How You Can Help
If you are looking to volunteer some of your time, talent or treasure to help in the restoration of the American chestnut, you’ve come to the right place! Please email TCAF Indiana President Glenn Kotnik at inchapter@acf.org to learn about some of the upcoming volunteer opportunities.
Volunteer Activities
The chapter hosts occasional tree plantings and maintenance, and we would love to have you participate. We also are seeking volunteers to share our chapter activities and education opportunities through our blog.
Leadership Positions
The Indiana Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation has opportunities to serve in leadership roles on its board of directors as well as in officer positions in the chapter. For more information, please contact Glenn Kotnik.
Make a Donation
As a volunteer driven organization, we are extremely grateful to our many volunteers, sponsors and partners. The Indiana Chapter’s current wish list items are:
- Digital camera
- Mounted turkey or squirrel for displays
- Printer cartridges
- AA batteries
- Mailing Labels, Address Labels
- Binoculars
- Fiberglass, telescoping measuring pole
- Laptop for presentations
- Office Laminator
- A Chapter truck
- Towing supplies for the Chapter truck
- Food/Drink donations for volunteer events
To donate an individual item, contact Glenn Kotnik at inchapter@acf.org. To make a monetary donation to the Indiana chapter, click here.
Membership
Join the American Chestnut Foundation, and you can select to also automatically become a member of the Indiana chapter. Click here to become a member.
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Ohio friends: celebrate the American chestnut on Tuesday, April 23 at the John Bartram Arboretum at Kendal at Oberlin.
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Pets of The American Chestnut Foundation: Episode 3
Charlie Renfield Sparkle, aka Charlie Chestnut or “Chichi,” is a certified HLI (Horrible Little Idiot) with over 6 months experience of bringing joy and chaos to the home of TACF’s Northern Regional Outreach Coordinator, Catherine Martini. He was brought home last fall along with the chestnut harvest and has been trying to bury himself in the forest ever since. Charlie is not a wild-type American chihuahua and hasn’t been genotyped yet, but phenotypically we believe he is a Pug-Chihuahua hybrid.
When not digging up various disgusting things in the yard, Charlie is most frequently attacking his siblings or snoring on Catherine’s lap while she checks her emails.
Matilda is the soul-dog and familiar of Catherine. She is a fearsome and powerful wrestler who only plays “Matilda wins.” Her favorite activities include sunning herself, going for long walks in the wilderness, protecting every baby (no matter what species – most recently, bunnies), and giving an amount of kisses way above the recommended daily allowance. Matilda prides herself on her ability to make anyone, even her dog siblings, give up their spot on the couch for her. And let’s face it, she really deserves that spot more than any of us do.
Moreau “Goose” Martini-Riley is a 5-year-old boxer dog who got the nickname of “Goose” because he is so silly. Goose is here for two reasons: to play, and to eat butter – and he’s not allowed to eat butter.
Goose only has one brain cell, which is heart-shaped, so he’s perfectly suited to his job of being the charismatic goof-ball who loves everyone. He enjoys making everyone he meets feel like the most important person in the world and will sneak in a sloppy kiss or two if you let him. Goose loves to help in the garden, mostly by digging holes, but he also loves to hurt in the garden, mostly by digging holes. Goose was born deaf, but he doesn’t know it – he knows sign commands and enjoys sleeping through his siblings’ barking parties.
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Join us on TODAY, April 19, 2024, from 11:30AM – 1:00PM (EDT), for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat, where we'll talk all about growing chestnuts!
In this episode, we will cover all the basics of planting, growing, and maintaining American chestnut trees. TACF staff and expert volunteers will talk about how to plant chestnuts from seed and from seedlings, including bareroot and containerized seedlings, as well as considerations for planting in the spring versus the fall. Bring your questions and don’t miss this Chestnut Chat that is sure to become an instant classic.
Visit the link to save your spot! tacf.org/event/chestnut-chat-growing-chestnuts/
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Was this episode recorded? I was only able to follow along for a few minutes because I was at work. But, I'd love to see this again.
You can make a difference for people, for an ecosystem, and for a tree.
Join the movement to save the American chestnut by becoming a member of The American Chestnut Foundation today.
support.tacf.org/membership
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One year ago volunteers gathered at Pryor Orchard in Edneyville, NC and planted chestnuts seeds gathered on the Appalachian Trail by NC/SC Chapter member Jon Taylor, who also led a planting demonstration at the start of the event.
To see find out about volunteer and planting events in your neck of the woods, visit our events calendar at tacf.org/events/category/tacf/
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