Massachusetts / Rhode Island Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation

Stay tuned for our next
MA/RI Restoration Branch Event
Coming autumn 2012.


SPRING 2012:
Contact us for planting dates in MA & RI - volunteers are always welcome!




Moore State Park 2011 - Inoculation completed, resistance rated

Sentinal Covers Restoration Dinner & Donalds Orchard

These female flowers are ready to pollinate.
Can you find a blooming American chestnut tree in Massachusetts or Rhode Island this year?

2012 will see the planting of our first "seed orchards": the next generation of TACF's breeding plan for blight-resistant chestnut, which use nuts from our ~28 "BC3" orchards. Seed orchards are designed to produce highly blight-resistant offspring for planting in our forests and other locations.

We are still pollinating local pure American trees for inclusion in our "BC3" orchards - so please let us know when you find a blooming local Ameri can tree.

We are dedicated to restoring the keystone forest tree of the eastern U.S., by locating blooming remaining American chestnut trees in MA/RI and by breeding blight-resistant trees from local native "Mother Trees".
Visit the National TACF site Join TACF as a member from
Massachusetts or Rhode Island
 

This Year's Events
 

4/15/2012
Sunday

 Spring Orchard and Board Meetings of the MA/RI Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation
 See Calendar Above for Details


See Google Calendar announcement above for directions and agenda

 

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Contact: Kathy Desjardin: kathydesjardin@verizon.net 209 Richardson Street • Uxbridge, MA 01569 Phone: (508) 278-3565
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