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The American Chestnut Foundation

The goal of The American Chestnut Foundation is to restore the American chestnut tree to its native range within the woodlands of the eastern United States, using a scientific research and breeding program developed by its founders. We harvested our first blight-resistant nuts in 2005, and the Foundation hopes to begin reforestation trials with blight-resistant American-type trees before the end of this decade, using sound ecological principles. The return of the American chestnut to its former niche in the Appalachian hardwood forest ecosystem is a major restoration project that requires a multi-faceted effort involving 6,000 members & volunteers, research, sustained funding and most important, a sense of the past and a hope for the future.


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Contact The American Chestnut Foundation


50 North Merrimon Avenue
Suite 115
Asheville, North Carolina  28804
Phone: (828) 281-0047
Fax: (828) 253-5373


 

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Related Success Stories for The American Chestnut Foundation

American Chestnut Restoration
Using new technologies and a strong partnership, blight resistant strains of American Chestnut are being used to restore the tree to its former range.