Join us for an educational walk at Naugatuck State Forest to look for flowering native American chestnut trees. TACF is attempting to increase our search for these trees for several upcoming projects including; the establishment of Germplasm Conservation Orchards, testing native chestnut genetic diversity, and collecting pollen to establish resistant transgenic American chestnut lines. This walk will show attendees how to identify native American chestnut trees. We’ll also venture onto some of the West Block trails looking to discover more flowering native trees to add to our database and use in future projects.

Please meet at the parking area at the end of Hunter’s Mountain Road in Naugatuck. From Rt. 8 take exit 26 for Rt. 63. Head west on Rt. 63 (From Rt. 8 Southbound take a right, from Northbound take a left) and while crossing the bridge, get in the left lane. Take the second left onto Scott Street. At the top of a short hill, take the first left onto Lewis Street. (Caution: do not turn onto the hairpin turn onto Gorman.) Go straight on Lewis which eventually turns into Hunters Mountain Road. Follow Hunter’s Mountain Road until it ends (Caution: be careful on this road as there are several sharp hairpin turns going up the mountain.) There is a large parking area at the end, as well as a smaller one on the left, just before it ends.