caring for American chestnut trees.
  • Opportunities to participate in local breeding and research activities.
  • The opportunity to purchase American chestnut seed and seedling kits.
  • Help ensure the future health of the eastern American forest ecosystem.
  • Invitations to attend meetings and meet scientists working on chestnut research.
  • A welcome to visit, tour, and/or volunteer at TACF and CT-TACF research farms

Option1 - Enhanced Regular Membership at $60 total - all the benefits of the Regular Membership plus "Mighty Giants - an American Chestnut Anthology" (in softcover -- list price $24.95)

Option 2 - Enhanced Regular Membership at $80 total - all the benefits of the Regular Membership plus "Mighty Giants - an American Chestnut Anthology" and "American Chestnut - Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree" by Susan Freinkel (in hardcover -- list price $27.50)

You can join by completing a membership at the show, or by registering directly at the TACF Website.

The American Chestnut Foundation depends primarily upon its members to support research to develop a blight-resistant American chestnut tree.


Over 5,000 members nationwide, and 250 in the State of Connecticut are helping to bring this important tree back from the brink of extinction.


As a member you will . . .

  • help ensure the future health of the eastern American forest ecosystem
  • receive our quarterly newsletter, The Bark, to keep in touch with membership and staff
  • be a member of a state chapter if you live in AL, CT, GA, IN, KY, MD, ME, NC, SC, NY, OH, PA, TN
  • be invited to attend TACF national and chapter meetings to learn about local projects and meet scientists working on chestnut research
  • be welcome to visit, tour, and/or volunteer on our research farms in Meadowview, Virginia
  • have access to expert advice on growing chestnuts
  • receive our bi-annual scientific publication, The Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation, for updates on the progress of chestnut research



    Click here to join TACF or renew your membership online. Click here to print out a form that you can complete and mail in.


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