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The demise of the American chestnut tree is
one of the greatest ecological disasters of the current era. The American
chestnut was the keystone of the ecology and economy of the eastern United
States throughout the 1800s. It was a fast growing, rot-resistant tree, that was
essential to the timber industry-- and produced a reliable crop of nuts for both
wildlife and human consumption. The loss of the species due to a deadly fungus
left a huge gap in the forest ecosystem.
The Pennsylvania Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (PA-TACF) is a 501
(c) 3 not for profit with
the mission to restore the American chestnut
tree to the forests of Pennsylvania and the Eastern United States, in support of The American
Chestnut Foundation's tree breeding program and mission.
Contact us at: Penn State University
206 Forest Resource Lab
University Park, PA 16802
Email :
814-863-7192
We partner with local and national organizations to
accomplish our breeding goals.
Click here
to see our extensive list of
collaborators.
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PA-TACF and it's volunteers maintain
more than 150 orchards in Pennsylvania and have planted more than 29,000 trees. Click
on the map below to find a location near you.
Map of Pennsylvania Orchards, as of
December 2006 (pdf file format)
Volunteers spend more than
10,000 hours per year helping with orchard plantings, maintenance,
pollination, and harvesting.
Open the
Chapter activities page
to learn more about our organization. You can help PA- TACF. Please become a
member and
help restore this great tree to our forests and woodlands, and contact our office
to volunteer. See our
membership page and
membership form
for member-only benefits.
Do you know where an American chestnut is located? We need more American chestnut trees for our
regional breeding program. Please review the
field
identification page and let us know where
you find American trees with the
Locator
Form
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Chapter 2007 Calendar
| January 6-13 |
Pennsylvania
Farm Show, Harrisburg, PA. Call the Leffel Center 814-863-7192 to volunteer |
| January 23 |
Presentation
to the West Snyder Rotary club. |
| February
17 |
Presentation
to the Allegheny Mountain Woodland Association at the Cambria County extension
office. Call 814-472-7986 for details. |
| March 3 |
Presentation
at the Mercer County Extension Office, Mercer PA. Register by March 1. A pdf
file of the registration form is available
here. |
| March 3 |
New
Jersey Forestry Association meeting at the Rutgers EcoComplex, Bordentown, NJ.
Call 908-832-2400 or e-mail
info@njforestry.org to register. |
| March 16 |
PA-TACF Board Meeting,
Hershey, PA. |
| March 17 |
Annual spring
growers meeting, Hershey, PA. Featured speaker: Dr. Bob Paris, Research
Geneticist, TACF Meadowview Research Farms. |
| April 13 |
Presentation
to Hunterdon County Soil Conservation group. Contact Bob Summersgill for more
information: rgsummersgill@juno.com |
| April 20-22 |
TACF Board and
Cabinet Meeting |
| April 21 |
Earth Day
celebration with the Morris County Park Commission, at the Lewis Morris park in
Morristown, NJ. Contact Bob Summersgill to volunteer: rgsummergsill@juno.com |
| May 2007 |
Bedford County
Grange presentation. Date and time to be announced. |
| June 9-10 |
ECARE Energy Fair at
Cambria County Fairgrounds. Tba. |
| June 16 |
NJ member
meeting. Middletown New Jersey Library. Sara Fitzsimmons keynote. |
| August 1 |
Presentation
to the Lacawac Sanctuary, Lackawanna County. Details to be announced.August |
| August 14-16 |
Ag Progress Days, Rock
Springs PA. To volunteer, call 814-863-7192 |
| November 29 |
Presentation
to Master Gardeners, in Carlisle, PA. Details to be announced. |
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