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2024 Outreach Continues…

Upcoming volunteer opportunities

Volunteer to help us reach out and build support for our restoration mission! Check out the list below and contact Jean to learn more: mail@patacf.org | 814-863-7191

 
 
8/13- 8/25
Ag Progress Days | Pennsylvania Furnace, PA
 Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs
August 13, Tuesday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
August 14, Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
August 15 Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
 
9/28

Festival of Wood & National Public Lands Day
Milford, PA | Grey Towers
Saturday, September 28 (10:00 am — 5:00 pm) 

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Volunteer Workdays 2024:

Get All-In, On Restoring the American chestnut Tree!

Sign up to join hands-on volunteer work at Penn State University. Contact our Orchard Manager to sign up to be kept in the loop on upcoming volunteer days.

Noah Vincent, PSU Orchard Manager
 484-725-4044 | nev5073@psu.edu

  • Shucking
  • Small Stem Assays
  • Volunteers preparing holes for planting
  • Field Planting
  • Greenhouse Planting
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Targeted American Chestnut Conservation Missions

In order to help achieve our wild American conservation objectives, Chapter Board Member, Lake Graboski is setting up targeted “American Chestnut Conservation Missions”. Each mission will identify areas of special interest to our breeding program. We encourage individual hikers and local conservation groups to join these missions to help search for American chestnuts. 

Mission #1: Southwestern PA (Issued 6/3/2022)

Mission #2 Southern New Jersey

Three targeted areas in Southern New Jersey