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The Hike Begins at Amicalola : TACF's 25 th anniversary year begins with a seven-month hike along the Appalachian Trail, all 2,174 miles of it, for both TACF members and the general public, including Boy Scouts, Girl Scout, local trail groups and even your next door neighbor, with the goal of identifying surviving American chestnut trees along the trail.

The Hike Begins at Amicalola

TACF's 25 th anniversary year begins with a seven-month hike along the Appalachian Trail, all 2,174 miles of it, for both TACF members and the general public, including Boy Scouts, Girl Scout, local trail groups and even your next door neighbor, with the goal of identifying surviving American chestnut trees along the trail.

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 2:12pm PST

Hiking for Credit - The Eric Wiese story : The idea of hiking the A.T. to study the American chestnut population began in 1999. Eric Wiese, a graduate student under the tutelage of Dr. Hill Craddock at the University of Tennessee, got permission to hike the A.T. and count the number of American chestnuts along the trail as part of his degree program. Craddock remembers, “ Eric’s proposal quickly developed into a project that promised to provide important information about American chestnut genetic resources. Knowledge of chestnut distribution and abundance and most importantly the locations of blooming American chestnut trees are essential to the restoration of the American chestnut.” Some of the key findings from this 1999 study: 40,701 American chestnut trees were visible from the Appalachian Trail No American chestnuts were found along the trail north of the Vermont/Massachusetts state line. The latitude and high elevation Chestnut trees are found at lower elevations in northern New England. Evidence of blooming and nut production was centered in Pennsylvania Population density of American chestnut was highest in the Nantahala Mountains of SW North Carolina.

Hiking for Credit - The Eric Wiese story

The idea of hiking the A.T. to study the American chestnut population began in 1999. Eric Wiese, a graduate student under the tutelage of Dr. Hill Craddock at the University of Tennessee, got permission to hike the A.T. and count the number of American chestnuts along the trail as part of his degree program. Craddock remembers, “ Eric ...

Updated: Mar 24, 2008 5:43am PST

Pachinger AT Hike in GA : One of the first groups to Hike A Mile for the American chestnut was Tom Pachinger, his daughter Becca and friend Jennifer. They carried the American chestnut baton for 20 miles starting at Neel's Gap in fog and rain with 2 overnight stays.

Pachinger AT Hike in GA

One of the first groups to Hike A Mile for the American chestnut was Tom Pachinger, his daughter Becca and friend Jennifer. They carried the American chestnut baton for 20 miles starting at Neel's Gap in fog and rain with 2 overnight stays.

Updated: Apr 21, 2008 7:54am PST

Other Hikers for TACF :

Other Hikers for TACF

Updated: Apr 26, 2008 7:39am PST

The American Chestnut Foundation, Georgia Chapter