Founding members of the New York Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation approached Dr. William Powell and Dr. Charles Maynard of ESF in 1989, asking them about using modern tools of genetic ...

The American Chestnut Foundation recognizes you can’t improve what you can’t measure and uses a combination of “small stem assays (SSAs) performed on potted seedlings, improved phenotype ...

Because the American chestnut tree is functionally extinct and with colder weather approaching, the town was asked by The ...

The Atlantic cited Sara Fitzsimmons, the American Chestnut Foundation's chief conservation officer, as saying there are an estimated 430 million of the trees in the American East, but more than 80 ...

Much of this work is being done in collaboration with several partners including the New York Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. You can find updates on the regulatory status of Darling ...

The American Chestnut Foundation recognizes you can’t improve what you can’t measure and uses a combination of “small stem assays (SSAs) performed on potted seedlings, improved phenotype ...

“I see one over there, but it’s dead,” said Manes, a volunteer with the American Chestnut Foundation. In the 19th century, there were up to 4 billion chestnut trees in the United ...

In the process, they’ve become part of an innovative but long-shot effort to restore one of America’s lost icons: the American chestnut tree. Flight 93 staff have partnered with scientists and ...