We are at a promising moment in American chestnut restoration. This presentation will describe recent progress emanating from labs and greenhouses at the University of New England (UNE), and from the essential and sustained collaborations among the American Chestnut...
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ME – Clear Day Thunder Documentary, Wells National Estuarine Reserve
On March 28, 2024 from 3:30 - 5:30, the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve is hosting a screening of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) award-winning documentary Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut at Laudholm Farm at 342 Laudholm Farm Road...
January 2024 Message from the President
Well, as they say, “What a difference a day makes.” One day Darling58 is the answer, the next day it hardly exists. Whoops, it turns out the flawed Darling54 is what got studied, and TACF is not supporting ESF’s petition for Darling deregulation. What happened? Where...
Poster Sessions
About TACF Poster SessionsTACF’s poster sessions aim to expose the public to the most current research around the American chestnut. Research posters contributed by members, chapters and students from schools around the country address topics relative to American...
Chestnut Chat
About Chestnut ChatChestnut Chat is a live webinar hosted by The American Chestnut Foundation on the third Friday of every other month. Join the fun and learn about different aspects of TACF's work to restore the iconic American chestnut to its native range. Find...
August 2022 Message from the President
A Message from VT/NH Chapter President Evan Fox With pollination behind us and catkins now looking like your grandfather’s used pipe cleaners covering the ground, lazy days of summer are here. There isn’t much to do in the field. Burs are growing, hopefully with...
Our Work in Maine
Our Work In MaineThe Problem The loss of the American chestnut tree (Castanea dentata) is often cited as one of the worst ecological disasters in modern times. An estimated 4 billion chestnut trees, one in four trees in our eastern forests, were killed as a result of...
Holiday ice cream helps shed light on American chestnut restoration at UNE
ME-TACF Chapter's Tom Klak, professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Programs at the University of New England (UNE), has partnered with Sweet Cream Dairy in Biddeford, ME to release a chestnut ice cream for the third year in a row. This partnership between...
ME and VT/NH Chapters coordinate to advance chestnut restoration!
On August 24-25, 2021 Maine Chapter VP, Tom Klak, and VT/NH Chapter President, Doug McLane, once again combined efforts to move American chestnut restoration forward. They checked the condition of hundreds of chestnut flowers at Cape Elizabeth, Maine that they had...
ME- and VT/NH-TACF Chapters Collaborate to Advance Chestnut Restoration
On August 24-25, 2021 ME-TACF Chapter Vice President Tom Klak, and VT/NH-TACF Chapter President Doug McLane, once again combined efforts to move American chestnut restoration forward. They checked the condition of hundreds of chestnut flowers at Cape Elizabeth, ME...
Maine – About Us
Upcoming EventsMaine - About UsThe Maine chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) was established in 1999 to help restore the American chestnut tree to our corner of America here in Maine. We live at the northernmost end of...
New England’s First Experimental Transgenic Orchard
In mid-May, TACF members and volunteers worked non-stop to create New England’s first transgenic chestnut seedling orchard in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Transgenic chestnuts have an extra gene from wheat to protect them from the fungal blight that kills the American...