{"id":64602,"date":"2023-11-18T21:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T02:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=64602"},"modified":"2023-11-18T21:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T02:24:03","slug":"the-american-chestnut-foundation-restoring-a-foundational-eastern-tree-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/outdoors\/the-american-chestnut-foundation-restoring-a-foundational-eastern-tree-species\/","title":{"rendered":"The American Chestnut Foundation: Restoring a Foundational Eastern Tree Species"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_64604\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64604\" class=\"size-full wp-image-64604\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thnder-Wild-American-chestnut-in-the-Blue-Ridge-Mountains-of-NC-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thnder-Wild-American-chestnut-in-the-Blue-Ridge-Mountains-of-NC-1-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thnder-Wild-American-chestnut-in-the-Blue-Ridge-Mountains-of-NC-1-copy-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thnder-Wild-American-chestnut-in-the-Blue-Ridge-Mountains-of-NC-1-copy-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thnder-Wild-American-chestnut-in-the-Blue-Ridge-Mountains-of-NC-1-copy-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thnder-Wild-American-chestnut-in-the-Blue-Ridge-Mountains-of-NC-1-copy-810x466.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thnder-Wild-American-chestnut-in-the-Blue-Ridge-Mountains-of-NC-1-copy-1140x656.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wild American chestnut in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Emma Castleberry<\/p>\n<p>The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is a grassroots, science-based nonprofit with a mission of restoring the American chestnut, an important foundation species in eastern forests that has been decimated by an invasive pathogen that arrived in the eastern US in the late 1800s. The American chestnut provides a food source for both wildlife and humans, a valuable timber product, and, like all trees, helps to sequester carbon and mitigate climate change.<\/p>\n<p>TACF has more than 500 partnering organizations and more than 5,000 members, and even with this impressive support, the work of restoring this native tree will take decades. It\u2019s a mission that requires a certain long-range view, what TACF president and CEO Dr. William Pitt calls \u201cthe foresight to see beyond one\u2019s own lifespan and impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to its staff and research partners, TACF is supported by hundreds of volunteers. \u201cWe hope that others are inspired by this type of commitment and the multitude of benefits that this singular tree species offers to humans, wildlife, pollinators and overall forest health,\u201d says Pitt.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_64605\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64605\" class=\"wp-image-64605\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thunder-New-leaf-growth-on-a-young-American-chestnut-sapling-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thunder-New-leaf-growth-on-a-young-American-chestnut-sapling-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thunder-New-leaf-growth-on-a-young-American-chestnut-sapling-copy-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thunder-New-leaf-growth-on-a-young-American-chestnut-sapling-copy-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thunder-New-leaf-growth-on-a-young-American-chestnut-sapling-copy-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thunder-New-leaf-growth-on-a-young-American-chestnut-sapling-copy-810x408.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thunder-New-leaf-growth-on-a-young-American-chestnut-sapling-copy-1140x574.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New leaf growth on a young American chestnut sapling<\/p><\/div>\n<p>TACF is celebrating 40 years this year, a milestone that feels significant for people but takes on a different meaning when you consider the lifespan of the American chestnut, which regularly lives between 300 and 500 years. \u201cIn \u2018tree time,\u2019 40 years is barely reaching into the tween years,\u201d says Pitt. \u201cHardwood tree rescue, breeding and reintroduction necessarily takes patience and decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biotechnology has played a crucial role in the pursuit of restoring this tree species. \u201cTACF was started primarily with a traditional breeding program because those techniques were available at the time,\u201d says Pitt. \u201cSince then, new biotechnology tools have come to the forefront and created exciting new possibilities for incorporating disease-resistance into reintroduction populations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TACF has chapters across the east coast, including a Carolinas Chapter led by president Doug Gillis, who gained an appreciation for the American chestnut from his father, Glen. \u201cHe grew up knowing the American chestnut as a very vibrant and important timber and nut crop tree in Appalachia,\u201d says Gillis. \u201cHe explained how the tree had been devastated by chestnut bark blight that began wreaking havoc on the trees in his area of the woods in the later part of the 1920s.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_64606\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64606\" class=\"wp-image-64606\" 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https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thunder-TACFs-Chief-Conservation-Officer-Sara-Fitzsimmons-with-her-children-and-an-American-chestnut-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thunder-TACFs-Chief-Conservation-Officer-Sara-Fitzsimmons-with-her-children-and-an-American-chestnut-copy-810x456.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Conservation-Clear-Day-Thunder-TACFs-Chief-Conservation-Officer-Sara-Fitzsimmons-with-her-children-and-an-American-chestnut-copy-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TACF\u2019s chief conservation officer Sara Fitzsimmons with her children and an American chestnut<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Carolinas Chapter provides opportunities throughout the year to plant, pollinate and harvest American chestnuts in orchards and greenhouse settings. \u201cThe American chestnut tree once was a dominant tree in the forests of the Carolinas,\u201d says Gillis. \u201cWith successful restoration and over time, the tree can once again become the source of valuable timber. Restored trees will produce reliable nut crops that will help sustain wildlife. A diverse, sustainable forest is critical to the overall health of the ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To help educate the public on TACF and its mission, the organization has produced a documentary, <em>CLEAR DAY THUNDER: Rescuing the American Chestnut,<\/em> in association with Adam J Wood Films and Collective Projects. Screenings are taking place across the film\u2019s native range and the film will soon be available to the broader public. \u201cThe documentary furthers the mission of TACF by telling a compelling story that raises awareness and educates others about the history and significance of the American chestnut tree and why its restoration matters,\u201d says Pitt.<\/p>\n<p><em>Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/TACF.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TACF.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Chestnut Foundation is a grassroots, science-based nonprofit with a mission of restoring the American chestnut, an important foundation species in eastern forests that has been decimated by an invasive 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