http://ctacf.org/index.cfm CT Chapter, American Chestnut Foundation en-us Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:47:49 -0700 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:22:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ctacf@ctacf.org ctacf@ctacf.org http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/7/28/Plants-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... About Chestnut Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:22:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/7/28/Plants-Science-Day-at-CAES http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/6/28/TACF-Regional-Science-Coordinator--MidAtlantic-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] Organizational Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:13:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/6/28/TACF-Regional-Science-Coordinator--MidAtlantic-Regional http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/6/22/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] Organizational Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:02:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/6/22/Long-Term-Planning-for-the-Connecticut-Chapter-The-American-Chestnut-Foundation http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/6/16/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] Activities Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:45:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/6/16/TACF-New-England-Chapters-Held-Regional-Meeting http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/6/2/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... Research Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:12:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/6/2/Chestnut-Flower-Season-is-Here http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/5/16/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] Cultivation Sun, 16 May 2010 11:32:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/5/16/A-Big-Thank-You-for-Chestnut-Planting-Help-in-Guilford-and-Middletown http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/5/16/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 Society's Wigwam Brook property to plant the new American Chestnut Foundation back-cross chestnut research orchard. The group, made... [More] Cultivation Sun, 16 May 2010 10:16:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/5/16/Volunteers-Plant-the-Litchfield-Hills-Audubon-Wigwam-Brook-Orchard http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/4/26/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] Activities Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:35:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/4/26/Spring-Chestnut-Planting-at-Wigwam-Brook http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/2/26/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... Activities Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:05:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/2/26/Reminder--CT-Chapter-Annual-Meeting http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/2/18/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... Research Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:32:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/2/18/Tracing-American-chestnuts-with-chloroplast-DNA-markers http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/2/16/2010-Report-of-CTTACF-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... About Us Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:21:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/2/16/2010-Report-of-CTTACF-Nominating-Committee http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/2/9/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] Research Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:34:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2010/2/9/TACF-Tree-Web-Application http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/12/12/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 ... Research Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:19:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/12/12/Chestnut-and-Invertebrate-Extinctions http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/12/5/PreBlight-Chestnut-Mast-Estimates By Bill Adamsen - Wilton, CT Director of The American Chestnut Foundation, President, CT Chapter 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 - s... Research Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:43:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/12/5/PreBlight-Chestnut-Mast-Estimates http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/11/26/Annual-Report 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] About Us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:33:00 -0700 http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2009/11/26/Annual-Report