Welcome to the Virginia Chapter Web Site

Mark Your Calendar
VA Chapter Annual Meeting
October 22 at Virginia's Frontier Culture Museum
1290 Richmond Ave. Staunton, VA 24401-7850

Ceremonial Planting Friday, Oct. 21
Board of Directors Meeting (open to the public) Saturday a.m
Annual Meeting with Seminar by Dr. Joseph B. James Saturday p.m.
Topic: Phythopthora, Another Enemy of the Chestnut

Funding a Virginia Chapter Legacy Tree at Meadowview

Outgoing TACF Chairman of the Board Dick Will has challenged each of the state chapters to fund a state chapter Legacy Tree. Members of the Virginia Chapter Board have pledged $3800 toward funding a Virginia Chapter Legacy Tree and are challenging members to help make Virginia one of the first chapters to fund a Legacy Tree. Contributions can be sent to VATACF, PO Box 158, Marshall, VA 20116. Please note that contribution is for VATACF Legacy Tree. Pledges of $500 or more can be made at the TACF link below:

More info on the Legacy Tree program at http://www.acf.org/Legacy_Tree.php

chestnut spooon
Above: Photo of the chestnut spoon especially commissioned by Sandy Lerner to reward contributors of $250 or more to the Virginia Chapter and the Virginia Chapter Legacy Tree. The spoon was created by artisans Glover and Smith of lead-free pewter

Register now for TACF's 27th Annual Meeting
October 15-17 in Shepherdstown, WV

Link to online registration at www.acf.org

 

A.T. MEGA-Transect Resources for Data Collectors

Successful Pollination Season

catkins pollinating

Above left is a closeup of chestnut catkins with three female flowers. Above right a VA Department of Forestry bucket truck provides access to pollinate flowers high in a larger survivor. Photos courtesy of VA DOF.

Master Naturalist Volunteers
Help VA Chapter and MEGA-Transect Project

See the Calendar at VA Chapter Calendar

Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation
PO Box 158
Marshall, VA 20116

Have you read Mighty Giants: An American Chestnut Anthology?

Join the Virginia Chapter List:

In the future we hope to eliminate mailing to people who are able to receive the newsletter online. We use a listserve to send information about VATACF events and new newsletter availability. Anyone is welcome to join the list, and we strongly encourage members and friends to sign up and keep addresses current.
You can add, delete or change your listserve information at:

http://mrsgale.fates.org/mailman/listinfo/vatacf

VATACF is tax exempt under section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS code. 

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