PA-TACF
Pennsylvania Chapter
The American Chestnut Foundation

 
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WELCOME TO PA-TACF


Intern Thomas Ladson pollinates an American chestnut at our Red Clay Reservation orchard in Delaware.

Welcome to the PA Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation. Our mission is to restore the American Chestnut to the forests and woodlands of Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic states. We are a registered 501 3(c) organization.

The American chestnut tree was once the dominant tree in our forests before it was erradicated from our landscape by a fungus. In Pennsylvania, many forests consisted of 25% American chestnut.

The American chestnut was a fast-growing, rot-resistant tree that was essential to the lumber industry, and produced a reliable crop of nuts for wildlife and humans. The loss of the American chestnut left a huge gap in our forest ecosystem.


 
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Your extra donation to the PA chapter can help buy supplies, plant more trees...

 

The Chapter would like to thank Denise Soufi for helping with our website redesign!

 

PA-TACF, The Penn State Partnership Office, 206 Forest Resources Lab, University Park, PA 16802
814-863-7192 phone | mail@patacf.org