I have just returned from attending the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) annual fall meeting in Portland, Maine. Maine is one of the states where the mighty chestnut tree once grew […]
Bernheim Staff To Lead Kentucky Chapter of American Chestnut Foundation
Rick Caldwell, a longtime Bernheim staff member, was recently elected as the President of the Kentucky Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (ACF). The mission of the ACF is to […]
Nature's Notebook: Is Bernheim an Old Growth Forest?
While talking with Bernheim visitors in the fire tower, the most surprising piece of information for many is that the forest we see did not exist before Isaac Bernheim purchased […]
Vanishing Acts: Kentucky Trees of Concern – American Chestnut
Prior to the 1900s, the American chestnut tree once dominated over 200 million acres of the eastern hardwood forest from Maine to Georgia, and west to the Ohio River Valley. […]
Restoring the Forests of Kentucky
Although this tree may seem unfamiliar to many people today, it once played a crucial role in the survival of people in Kentucky. The American chestnut (Casteana dentata) was once […]
